Political Science BA Hons Semester IV Jan 2021

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Political Science
(Effective from Academic Year 2019-20)

PAPERS FOR SEMESTER IV
Applicable for students registered with Regular Colleges, Non Collegiate

Women’s Education Board and School of Open Learning
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List of Papers and Courses for Semester IV
A) Core Course
4.1 Paper VIII - Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective
4.2 Paper IX - Public Policy and Administration in India
4.3 Paper X - Global Politics
B) Generic Elective (Interdisciplinary): Any Four
1. Nationalism in India
2. Contemporary Political Economy
3. Women, Power and Politics
4. Gandhi and the Contemporary World
5. Understanding Ambedkar
6. Governance: Issues and Challenges
7. Politics of Globalization
8. United Nations and Global Conflicts
D) Ability Enhancement (AE Skill Based): Any Two
1. Your Laws, Your Rights
2. Public Opinion and Survey Research
3. Legislative Practices and Procedures
4. Peace and Conflict Resolution
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B.A (Honours) Political Science (Semester IV)
S. PAPER
NO.
SEMESTER - IV
4.1 Political Processes and Institutions in Core Discipline - 8
Comparative Perspective
4.2 Public Policy and Administration in India Core Discipline - 9
4.3 Global Politics Core Discipline - 10
4.4 Any One of the Following Generic Elective - IV
(Interdisciplinary)
A Nationalism in India
B Contemporary Political Economy
C Women, Power and Politics
D Gandhi and the Contemporary World
E Understanding Ambedkar
F Governance: Issues and Challenges
G Politics of Globalization
H United Nations and Global Conflicts
4.5 Any one of the following Ability Enhancement - II (Skill
Based)
A Your Laws, Your Rights
B Public Opinion and Survey Research
C Legislative Practices and Procedures
D Peace and Conflict Resolution
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Courses for Programme B.A. (Hons) Political Science (Sem - IV)
Paper VIII - Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective

(4.1)
Core Course - (CC) Credit:6
Course Objective
In this course students will be trained in the application of comparative methods to the study of
politics. The course is comparative in both what we study and how we study. In the process the
course aims to introduce undergraduate students to some of the range of issues, literature, and
methods that cover comparative politics.
Course Learning Outcomes

The paper will equip students with an in-depth understanding of different political systems and
regime types. Students would be able to contrast unitary and federal, democratic and
authoritarian systems. It will help students to develop analytical skills to reflect institutional
structures and their functioning such as party systems, electoral systems. It will provide insight
into the process of evolution of nation state in the context of West and post-colonial societies.
Students will develop insights into the process of democratization in post-colonial, post-
authoritarian and post-communist societies.
Unit 1
Forms of Government: (8 lectures)
a) Unitary and Federal System
b) Regime Types: Democratic, Authoritarian, Populism and Totalitarian
Unit 2
Electoral Systems (8 lectures):
Definition and procedures, Types of election system (First Past the Post, Proportional
Representation, Mixed Representation)
Unit 3
Parties and Party Systems (8 lectures)
Historical contexts of the emergence of the party system and types of parties
Unit 4
Nation-state (8 lectures)
What is nation–state? Historical evolution in Western Europe and postcolonial contexts ‘Nation’
and ‘State’: debates
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Unit 5
Gendering Comparative Politics: Institutions and Processes (8 lectures)
a. Political Representation
b. Women in Conflict and Peace
References
1.a. Forms of Government: Unitary and Federal System

M. Burgess, (2006) Comparative Federalism: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge, pp. 135-
161.
R. Watts, (2008) ’Introduction’, in Comparing Federal Systems. Montreal and Kingston: McGill
Queen’s University Press, pp. 1-27.
1.b. Forms of Government: Regime Types: Democratic, Authoritarian, Populism and
Totalitarian
Michael G. Roskin, Robert L. Cord, James A. Medeiros and Walter S. Johnes “Unitary or
Federal Systems”, pp 54-60.
Michael G. Roskin, Robert L. Cord, James A. Medeiros and Walter S. Johnes “Regimes”, pp 86-
100.
Cas Mudde and Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser (2017), Populism, A Very Short Introduction,
Oxford University Press.
II. Electoral System

A. Heywood, (2002) ‘Representation, Electoral and Voting’, in Politics. New York: Palgrave,
pp. 223-245.
A. Evans, (2009) ‘Elections Systems’, in J. Bara and M. Pennington, (eds.) Comparative politics.
New Delhi: Sage Publications, pp. 93-119.
III. Parties and Party Systems: Historical contexts of emergence of the party system and
types of parties
A. Cole, (2011) ‘Comparative Political Parties: Systems and Organizations’, in J. Ishiyama, and
M. Breuning, (eds) 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Book. Los Angeles: Sage
Publications, pp. 150-158.
A. Heywood, (2002) ‘Parties and Party System’, in Politics. New York: Palgrave, pp. 247-268.
Geovanni Sartori (1976). Parties and Party Systems: A Framework for Analysis. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
IV: Nation-state
W. O’Conner, (1994) ‘A Nation is a Nation, is a Sate, is a Ethnic Group, is a …’, in J.
Hutchinson and A. Smith, (eds.) Nationalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 36-46.
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K. Newton, and J. Deth, (2010) ‘The Development of the Modern State ‘, in Foundations of
Comparative Politics: Democracies of the Modern World. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, pp. 13-33.
V. Gendering Comparative Politics: Institutions and Processes

