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DEPARTMENT OF CIVICS & POLITICS
M.A. (HONOURS) POLITICS
SEMESTER- I
REVISED SYLLABUS
AS PER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
(TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016 -17)
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University of Mumbai
DEPARTMENT OF CIVICS & POLITICS
M.A. (HONOURS) POLITICS
AS PER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (2016 -17 Onwards)
SEMESTER - I
CORE PAPERS
SR.NO. CODE NO. PAPERS
1. PA POL POLITICAL THEORY
2. PA POL INDIAN GOVERNMENT A ND POLITICS
3. PA POL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
4. PA POL INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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DEPARTMENT OF CIVICS & POLITICS
M.A. (HONOURS) POLITICS
AS PER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (2016 -17 Onwards)
SEMESTER - I (Revised)
CORE PAPER I
POLITICAL THEORY
(6 Credits, 60 hours)
1. Meaning and Approaches (15 hours)
a) Normative and Empirical
b) Liberal, Marxist
c) Feminist.
2. Democracy (15 hours)
a) Representative
b) Participatory
c) Deliberative.
3. Citizenship (15 hours)
a) Republican and liberal
b) Universal and differentiated
c) Citizenship and globalisation.
4. Modernity and Post -modernism (15 hours)
a) Deconstruction
b) Post structuralism
c) Critical Theory
Reading List : Political Theory
1. Bhargava, Rajeev, What is Political Theory and Why Do We Need it ?, Oxford University
Press, New Delhi, 2010, pp. 3- 55.
2. Dryzek, John S., Honig , Bonnie, and Phillips, Anne (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of
Political Theory , Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008.
3. Goodin, Robert E., and Pettit, Philip (Ed.), A Companion to Contemporary Political
Philosophy, Oxford, Blackwell, 2006.
4. Goodin, Robert E. (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook to Political Science , Oxford University
Press, Oxford, 2009.
5. Gutman, Amy, and Thompson, Dennis, Why Deliberative Democracy ?, Princeton
University Press, Princeton, 2004.
6. Held, David, Models of Democracy, Third Editio n, Polity Press, London, 2006.
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7. Honneth, Axel, and Joas, Hans (Eds.), Communicative Action: Essays on
JurgenHabermas’s Theory of Communicative Action, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1991.
8. Hoy, David Couzens, and McCarthy, Thomas, Critical Theory , Blackwell, Oxford, 1995.
9. Kymlicka, Will, Multicultural Citizenship A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights , Oxford
University Press, Oxford, 1995.
10. Lyon, David, Postmodernity , Second Edition, Open University, Buckingham, 1999.
11. Marsh, David, and Stoker, Gerry, Theory and Methods in Political Science , Macmillan,
Houndmills, 1995.
12. Marshall, T.H., Citizenship and Social Class and Other Essays , Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge, 1950, pp.1- 75.
13. McQuillan, Martin, The Politics of Deconstruction Jacques Derrida and the Other of
Philosophy , Pluto Press, London, 2007.
14. Rush, Fred, The Cambridge Companion to Critical Theory , Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, 2004.
15. Young, Iris Marion, Inclusion and Democracy , Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002.
Useful website
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/home /welcome
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://plato.stanford.edu/
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CORE PAPER- II
INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
6 CREDITS , 60 HOURS
1. State in Post -Independent India (15 Hours.)
a) Nehruvian Era, Welfare State.
b) Populist Era, Emergency and Deinstitutionalisation
c) Nature of State under Globalisation and Liberalisation
2. Indian Party System, Electoral Politics (15 Hours)
a) National and Regional Political Parties: Ideology and Social Bases
b) From ‘Single Party Dominance’ to Coalition Politics
c) Electoral Process and Electoral Behaviour
3. Class, Caste, Tribe and Gender (15 Hours)
a) The changing Class relations.
b) Caste and Politics - Upper castes, Dalits and OBCs.
c) Politics of Women and Adivasis.
4. Demands for Recognition and Autonomy (15 Hours)
a) Religious Communities and Secular Politics
b) Politics of Language and Regionalism.
c) Ethnic Politics: Demands for greater autonomy and secession
Readings : Indian Government and Politics
1. Brass, Paul R., 1990, (2001 reprint), The politics of India since Independence . Cambridge
University Press, Delhi.
