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UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD

Syllabus

B.A. I
 B.A. PART – I BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
PAPER I
POLITICAL THEORY
UNIT – I
DEFINITION: Nature and Scope of Political
Science.Political Science as study of State
Government, as study of Power, as study of
Political System.
NOMENCLATURE: Political Science, Politics,
Political Theory, Political Philosophy,
Comparative Politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE- Its relation with other Social
Sciences.
APPROACHES : Different approachesto the study
of Political Science, e.g. Historical, Philosophical,
Behaviourial and Post- Behavioural.
UNIT – II
STATE:
i)Meaning and Elements, Dominant Perspectives
-Idealistic,Individualistic, Liberal Social Welfare,
Contemporary Libertarian Gandhian Concept
and Marxian view of the State.
ii)Orgin of the State – different theories,
eg.Divine-orgin,force social contract,
evolutionary.
UNIT –III
SOVEREIGNTY : Concept : Attributes, Different
Theories :Monistic,Pluralistic and Philosophical.
Nation and Nationalism, Challenges before the
Nation -state, Globalisation and Emergence of
Civil Society.
UNIT –IV
CONCEPTS: Liberty, Equality, Rights, Law Justice
Punishment and Citzenship
 B.A. PART – I BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
PAPER II
Theory and Practice of Modern
Goverments(with special refernce
to U.K., U.S.A., China and India)
UNIT – I
Constitution of U.K.: Salient features,
Conventions, Monarchy, Cabinet, prime
Minister, Parliament -organiszation, powers and
functions, Reform of the House of the lords,
Organs of the higher judiciary -powers and
functions, Party System.

UNIT – II

Constitution of U.S.A. : Salient features,

Federalism, Constitutional Amendments,
President, Vice President, Cabinet, Congress-
organization, poweres and functions, Supreme
Court -organization, powers and functions,
Judicial Review, Party System.

UNIT – IV
Constitution of India (A): The constituent
Assembly- organization, poweres and functions,
Objectives and Philosophy of the India
Constitution-Preamble, Main Featutes,
Procedure of Amendment, Federalismk,
Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State
Policy and Fundamenal duties.
UNIT – V
Constitution of India (B): President, Emergency
Provision, Prime Minister and Council of
Ministers, Parliament – organization, powes
function, Judicary – Supreme Court and High
Court -organiztion, powers and functions,
Judicial activisim, Governor, Chief minister and
Council of Ministers, State Legislature-
organiztion, powers and functions, Panchayati
raj and Urban Local Bodies, Party System in India
– basic features.
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Syllabus

B.A. II
 B.A. PART – II BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
PAPER I
WESTERN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
UNIT – I

MEANING ans Nature of Political Thought –

Characteristics of Ancient Greek Political
Thought.
Plato: Justice, Communism, Education, Ideal
State, Sub-Ideal State.
Aristotle: Method, Origin, Nature and End of
State, Property and Slavery, Revolution, Law and
Justice and Citizenship.

UNIT – II
FEATURES OF MEDIEVAL POLITICAL THOUGHT
Aquinas: Scholasticism, State-Church
Relationship, Law, his importance.
Machiavelli: Life and Times, Views on Religion,
Morality, State, Diplomacy, his importance.
Bodin: Theory of State and Sovereignty, his
importance.

UNIT – III
Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau: State of Nature, Social
Contract, Sovereignty, State, Rousseau’s concept
of Gereral Will.

UNIT – V

Hegel: Dialectics, State, His importance. Marx:

Dialectical Materialism, Economic Analysis of
History, Theory of Class Conflict, Revolution and
Communism, Importance of Marx.
Lenin: State, Revolution, Party and Imperialism.
Mao: Peasantry, Revolution, Guerilla Warfare,
Importance of his Philosophy.
 B.A. PART – II BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
PAPER II
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

UNIT – I

Approaches to the study of Comparative

Government
(i) Meaning of Comparative Government and
Comparative Politics.
(ii) Nature and Scope
(iii) Traditinal and Modern Approaches.

UNIT – II
Constitution and Constitutionalism
(i) Constitution – Meaning and Making
(ii) Amendments and Revision.
(iii) Constitutionalism: Meaning, Nature,
Kinds of Constitutionalism
(iv) Rule of Law
(v) Legislature
(vi) Executive

(vii) Judiciary.

UNIT – III

Organisation of Governments:
(i) Unitary and Federal
(ii) Parliamentary and Presidential
(iii) United Front and Colition Government
(iv) Democracy and Dictatorship.
(v) Local Self Government.
 UNIT –IV
1. Political Culture and Socialisation
2. Political Parties
Organisation and Functions of Political
Parties.
Types of Party System: Liberal Democatic,
models and Communist Model with
special refernce to China Role of Parties in
Modern States.

3. Pressure Gropus: Meaning, importance

and kinds of Pressure Groups.
Role and Techniques of Pressure Groups in
democracy.

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Syllabus

B.A. III
 B.A. PART – III BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
PAPER I
INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

UNIT – I
Main Features of Ancient Indian Political
Thought, Political Ideas of Manuj and Kautilya.

UNIT – III
Indian Renaissance and Politidcal Ideas of Raja
Ram Mohnan Roy, Dayanand Saraswati and
Vuivekanand.

UNIT – IV
Main Features Political Ideas of Bal Gangadhar
Tilak, Aurobindo Ghosh, M.N. Roy and Jay
Prakash Narayan.

UNIT – V

Jawahar Lal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and B.R.

Ambedkar.
 B.A. PART – III BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
PAPER II
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION WITH
SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIA

UNIT – I

Meaning Scope & Significance of Public

Administration. NPA & NPM
Organisation- Meaning, Types & Bases

Principles of Organisation (i) Spain of Control (ii)

Unity of Command (iii) Hierarchy (iv)
Centralisation & Decentralisation

UNIT – II
Ecology of Indian Administration-(i) Constitution
of India (ii) Parliamentaroy Democracy (ii)
Federalism (iv) Planning (v) Socialism.
Structure of Organisation-(i) Central Secretariat
(ii) Cabinet Secretaria (ii) PMO
Centre-State Relations- (i) Legislative (ii)
Administraive (iii) Financial (iv) Recent
Developments

UNIT – III
Planning in India – (i) History & Growth (ii)
Impact of Liberalization (iii) NITI Aayog its
Organiztion, Structure and Functions.
Public Sector UJndertakings- (i) History &
Growth(ii) Classifications (iii) Role & Relevance in
the Post-Liberalization era.
Parliamentary Control over Financial
Administration – (i) Publice Accounts Committee
(ii) Estimates Committee (iii) Committee on
Public Undertakings (iv) Comptroller & Auditor
General.
 UNIT – V
Welfare Administration of SC, ST & Women.
Important Issues in Indian Administration- (i)
Generalist-Specialist Controversy (ii) Problem of
Corruption (iii) Redressal of Public Grievances
(iv) Lok Pal & Lokayukta (v) Minister-Civil Servant
Relationship.

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 B.A. PART – III BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
PAPER III
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

UNIT – I

The Study of International Relations: Meaning,

Nature and Scope
Approaches to the study of IR: Realist and Liberal
Role of state and non-state actors

UNIT – II
Cold War and its impact on world politics
Features of the present world order
Globalization and its impact on the developing
world
Problems of the third world security

UNIT – III
NAM: Origin, role and relevance
North-South Dialogue
Regional Organisations: ASEAN, SAARC

UNIT – V
India’s foreign policy: Determinants and Objectives
Key features of Indian foreign policy
India’s relations with Pakistan
The Post-Cold War India-US relations