Baldez Lisa (2010). Symposium. The Gender Lacuna in Comparative Politics. March 2010 | Vol.
8/No. 199-205
Beckwith Karen (2010). Comparative Politics and the Logics of a Comparative Politics of
Gender. American Political Science Association. Vol. 8, No. 1 (March 2010), pp. 159-168
John Rod Martin and Hague Harrop McCormick (2019). “Political Participation”. pp 216-232.
London: Macmillan international and Red Globe Press.
Garrisoned Mind “Women and Arms Conflicts in South Asia”, edited by Laxmi Murthy and
Mitu Verma (eds). Introduction Chapter. New Delhi, Speaking Tiger.
Additional Resources:
Classic Readings
Hannah Arendt (1951) Origin of Totalitarianism, New York: A Harvest Book.
Roy Macridi (2009) Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Regimes and Political
Change Pearson College Div; Pap/Psc edition.
Giovanni Sartori (1987), The Theory of Democracy Revisited, Columbia University, New York.
Additional Readings
I. Forms of Government
R. Saxena, (2011) ‘Introduction’, in Saxena, R (eds.) Varieties of Federal Governance: Major
Contemporary Models. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, pp. xii-x1.
II: Electoral System
R. Moser, and S. Ethan, (2004) ‘Mixed Electoral Systems and Electoral System Effects:
Controlled Comparison and Cross-national Analysis’, in Electoral Studies. 23, pp. 575-599.
III. Parties and Party Systems
B. Criddle, (2003) ‘Parties and Party System’, in R. Axtmann, (ed.) Understanding Democratic
Politics: An Introduction. London: Sage Publications, pp. 134-142.
IV: Nation-state
A. Heywood, (2002), ‘The State’, in Politics. New York: Palgrave, pp. 85-102
V. Gendering Comparative Politics
Caraway Teri L. (2010). American Political Science Association. Vol. 8, No. 1 (March 2010),
pp. 169-175.
Schwindt- Leslie A. Bayer (2010). Comparison and Integration: A Path toward a Comparative
Politics of Gender, American Political Science Association, Vol. 8, No. 1 (March 2010), pp. 177-
182.
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Krook Mona Lena (2011). Gendering Comparative Politics: Achievements and Challenges.
Politics & Gender 7(1), pp 99-105
Teaching Learning Process

Unit Course Learning Teaching and Learning Assessment Method
Outcome Activities
I. Forms of Student will learn Theory lectures and Student will be
Government different forms of examples from the encouraged to have
government like globe help student discussion on merits
unitary, federal, understand the nuances and demerits of
democratic, totalitarian of specific forms of different forms and
etc government desirability for India
II. Electoral Systems Electoral systems have Comparative study Students can prepare
been key to understand through lectures and project on similar
the political systems presentation by systems but different
students on different outcomes or
electoral systems assignments on
classics
III. Parties and Party Students will learn the Theoretical study Student may review
Systems emergence of parties through classics and some classics and
and party system Power point demonstrate working
presentation of of parties by grouping
comparative study of themselves
elections system
IV. Nation-state To understand the Lectures and study of Students may
evolution and classics to understand encourage to prepare
development of nation the Nation and state project on comparative
state debate in West and study of emergence of
East nation state
V. Gendering To understand the By focusing on themes Students can study role
Comparative Politics: comparative politics like women of women in Indian
Institutions and through the representation and context by doing
Processes perspective of gender women in conflict and interview survey or
peace the teaching will data analysis form the
try to analyze the role state studied
of women
Keywords
Forms of Government, Electoral Systems, Party Systems, Nation-state
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Paper IX - Public Policy and Administration in India
(4.2)
Course Objective
The paper seeks to introduce the interface between public policy and administration in India. The
essence of public policy lies in its effectiveness in translating the governing philosophy into
programs and policies and making it a part of the community living. It deals with issues of
decentralization, financial management, citizens and administration and social welfare from a
non-western perspective.