2. Chatterjee, P. (ed), 1997, State and Politics in India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
3. Corbridge, S. And Harriss, J., 2000,(2
ndedn.), Reinventing India: Liberalization, Hindu
Nation
4. DeSouza,P.R., Sridharan, E., Sudarshan, R. (eds.), 2006, India’s Political Parties , Sage
Publication, New Delhi.alism and Popular Democracy . Oxford University Press, New
Delhi.
5. Frankel, F.R. 2005, India’s Political Economy: 1947- 2004. Oxford University Press,
New Delhi.
6. Hansen, T.B., 1999, The Saffron Wave: Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern
India. Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
7. Hasan, Zoya (ed.), 2002, Parties and Party Politics in India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
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8. Hasan, Zoya and Sridharan, E. (eds.), 2002, Indi a’s Constitution: Ideas, Practices,
Controversies. Permanent Black, Delhi.
9. Jaffrelot, Christophe, 2003, India’s Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Low Castes in
North Indian Politics , Permanent Black, Delhi.
10. John, Mary, E., Jha, Praveen Kumar, Jodhka, Suri nder S., (eds.), 2006, Contested
Transformations: Changing Economies and Identities in Contemporary India. Tulika Books. New Delhi.
11. Kohli, Atul (ed), 2001, (2004 reprint), The Success of India’s Democracy. Cambridge University press, Foundation Books, New Delhi.
12. Kohli, Atul, 2009, Democracy and Development in India: From Socialism to Pro -
Business. Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
13. Kothari, Rajni, 1973, Caste in Indian Politics , Orient Longman, New Delhi.
14. Mohanty, M.(ed.), 2004, Class, Caste, Gender. Sage Publication, New Delhi.
15. Shah, Ghanshyam (ed.), 2002, Caste and Democratic politics in India, Permanent Black, Delhi.
16. Vora, R. And Palshikar, S. (eds), 2004, Indian Democracy: Meaning and Practices. Sage Publications, New Delhi.
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CORE PAPER- III
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
CREDITS : 6 (60 HOURS )
1. Meaning, Scope and Significance (15 hours)
a) Evolution and changing character of the discipline: Comparative
b) Public Administration, Development Administration, New Public
Administration
c) Challenges of liberalisation, privatisation, globalisation, changing role of public
sector, public- private relations
d) Good Governance: concept and application; New Public Management.
2. Theories and Approaches (15 hours )
a) Classical, Bureaucratic Model, Human Relations School,
b) Scientific Management, Behavioural, Structural -functional Approach
c) Marxian, Public Choice, Post -modern.
3. Personnel Administration (15 hours)
a) Recruitment, training, career advancement, performance appraisal, promotion,
pay and service conditions, civil s ervice reform
b) Employer -employee relations, grievance redressal mechanism
c) Code of conduct, administrative ethics.
4. Transparency and Accountability (15 hours)
a) Legislative, executive and judicial control over administration
b) Ombudsman, Lok Pal and Lok Ayukta
c) Citizen’s charter, Right to Information, e -governance, role of civil society.
Readings : Public Administration
1. Chakrabarty, Bidyut, and Bhattacharya, Mohit, Public Administration A Reader , Oxford
University Press, New Delhi, 2005.
2. Cox, Raymond W., Buck, Susan J., and Morgan, Betty N., Public Administration in Theory and Practice , Pearson, Delhi, 2005.
3. Dameja, Alka (Ed.), Contemporary Debates in Public Administration, PHI Learning, New Delhi, 2009.
4. Denhardt, Robert B., Theories of Pu blic Organization, Sixth Edition, Thomas Wadsworth ,
Belmont , 2010.
5. Goel, S.L., Advanced Public Administration, Deep and Deep, New Delhi, 2003.
6. Golembiewski, Robert T., Public Administration as a Developing Discipline , Voumes I
and II, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1977.
7. Guy Peters, B., and Pierre, Jon (Eds.), Handbook of Public Administration, Sage, London, 2005.
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8. Henry, Nicholas, Public Administration and Public Affairs , Eleventh Edition, PHI, Delhi,
2009.
