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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Sociology Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for Political Sociology

Major · Politics · Semester 6 · TY BA · 2 credits · 50 marks · 30 hours

The University sets this paper under Scheme II only, so your college may not run it.

Module 1: Understanding Political Sociology

  • 1 Evolution of Political Sociology
  • 2 Nature and Scope of Political Sociology
  • 3 Approaches to Political Sociology

Module 2: Basic Concepts

  • 1 Power, Authority
  • 2 Legitimacy
  • 3 Hegemony

Module 3: Social Stratification

  • 1 Elite; Class
  • 2 Caste
  • 3 Gender

Reference Books

  • 1 Alavi, H. and Shanin. T.: Sociology of Developing Societies, Macmillan, London,1982.
  • 2 Almond, G. et.al: Comparative Politics Today: A World View, 7th edn., Harper/Collins, New York, 2000.
  • 3 Ashraf, Ali and Sharma, L. N.: Political Sociology: A new grammar of Politics,Universities Press, Madras, 2004.
  • 4 Biswas, Dipti Kumar: Political Sociology- An Introduction, Firma KLM Kolkata, 1978. 5 Chackravarti, Satyabrata, Political Sociology, Macmillan, New Delhi,2011.
  • 5 Gupta, Dipankar: Political Sociology in India: Contemporary Trends, Orient Longman, New Delhi,1996.
  • 6 Jangam, R. T.: Textbook of Political Sociology, Oxford and IBH Publication Co., New Delhi, 1988.
  • 7 Johari, J. C., Comparative Political Theory: New Dimensions, Basic Concepts and MajorTrends, Sterling, New Delhi,1987.
  • 8 Kachole, D. D.: RajakaranacheSamajshastra (Marathi); Kailash Publications, Aurangabad.
  • 9 Krishna, D.: Political Development: A Critical Perspective, Oxford University Press, 1979.
  • 10 Kulkarni, B. Y.: RajakiyaSamajshastra(Marathi); VidyaPrakashan,Nagpur.
  • 11 Miller, A. L. M.: The Third World in Global Environmental Politics, Lynne Reinner, Boulder Colorado, 1995.
  • 12 Nash, Kate: Readings in Contemporary Political Sociology; Blackwell Publishers, Massachusetts,2000.
  • 13 Nash, Kate, Scott Alan, Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology, Blackwell Publishing House, NewDelhi.
  • 14 Oommen, T. K.: Nation, Civil Society and Social Movements: Essays in Political Sociology, Sage Publications, New Delhi,2004.
  • 15 Prakash, Louis: Political Sociology of Dalit Assertion, Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi, 2003.
  • 16 Rotberg, R. I.(Ed).: “Politics and Political Change”,A Journal of Inter- Disciplinary History, MIT Press,Massachusetts,2001.
  • 17 Thomas, Janosiki:Handbook of Political Sociology: State, Civilsocieties andGlobalization, Cambridge UniversityPress.
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