• The student is introduced to theoretical perspectives on public policy, a major sub-
discipline of public administration.
• This is a paper devoted specially to the Indian context, so the student will become
familiar with details of public policy adopted in India.
• Students will recognize the significance of local governance – both rural and urban.
• The students will become familiar with a range of budgetary procedures and practices, as
part of the budget cycle in India.
• The student is exposed to mechanisms of grievance redressal and a range of specific
social welfare policies.
Unit 1
Public Policy [10 lectures]
a. Definition, characteristics and models
b. Public Policy Process in India
Unit 2
Decentralization [10 lectures]
a. Meaning, significance and approaches and types
b. Local Self Governance: Rural and Urban
Unit 3
Budget [12 lectures]
a. Concept and Significance of Budget
b. Budget Cycle in India
c. Various Approaches and Types of Budgeting
Unit 4
Citizen and Administration Interface [15 lectures]
a. Public Service Delivery
b. Redressal of Public Grievances: RTI, Lokpal, Citizens’ Charter and E-Governance
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Unit 5
Social Welfare Administration [20 lectures]
a. Concept and Approaches of Social Welfare
b. Social Welfare Policies:
i. Education: Right to Education,
ii. Health: National Health Mission,
iii. Food: Right to Food Security
iv. Employment: MNREGA
References
I. Public Policy
T. Dye, (1984) Understanding Public Policy, 5th Edition. U.S.A: Prentice Hall
R.B. Denhardt and J.V. Denhardt, (2009) Public Administration, New Delhi: Brooks/Cole
J. Anderson, (1975) Public Policy Making. New York: Thomas Nelson and sons Ltd.
M. Howlett, M. Ramesh, and A. Perl, (2009), Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy
Subsystems, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
T. Dye, (2002) Understanding Public Policy, New Delhi: Pearson.
Y. Dror, (1989) Public Policy Making Reexamined. Oxford: Transaction Publication.
II. Decentralization
Satyajit Singh and Pradeep K. Sharma [eds.] Decentralisation: Institutions and Politics In Rural
India, OUP, 2007
D. A. Rondinelli and S. Cheema, Decentralisation and Development, Beverly Hills: Sage
Publishers, 1983
N.G. Jayal, Democracy and The State: Welfare, Secular and Development in Contemporary
India, Oxford: Oxford University Press,1999
Bidyut Chakrabarty, Reinventing Public Administration: The Indian Experience, Orient
Longman, 2007
Noorjahan Bava, Development Policies and Administration in India, Delhi: Uppal Publishers,
2001
Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba, The Civic Culture, Boston: Little Brown, 1965
M.P. Lester, Political Participation- How and Why do People Get Involved in Politics Chicago:
McNally, 1965
Sinha, Manoj (2010) Prahasan evam Lokniti, Orient Blackswan, New Delhi.
Basu, Rumki (2012), Lok Prashasan Sankalp Avam Siddhant, Jawahar Book Centre: Delhi.
Chakrabarty, Bidyut and Prakash Chand (2018), Bhartiya Prashasan, Sage Bhasha: New Delhi.
Kataria, Surendra (2017), Bhartiya Lok Prashasan, National Publication House: New Delhi.
Kataria, Surendra (2015), Prashasnik Sidhant evam Prabandh, National Publication House.
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Maheshwari, Sri Ram (2008), Bhartiya Prashasan, Orient Blackswan: New Delhi.
Padma, Ramchandran, Bharat me Lok Prashasan, National Book Trust: New Delhi.
III. Budget
Erik-Lane, J. (2005) Public Administration and Public Management: The Principal Agent
Perspective. New York: Routledge
Henry, N. (1999) Public Administration and Public Affairs. New Jersey: Prentice Hall
Caiden, N. (2004) ‘Public Budgeting Amidst Uncertainity and Instability’, in Shafritz, J.M. &
Hyde, A.C. (eds.) Classics of Public Administration. Belmont: Wadsworth
IV Citizen and Administration Interface

R. Putnam, Making Democracy Work, Princeton University Press, 1993
Jenkins, R. and Goetz, A.M. (1999) ‘Accounts and Accountability: Theoretical Implications of
the Right to Information Movement in India’, in Third World Quarterly. June
Sharma, P.K. & Devasher, M. (2007) ‘Right to Information in India’ in S. Singh & P. Sharma
(eds.) Decentralization: Institutions and Politics in Rural India. New Delhi: Oxford University
Press
Vasu Deva, E-Governance in India: A Reality, Commonwealth Publishers, 2005
World Development Report, World Bank, Oxford University Press, 1992.
M.J. Moon, The Evolution of Electronic Government Among Municipalities: Rheoteric or
Reality, American Society for Public Administration, Public Administration Review, Vol 62,
Issue 4, July-August 2002
Pankaj Sharma, E-Governance: The New Age Governance, APH Publishers, 2004
Pippa Norris, Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and the Internet in
Democratic Societies, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Stephan Goldsmith and William D. Eggers, Governing by Network: The New Shape of the
Public Sector, Brookings Institution [Washington], 2004
United Nation Development Programme, Reconceptualising Governance, New York, 1997
Mukhopadyay, A. (2005) ‘Social Audit’, in Seminar. No.551.
V. Social Welfare Administration

Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen, India, Economic Development and Social Opportunity, Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1995
J. Dreze and Amartya Sen, Indian Development: Selected Regional Perspectives, Oxford:
Clareland Press, 1997
Reetika Khera- Rural Poverty and Public Distribution System, EPW, Vol-XLVIII, No.45-46,
Nov 2013
Pradeep Chaturvedi [ed.], Women and Food Security: Role of Panchayats, Concept Publishers,
1997
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National Food Security Mission: nfsm.gov.in/Guidelines/XIIPlan/NFSMXII.pdf
Jugal Kishore, National Health Programs of India: National Policies and Legislations, Century
Publications, 2005
K. Lee and Mills, The Economic of Health in Developing Countries, Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 1983
K. Vijaya Kumar, Right to Education Act 2009: Its Implementation as to Social Development in
India, Delhi: Akansha Publishers, 2012.
Marma Mukhopadhyay and Madhu Parhar(ed.) Education in India: Dynamics of Development,
Delhi: Shipra Publications, 2007
Nalini Juneja, Primary Education for All in the City of Mumbai: The Challenge Set by Local
Actors', International Institute For Educational Planning, UNESCO: Paris, 2001
Surendra Munshi and Biju Paul Abraham [eds.] Good Governance, Democratic Societies and
Globalisation, Sage Publishers, 2004
www.un.org/millenniumgoals
http://www.cefsindia.org
www.righttofoodindia.org

The course titled, Paper-IX Public Policy and Administration in India, in Programme (CBCS)
B.A. (Hons.) Political Science, focus on mastering the students in understanding the public
policy discourse in India. Various tools adopted in classroom teaching are a unit wise lecture, use
of audio-visual resources such as screening of movie/documentary, group discussion. The course
outlines the teaching process in a mechanism which delivers the students with practical
knowledge by combing theoretical rigour with experiential learning to understand the contextual
nuances of public policy in the tough and complex Indian terrain. Classroom teaching is so
designed to allow students operationalize real-life scenarios, probe public policy new behaviours
in the light of course material.
Assessment Methods
This course adopts various methods to evaluate the student’s performance. After every unit an
engaging classroom discussion is moderated by a teacher, combining theoretical and practical
impulse of public policy in India. Student’s participation in it is assessed on the input they make.
Students are constantly encouraged to write a research article on the complex nuances of public
policy on the topic they want to reflect on from the course structure. Further, they are assessed
on their involvement in group activities. Written term examination and internal examination are
ways to mark them in the course.
Keywords
Public Policy, Local Self Governance, Budget, Public Service Delivery, RTI, Lokpal, E-
Governance, Right to Education, National Health Mission, Right to Food Security, MNREGA
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Paper X - Global Politics
(4.3)
Course Objective
This course introduces students to the key debates on the meaning and nature of globalization by
addressing its political, economic, social, cultural and technological dimensions. In keeping with
the most important debates within the globalization discourse, it imparts an understanding of the
working of the world economy, its anchors and resistances offered by global social movements
while analyzing the changing nature of relationship between the state and trans-national actors
and networks. The course also offers insights into key contemporary global issues such as the
proliferation of nuclear weapons, ecological issues, international terrorism, and human security
before concluding with a debate on the phenomenon of global governance.

• The students will have conceptual clarity on meaning, nature and significance of
globalization.
• The students will learn about the contemporary debates on the discourse of globalization.
• The students will also learn about the rise of financial networks and major actors of
global economy and their impact on state and sovereignty.
• The paper will enhance students’ understanding of contemporary global issues like
proliferation of nuclear weapons, ecology, international terrorism and human security.
• The paper will develop analytical skills of the students to reflect on the phenomenon of
global governance.
Unit 1
Globalization: Conceptions and Perspectives (23 lectures)
a. Understanding Globalization and its Alternative Perspectives (6 lectures)
b. Political Debates on Sovereignty and Territoriality (3 lectures)
c. Global Economy: Its Significance and Anchors of Global Political Economy:
IMF, World Bank, WTO, TNCs (8 lectures)
d. Cultural and Technological Dimension (3 lectures)
e. Global Resistances (Global Social Movements and NGOs) (3 lectures)
Unit 2
Contemporary Global Issues (20 lectures)
a. Ecological Issues: Historical Overview of International Environmental
Agreements, Climate Change, Global Commons Debate (7 lectures)
b. Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (3 lectures)
c. International Terrorism: Non-State Actors and State Terrorism; Post 9/11
developments (4 lectures)
d. Migration (3 lectures)
e. Human Security (3 lectures)
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Unit 3
Globalization: Power and Resource Governance
References
I. Globalization – Conceptions and Perspectives