9. Hyden, Goran, Court, Julius, and Mease, Kenneth, Making Sense of Governance , Viva
Books, New Delhi, 2010.
10. Khandwall, Pradip N., Revitalizing the State A Menu of Options , Sage, New Delhi, 1999.
11. Lynn, Laurence E. (Jr.), Public Management: Old and New , Routledge, New York, 2006.
12. McCourt, W., and Minogue, M. (Ed.), The Internationalization of Public Management:
Reinventing the Third World State, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2001.
13. Medury, Uma, Public Administration in the Globalisation Era The New Public
Management Perspective, Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad, 2010.
14. Shafritz, Jay M., Russell, E.W., and Borick, Christopher, Introducing Public Administration , Sixth Edition, Longman, New York, 2008.
15. Spicer, Michael W., Public Administration and the State: A Postmodern Perspective , The
University of Alabama Press, Tuscal oosa, 2001.
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CORE PAPER- IV
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CREDITS : 6 (60 HOURS )
1. Order (15 hours )
a) Emerging world order
b) Threats to security: terrorism, civil conflicts, failing states; changing nature of
conflicts: from inter -state war to other types of conflicts
c) Peace and conflict -resolution: collective security, peacekeeping, enforcement of peace.
2. Role of Power (15hours )
a) Concept of power
b) Balance of power: unipolarity, bipolarity and multipolarity
c) Nation -state, national interest, national power.
3. Determinants (15 hours )
a) Diplomacy
b) International law
c) Non-state actors: multinational corporations, transnational corporations,
intergovernmental organisations, global civil society.
4. Arms Control and Disarmament Measures (15 hours )
a) Conventional weapons
b) Nuclear weapons
c) Other weapons of mass destruction.
Readings : International Relations
1 Baldwin, David, Neorealism and Neoliberalism: The Contemporary Debate , Columbia
University Press, New York, 1993.
2 Baylis, John and Smith, Steve, The Globalization of World Politics , Oxford University Press,
Oxford, 2005.
3 Bell, Duncan, Political Thought and International Relation, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2009
4 Calvocoressi, Peter, World Politics Since 1945, Longman, London, 2000.
5 Da Costa, Gerson, Nuclear Politics: Destruction and Disarmament in a Dangerous World, Kanishka, New Delhi, 2000.
6 Deutsch, Karl, The Analysis of International Relations , Prentice Hall, E nglewood Cliffs,
1968.
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7 Dunne, Tim, International Relations Theories , Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007.
8 Ghosh, Peu, International Relations , PHI Learning, New Delhi, 2009
9 Jackson, Robert, and Sorensen, Georg, Introduction to International Relations , Ox ford
University Press, Oxford, 2003.
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11 Waltz, Kenneth, Theory of International Politics , Addison Wesley, Reading, 1979.
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DEPARTMENT OF CIVICS & POLITICS
M.A. (HONOURS) POLITICS
SEMESTER- II
REVISED SYLLABUS
AS PER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
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University of Mumbai
DEPARTMENT OF CIVICS & POLITICS
M.A. (HONOURS) POLITICS
AS PER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (2016 -17 Onwards)
SEMESTER - II
CORE PAPERS
SR. NO. CODE NO. PAPERS
5. PA POL POLITICAL THEORY II
6. PA POL COMPARATIVE POLITICS
7. PA POL APPROACHES AND EMERGING ISSUES
IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
8. PA POL INDIAN CONSTITUTION
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DEPARTMENT OF CIVICS & POLITICS
M.A. (HONOURS) POLITICS
AS PER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (2016 -17 Onwards)
SEMESTER - II (Revised)
CORE PAPER V
POLITICAL THEORY- II
(6 Credits, 60 hours)
1. Rights (15 hours )
a) Theories of rights.
b) Problems in the idea of rights – group based vs individual rights
c) Civil, political, socio -economic and cultural rights; human rights.
2. Equality (15 hours )
a) Contestations on equality
b) Equality of treatment vs. treatment as equals
c) Equality of resources and outcomes.
3. Justice (15 hours )
a) Justice as fairness- John Rawls
b) Justice as entitlement - Robert Nozick, AmartyaSen
c) Justice as embedded - Michael Sandel, Iris Young.
4. Coercion and consent (15 hours )
a) Power and authority
b) Hegemony
c) Legitimation.
