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SEM Political Science

This document outlines the key topics and concepts to be covered in a political science course, including: approaches to studying political science such as traditional, behavioral, and systems approaches; methods of studying such as observation and comparative; concepts of the state including theories of origin and functions; sovereignty including types and theories; democracy including models and theories; and justice including contemporary theories and debates. It provides a high-level overview of the major subject areas and concepts that will be examined in more depth throughout the course.

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SEM Political Science

This document outlines the key topics and concepts to be covered in a political science course, including: approaches to studying political science such as traditional, behavioral, and systems approaches; methods of studying such as observation and comparative; concepts of the state including theories of origin and functions; sovereignty including types and theories; democracy including models and theories; and justice including contemporary theories and debates. It provides a high-level overview of the major subject areas and concepts that will be examined in more depth throughout the course.

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Political Science-I.

Political Theory.
Political Science: Meaning, Nature, Approaches and Methods.
I.1 Political Science-Meaning, Nature, Scope and its Significance.
I.2 Political Science and its relationship with other Social Sciences
I.3 Approaches to the study of Political Science- Traditional, Modern- Behaviouralism,
Post- Behaviouralism, Systems Approach, Structural- Functional Approach and Marxist
approach.
I.4 Methods of studying Political Science- Deductive Method, Inductive Method,
Experimental Methods, Method of Observation, Historical Method, Comparative Method
and Statistical Method
II. Concept of State.
II.1 State- Meaning, Evolution and Nature of State.
II.2 Changing Notions of the State.
II.3 Theories of Origin of State: Liberal Theories- theory of Divine Origin, theory of
Force, Social Contract theory.
Marxist Theory of State.
II.4 Functions of the State:
Liberal Theories - Classical Liberalism ( Laissez faire/ Negative Individualism)-
Adam Smith, Jeremy Bentham, Milton Friedman.
Positive Liberalism or Positive Individualism- John Stuart Mill, T.H. Green,
Harold Laski, MacIver.
Welfare State- J.M. Keynes, Roosevelt, J.K.Galbraith.
Marxist Theories- Marx and Neo- Marxist thinkers- Nicos Poulantzas, Antonio
Gramsci.
II.5 Contemporary issues and Debates
III Concept of Sovereignty:
III.1 Sovereignty- Meaning, Evolution and its Characteristics.
III.2 Types/ Aspects of Sovereignty- Legal, Political, Popular, Titular, De jure and De
facto
III.3 Theories of Sovereignty-
i. Monistic- John Austin.
ii. Pluralistic- Harold Laski.
III.4 Contemporary issues and debates.
IV. Concept of Democracy:
IV.1 Democracy- Meaning, Definition, Evolution and its Characteristics.
IV.2 Models of Democracy: Direct, Representative, Participatory and Deliberative
IV.3 Theories of Democracy- Liberal and Marxist theories.
IV.4 Contemporary issues and debates.
V. Concept of Justice:
V.1 Justice- Meaning, definition and its characteristics.
V.2 Theories of Justice- John Rawls, Robert Nozick and Amartya Sen.
V.3 Contemporary Issues and debates.

Reading List.

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