Andrew Heywood, (2011) Global Politics, New York: Palgrave-McMillan.
Anthony McGrew, (2017) ‘Globalization and Global Politics’, in J. Baylis, Smith and Owens
(eds.), Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, New York:
Oxford University Press, pp. 13-27.
Joseph E. Stiglitz (2018), Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited: Anti- Globalization in the
Era of Trump, New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
G. Ritzer, (2010) Globalization: A Basic Text, Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 33-62.
M. Strager, (2009) Globalization: A Very Short Introduction, London: Oxford University Press,
pp. 1-16.
R. Keohane and J. Nye Jr, (2000) ‘Globalization: What’s New? What’s Not? (And So What?)’,
in Foreign Policy, No 118, pp. 104-119.
Canchal Kumar, et.al, Understanding Global Politics, K.W. Publishers, Delhi, 2017.
A. Heywood, (2011) Global Politics, New York: Palgrave-McMillan, pp. 112-134.
R. Keohane, (2000) ‘Sovereignty in International Society’, in D. Held and A. McGrew (eds.) The
Global Trans-Formations Reader, Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 109-123.
A. Heywood, (2011) Global Politics, New York: Palgrave-McMillan, pp. 454-479.
T. Cohn, (2009) Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice, pp. 130-140 (IMF), 208-218.
R. Picciotto, (2003) ‘A New World Bank for a New Century’, in C. Roe Goddard et
al., International Political: State-Market Relations in a Changing Global Order, Boulder:
Lynne Reinner, pp. 341-351.
A. Narlikar, (2005) The World Trade Organization: A Very Short Introduction, New York:
Oxford University Press, pp. 22-98.
J. Goldstein, (2006) International Relations, New Delhi: Pearson, pp. 392-405 (MNC).
P. Hirst, G. Thompson and S. Bromley, (2009) Globalization in Question, Cambridge:
Polity Press, pp. 68-100 (MNC).
D. Held and A. McGrew (eds.), (2002) Global Transformations Reader: Politics, Economics and
Culture, Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 1-50; 84-91.
M. Steger, (2009) ‘Globalization: A Contested Concept’, in Globalization: A Very
Short Introduction, London: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-16.
A. Appadurai, (2000) ‘Grassroots Globalization and the Research Imagination’, in Public
Culture, Vol. 12(1), pp. 1-19.
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R. O’Brien et al., (2000) Contesting Global Governance: Multilateral Economic Institutions and
Global Social Movements, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 1-23.
J. Fisher, (1998) Non-Governments: NGOs and Political Development in the Third World,
Connecticut: Kumarian Press, pp. 1- 37 (NGO).
II. Contemporary Global Issues

J. Volger, (2011) ‘Environmental Issues’, in J. Baylis, S. Smith and P. Owens (eds.)
Globalization of World Politics, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 348-362.
A. Heywood, (2011) Global Politics, New York: Palgrave, pp. 383-411.
N. Carter, (2007) The Politics of Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy, Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, pp. 13-81.
D. Howlett, (2011) ‘Nuclear Proliferation’, in J. Baylis, S. Smith and P. Owens (eds.)
P. Viotti and M. Kauppi, (2007) International Relations and World Politics: Security, Economy
and Identity, New Delhi: Pearson, pp. 238-272.
III. Global Shifts: Power and Governance

J. Rosenau, (1992) ‘Governance, Order, and Change in World Politics’, in J. Rosenau, and E.
Czempiel (eds.) Governance without Government: Order and Change in World Politics,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 1-29.
A. Kumar and D. Messner (eds), (2010) Power Shifts and Global Governance: Challenges
from South and North, London: Anthem Press.
P. Dicken, (2007) Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy, New
York: The Guilford Press.
Classic Readings
J. Goldstein, (2006) International Relations, New Delhi: Pearson.
Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri (2001), Empire, USA, Harvard University Press.
Jagdish Bhagwati (2004), In defense of Globalization, New York, Oxford University Press.
Paul Hirst, Graham Thompson and Simon Bromley (1996), Globalization in Question: The
International Economy and the Possibility of Governance, Polity Press.
Readings in Hindi
पुष्पेश पन्त (2016), भूमंडलीकरण एवं भारत, िदल्ली:एक्सेस पिब्लिशं ग.
अभय कुमार दुबे (ed.)(2007), भारत का भूमंडलीकरण, िदल्ली: वाणी प्रकाशन.
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Additional Readings
I. Globalization – Conceptions and Perspectives
A. McGrew, (2011) ‘Globalization and Global Politics’, in J. Baylis, S. Smith and P.
Owens (eds.) Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, New
York: Oxford University Press, pp. 14-31.
W. Ellwood, (2005) The No-nonsense Guide to Globalization, Jaipur: NI-Rawat Publications,
pp. 12-23.
K. Shimko, (2005) International Relations: Perspectives and Controversies, New
York: Houghton Mifflin, pp. 195-219.
F. Lechner and J. Boli (ed.), (2004) The Globalization Reader, London: Blackwell, pp. 236- 239
(WTO).
D. Held et al, (1999) Global Transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture, California:
Stanford University Press, pp. 242-282 (MNC).
T. Cohn, (2009) Global Political Economy, New Delhi: Pearson, pp. 250-323 (MNC).
J. Beynon and D. Dunkerley, (eds.), (2012) Globalisation: The Reader, New Delhi: Rawat
Publications, pp. 1-19.
A. Vanaik, (ed.), (2004) Globalization and South Asia: Multidimensional Perspectives, New
Delhi: Manohar Publications, pp. 171-191, 192-213, 301-317, 335-357.
G. Laxter and S. Halperin (eds.), (2003) Global Civil Society and Its Limits, New
York: Palgrave, pp. 1-21.
A. Heywood, (2011) Global Politics, New York: Palgrave-McMillan, pp. 150-156 (NGO).
P. Willets, (2011) ‘Trans-National Actors and International Organizations in Global Politics’, in
J. Baylis, S. Smith and P. Owens (eds.) Globalization of World Politics, New York: Oxford
University Press, pp. 334-342. (NGO).
II. Contemporary Global Issues