Reading List: Political Theory -II
1. Berlin Isaiah, Four Essays on Liberty , Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002.
2. Burchell, Graham, Gordon, Colin, and Miller, Peter (Eds.), The Foucault Effect: Studies in
Governmentality , University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1991.
3. Dworkin, Ronald, “What is Equality? Part I: Equality of Welfare”, Philosophy and Public
Affairs , Volume 10, No. 3, Summer 1981, pp. 185- 246; “What is Equality? Part II:
Equality of R esources”, Philosophy and Public Affairs , Volume 10, No. 4, Autumn 1981,
pp. 283- 345.
4. Held, David, Political Theory and the Modern State: Essays on State, Power, and Democracy, Polity Press, Cambridge, 1989.
5. Joseph, Sarah, Political Theory and Power , BRILL, Delhi, 1988.
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6. Kukathas, Chandran, The Liberal Arch ipelago A Theory of Diversity and Freedom , Oxford
University Press, Oxford, 2003.
7. Miller, David, and Walzer, Michael, Pluralism, Justice, and Equality , Oxford University
Press, Oxford, 2003.
8. Nozick, Robert, Anarchy, State and Utopia, Basic Books, Malden, 1974, pp.149- 231.
9. Parekh, Bhikhu, Rethinking Multiculturalism , Palgrave, New York, 2000.
10. Rawls, John, A Theory of Justice, Oxford University Pr ess, Oxford, 1971, pp. 3- 53; (Justice
as Fairness), and pp. 258- 332(Distributive Shares).
11. Sen, Amartya , “Equality of What?” in McMurrin, Sterling M. (Ed.), The Tanner Lectures
on Human Values , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1980, pp. 195- 220.
12. Sen, Amartya, The Idea of Justice , Allen Lane, London, 2009.
13. Taylor, Charles, “What is Wrong with Negative Liberty?” in Ryan,Alan (Ed.), The Idea of
Freedom: Essays in Honour of Isaiah Berlin, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1979, pp.
175-193.
14. Waldron, Jeremy (Ed.), Theories of Rights , Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1984.
15. Walzer, Michael, Spheres of Justice: A Defence of Pluralism and Equality , Basic Books,
New York, 1983, pp 3- 30.
Useful website :
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/home /welcome
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://plato.stanford.edu/
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CORE PAPER VI
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
(6 Credits, 60 hours)
1. Understanding Comparative Politics. (15 HOURS)
a) Nature and Scope of Comparative Politics
b) Old institutionalism and New Institutionalism.
c) Global context of Comparative Politics
2. Development of Modern State. (15 HOURS)
a) State in a comparative framework
b) State and Nation
c) Postcolonial State.
3. The Polity (15 HOURS)
a) Constitution and Constitutionalism
b) Democratic Systems
c) Non-Democratic Systems
4. Political Process (15 HOURS)
a) Political Party and Pressure groups
b) Public Opinion and Mass media.
c) Civil Society and Social Movements
Reading List : Comparative Politics
1. Bara, Judith (ed) Comparative Politics, Sage, New Delhi, 2009.
2. Caramani Daniele, Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2012
3. Clark, W., Golder , M., & Golder, S. (2012). Principles of Comparative Politics. USA:
SAGE CQ Press
4. Hayes Jaffery, Comparative Politics in a Globalising World, Polity, UK, 2005.
5. Landman, Todd: Issues and methods in comparative politics . – Routledge, London 2002.
6. Lichbach, M., & Zuckerman, A, Comparative Politics: Rationality, Culture, and
Structure. New York: Cabridge University Press, 2010.\
7. Lim, T. C., Doing Comparative Politics: An Introduction to Approaches and Issues. New
Delhi: Viva Books Pvt Ltd, 2010.
8. Newton Kenneth and Jan V. Deth (eds), Foundations of Comparative Politics, Routledge, 2010.
9. Orvis, S., & Carol , D, Introducing Comparative Politics: Concepts and Cases in Context. Washington DC: SAGE CQ Press, 2012.
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10. Zagorski Paul W, Comparative Politics: Continuity and Breakdown in Contemporary
World, New York, Routledge, 2009.
CORE PAPER VII
APPROACHES AND EMERGING ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
(6 Credits, 60 hours)
1. Approaches to IR – I (15 Hours)
a) Liberalism
b) Realism
c) Constructivism
2. Approaches to IR – II (15 Hours)
a) Marxist approaches
b) Critical Theory
c) Feminist approach
3. International Political Economy and Globalisation (15 Hours)
a) Bretton Woods Institutions – evolving role
b) Content and impact of globalisation
c) Regional blocs, regional organisations and Free Trade Agreements.
4. Issues in Human Security (15 Hours)
a) Poverty, Development, Environment
b) Human Rights, Humanitarian Intervention
c) Migration
Reading List : Approaches and Emerging Issues in International Relations
Books
1. Bajpai, Kanti and SiddarthMallavarapu eds. International Relations in India: Theorising the Region and Nation, (2005: New Delhi, Orient Longman)
2. Baylis, John and Steve Smith The Globalization of World Politics , (2005: New Delhi,
Oxford University Press)
3. Burchill, Scott, et. al. Theories of International Relations , (2001: New York, Palgrave)
4. Chari, P.R. and Sonika Gupta Human Society and South Asia: Gender, Energy,
Migration and Globalisaiton, (2008: New Delhi, Palgrave -Macmillan)
5. Ghosh, B.N. and Halil M. GuvenGlobalisation and the Thirds World: A Study of Negative Consequences, (2008: New Delhi, Palgrave -Macmillan)
6. Griffiths, Martin and Terry O’Callaghan Key Concepts in International Relations , (2005:
Chennai, Routledge)
7. Lechner, Frank J . Globalisation: The Making of World Society , (2009: Sussex, Wiley-
Blackwell)
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9. Steger, Manfred Globalization: The New Market Ideology , (2004: Jaipur & New Delhi,
Rawat Publications)
10. Stiglitz, Joseph Globalization and its Discontents , (2002: Penguin)
11. Wein, Thomas Humanitarian Intervention, (2007: Polity Press)
Journals
1. Current History
2. Economist
3. International Relations
4. Orbis
5. World Politics
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CORE PAPER VIII
INDIAN CONSTITUTION
(6 Credits, 60 hours)
1. Constitution as Instrument of Socio -Economic Change (15 hours)
a) Making of the Indian Constitution, salient features, Preamble
b) Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Duties.
c) Constitutional amendments.
2. Federalism in Indian Constitution (15 hours)
a) Federal structure
b) Re-organisation of the states
c) Emerging trends in centre- state relations.
3. Parliamentary Institutions (15 hours)
a) Union Executives: President, Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
b) Role and significance of the Parliament.
c) Judicial independence and judicial activism, debate between Judiciary and
Parliament.
4. State and Local Governments (15 hours)
a) Governor, Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers
b) Panchayati0 raj and the Seventy -third constitutional amendment
c) Municipal government and the Seventy -fourth constitutional amendment.
Reading List: Indian Constitution
1. Basu, D.D., Introduction to the Constitution of India, Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 2008.
2. Bhargava , Rajeev (Ed.), Politics and Ethics of the Indian Constitution , Oxford University
Press, New Delhi, 2008.
3. Chakrabarty, Bidyut, and Pandey, Rajendra Kumar, Indian Government and Politics , Sage,
New Delhi, 2008.
4. Granville, Austin, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, Second Edition, Oxford
University Press, Delhi, 1999.
5. Kashyap, Subash (Ed.), Constitutional Reforms: Problems, Prospects and Perspectives, Radha, New Delhi, 2004.
6. Mohanty, Biswaranjan, Constitution, Government and Politics in India, New Century, New
Delhi, 2009.
7. Noorani, A.G., Constitutional Questions in India: The President, Parliament and the States ,
Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2000.
8. Pylee, M.V., An Introduction to the Constitution of India, Vikas, New De lhi, 2008.
9. Saez, Lawrence, Federalism Without a Centre: The Impact of Political and Economic Reforms on India’s Federal System , Sage, New Delhi, 2002.
10. Sharma, Brij Kishore, An Introduction to the Constitution of India , Vikas, New Delhi, 2008.
11. Singh, M.P., and Roy, Himanshu (Eds.), Indian Political System , Manak, New Delhi, 2005.
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