P. Viotti and M. Kauppi, (2007) International Relations, New Delhi: Pearson, pp. 276-307.
S. Castles, (2012) ‘Global Migration’, in B. Chimni and S. Mallavarapu (eds.) International
Relations: Perspectives for the Global South, New Delhi: Pearson, pp. 272-285.
A. Acharya, (2011) ‘Human Security’, in J. Baylis, S. Smith and P. Owens (eds.) Globalization
of World Politics, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 480-493.
S. Tadjbakhsh and A. Chenoy, (2007) Human Security, London: Routledge, pp. 13-19; 123-127;
236-243.
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P. Bidwai, (2011) ‘Durban: Road to Nowhere’, in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.46, No.
53, December, pp. 10-12.
K. Shimko, (2005) International Relations Perspectives and Controversies, New York: Hughton-
Mifflin, pp. 317-339.
J. Kiras, (2011) ‘Terrorism and Globalization’, in J. Baylis, S. Smith and P. Owens (eds.)
A. Vanaik, (2007) Masks of Empire, New Delhi: Tulika, pp. 103-128.
A. Acharya, (2001) ‘Human Security: East versus West’, in International Journal, Vol. 56, no. 3,
pp. 442-460.
N. Jindal and K. Kumar, (2018) Global Politics: Issues and Perspectives, New Delhi: Sage.
III. Global Shifts: Power and Governance

J. Close, (2001) ‘The Global Shift: A quantum leap in human evolution’, Available at
http://www.stir-global-shift.com/page22.php, Accessed: 19.04.2013.

The course aims to adept students in global politics by power-point classroom lectures, debate
and discussions. The course will adopt project-based learning technique so that the students get
engaged in exploration of the global politics. The students will be encouraged to undertake
projects involving field visits and conduct surveys. This will help enhance cognitive ability of
the students and acquaint them with practical world. Lectures by ambassadors and academicians
will also be conducted so that the students get updated knowledge about the global events. The
teaching-learning process will also involve screening of documentaries and short relevant videos.
Assessment Methods
The students will be assessed according to their performance in internal assessment exam and
end semester exam. The assessment will also be based on the project undertaken by the student,
involving field visits and surveys. Students will be also required to write term papers and make
presentations.
Keywords
Globalization, Sovereignty, Global Economy, Climate Change, Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism,
Migration, Security
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GE1 - Nationalism in India
(B.1)
Generic Elective - (GE) Credit:6
Course Objective
The course aims to help students understand nationalism in India in the specific historical context
of the struggles against colonial rule in India. It looks at nationalism as from different theoretical
perspectives to emphasize its different dimensions both as a movement and ideology. The course
begins by looking at the responses to colonial dominance in the nineteenth century, and traces
the development of the anti-colonial struggle up to the mid-20th century paying attention to its
social composition and different modalities through which nationalist resistance was mobilized
and consolidated. It focuses subsequently on the events leading to the Partition and independence
in 1947. In the process, the course also tries to focus on the various tensions and contradictions
within the discourse on nationalism and its engagement with the questions of caste, class, gender
and gender.

On successful completion of the course, students would be able to:
• Gain an understanding of the different theoretical perspectives on the emergence and
development of nationalism in India
• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical trajectory of the development of the nationalist
movement in India, with specific focus on its different phases
• Understand the contribution of various social movements in the anti-colonial struggle
• Demonstrate awareness of the history of partition and the moment of independence that
followed
Unit 1
Approaches to the Study of Nationalism in India (8 lectures)
Nationalist, Imperialist, Marxist, and Subaltern Interpretations
Unit 2
Reformism and Anti-Reformism in the Nineteenth Century (8 lectures)
Major Social and Religious Movements in 19th century
Unit 3
Nationalist Politics and Expansion of its Social Base (18 lectures)
a. Phases of Nationalist Movement: Liberal Constitutionalists, Swadeshi and the Radicals;
Beginning of Constitutionalism in India
b. Gandhi and Mass Mobilisation: Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement,
and Quit India Movement
c. Socialist Alternatives: Congress Socialists, Communists
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Unit 4
Social Movements (8 lectures)
a. The Women’s Question: Participation in the National Movement and its Impact
b. The Caste Question: Anti-Brahmanical Politics
c. Peasant, Tribals and Workers Movements
Unit 5
Partition and Independence (6 lectures)
a. Communalism in Indian Politics
b. The Two-Nation Theory, Negotiations over Partition
References
I. Approaches to the Study of Nationalism in India
S. Bandopadhyay, (2004) From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India, New Delhi:
Orient Longman, pp. 184-191.
R. Thapar, (2000) ‘Interpretations of Colonial History: Colonial, Nationalist, Post-colonial’, in P.
DeSouza, (ed.) Contemporary India: Transitions, New Delhi: Sage Publications, pp. 25-36.
II. Reformism and Anti-Reformism in the Nineteenth Century
S. Bandopadhyay, (2004) From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India, New Delhi:
Orient Longman, pp.139-158, 234-276.
A. Sen, (2007) ‘The idea of Social Reform and its Critique among Hindus of Nineteenth Century
India’, in S. Bhattacharya, (ed.) Development of Modern Indian Thought and the Social
Sciences, Vol. X. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
III. Nationalist Politics and Expansion of its Social Base
S. Bandopadhyay, (2004) From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India. New Delhi:
Orient Longman, pp. 279-311.
S. Sarkar, (1983) Modern India (1885-1947), New Delhi: Macmillan.
P. Chatterjee, (1993) ‘The Nation and its Pasts’, in P. Chatterjee, The Nation and its Fragments:
Colonial and Postcolonial Histories. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 76-115.
IV. Social Movements
S. Bandopadhyay, (2004) From Plassey to Partition: A history of Modern India. New Delhi:
Orient Longman, pp. 342-357, 369-381.
G. Shah, (2002) Social Movements and the State, New Delhi: Sage, pp. 13-31
V. Partition and Independence
A. Jalal, and S. Bose, (1997) Modern South Asia: History, Culture, and Political Economy. New
Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 135-156.
A. Nandy, (2005) Rashtravad banam Deshbhakti Translated by A. Dubey, New Delhi: Vani
Prakashan. pp. 23-33. [The original essay in English is from A. Nandy, (1994) New Delhi:
Oxford University Press, pp. 1-8.]
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B. Chakrabarty and R. Pandey, (2010) Modern Indian Political Thought, New Delhi: Sage
Publications.
P. Chatterjee, (1993) The Nation and its Fragments: Colonial and Postcolonial Histories, New
Delhi: Oxford University Press.
R. Pradhan, (2008) Raj to Swaraj, New Delhi: Macmillan (Available in Hindi).
S. Islam, (2006) Bharat Mein Algaovaad aur Dharm, New Delhi: Vani Prakashan.

Students will have interactive lectures on the struggle of Indian people against colonialism. It
seeks to achieve this understanding by looking at this struggle from different theoretical
perspectives that highlight its different dimensions. The course begins discussion on the
nineteenth century Indian responses to colonial dominance in the form of reformism and its
criticism and continues through various phases up to the events leading to the Partition and
Independence. In the process, the students engage with detailed discussion on various conflicts
and contradictions by focusing on its different dimensions: communalism, class struggle, caste
and gender questions.
Assessment Methods
Students will be assessed on continuous basis followed by end term examination. Internal
assessment will be conducted at the end of each unit which may include assignments, class
presentations and viva-voce. Students will be assessed on the basis of their ability to think
critically. Students will be required to submit a critical review of any book or a film that relates
to any one unit of the syllabus before end term examination.
Keywords
Caste, Communalism, Colonialism, Dominance, Gender, Partition, Peasants Nationalism,
Struggle, Workers
GE2 - Contemporary Political Economy

(B.2)
Course Objective
Given the growing recognition worldwide of the importance of the political economy approach
to the study of global order, this course has the following objectives:
• To familiarize the students with the different theoretical approaches
• To give a brief overview of the history of the evolution of the modern capitalist world;
• To highlight the important contemporary problems, issues and debates on how these
should be addressed.
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• The students will learn about diverse approaches to international political economy.
• The study of role of international organization in transforming the world economy will
equip the students to understand the process of evolution of capitalism.
• Insights into issues and contentions of development and perspectives on globalization
will augment students’ ability to assess its impact on culture, environment, military-
security dimensions and traditional knowledge systems.
• The paper will enable students to comprehend contemporary dilemmas in the socio-
political, gender and ethnic domains.
Unit 1
Approaches to Political Economy (15 Lectures)
a) Classical Liberalism
b) Marxism
c) Welfarism
d) Neo-liberalism
e) Gandhian approach
Unit 2
Capitalist Transformation (14 Lectures)
a) European Feudalism and Transition to Capitalism
b) Globalization: Transnational Corporations, World Trade Organization, International Non-
governmental Organizations (their role in development)
Unit 3
Issues in Development (15 Lectures)
a) Culture
b) Environment
c) Knowledge Economy
Unit 4
Globalization and Development Dilemmas (16 Lectures)
a) Artificial Intelligence
b) Gender
c) Racial and Ethnic Problems
d) Migration
References
Arblaster, A. (2006) ‘The Rise and Decline of Western Liberalism’ in Lal, D. Reviving the
Invisible Hand: The Case for Classical Liberalism in the Twentyfirst Century. Princeton:
Princeton University Press, pp. 1- 8, 17- 30, and 48- 51.
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Mandel, E. (1979) An Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory. New York: Pathfinder Press,
3rd print, pp. 3-73.
Kersbergen, K.V. and Manow, P. (2009) Religion, Class Coalition and Welfare State.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, chapters 1 and 10, pp. 1-38; 266-295
Andersen, J. G. (ed.) (2008) 'The Impact of Public Policies' in Caramani, D. Comparative
Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, ch 22, pp. 547- 563.
Harvey, D. (2005) A Brief History of Neo-liberalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Ghosh, B.N. (2007) Gandhian Political Economy: Principles, Practice and Policy. Ashgate
Publishing Limited, pp. 21- 88.
Phukan, M. (1998) The Rise of the Modern West: Social and Economic History of Early
Modern Europe. Delhi: Macmillan India, pp. 420- 440.
Gilpin, R. (2003) Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order,
Princeton University Press, pp. 278- 304.
Kennedy, P. (1993) Preparing for the Twenty – First Century. UK: Vintage, Ch. 3
Prasad, K. (2000) NGOs and Social-economic Development Opportunities. New Delhi: Deep &
Deep, ch. 1, 2, 3, 5.
Fisher, J. (2003) Non-governments – NGOs and the Political Development in the Third World.
Jaipur: Rawat, ch. 1, 4, 6.81
Mackay, H. (2004) ‘The Globalization of Culture’ in Held, D. (ed.) A Globalizing World?
Culture, Economics and Politics. London: Routledge, pp. 47- 84.
Tomlinson, J. (2004) ‘Cultural Imperialism’ in Lechner, F. J and Boli, J. (eds.) The Globalization
Reader. Oxford: Blackwell, pp. 303- 311.
Lechner, F. J and Boli, J. (eds.) (2004) The Globalization Reader. Oxford: Blackwell, pp. 361-
376 and 398- 404.
Held, D. and Mcrew, A. (eds.) (2000) The Global Transformations Reader. Cambridge: Polity
Press, pp. 374- 386.
Singh, S. (1997) Taming the Waters: The Political Economy of Large Dams in India. New Delhi:
Oxford University Press, pp. 133- 163, 182- 203, 204- 240.
Kesselman, M. (2007) The Politics of Globalization. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, pp.
330- 339.
Marglin, S. (1990) ‘Towards the Decolonisation of the Mind’ in Marglin, S. and Marglin, F. A.
(eds.) Dominating Knowledge: Development, Culture and Resistance. Oxford:
Oxford University Press, pp. 1- 28.
L. Lechner, F. J and Boli, J. (eds.) (2004) The Globalization Reader. Oxford: Blackwell, pp. 211-
244.
Held, D. and Mcrew, A. (eds.) (2000) The Global Transformations Reader. Cambridge:
Polity Press, pp. 105-155.
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Omahe, K. (2004) ‘The End of the Nation State’, L. Lechner, F. J and Boli, J. (eds.) The
Globalization Reader. Oxford: Blackwell.
Glen, J. (2007) Globalization: North-South Perspectives. London: Routledge, ch.6.
Sen, A. (2006) Identity and Violence: Illusion and Destiny. London: Penguin/Allen Lane, pp.
130-148.
Berkovitch, N. (2004) ‘The Emergence and Tranformation of the International Women’s
Movements’ in L. Lechner, F. J and Boli, J. (eds.) The Globalization Reader. Oxford: Blackwell,
ch.31, pp. 251- 257.
Steans, J. (2000) ‘The Gender Dimension’ in Held, D. and Mcrew, A. (eds.), The Global
Transformations Reader. Cambridge: Polity Press, ch.35, pp. 366- 373.
Tickner, J. A. (2008) ‘Gender in World Politics’ in Baylis, J., Smith, S. & Owens, P. (eds.)
Globalization of World Politics, 4th edn., New Delhi: Oxford University Press, ch.15.
Arya, S. and Roy, A. (eds.) Poverty Gender and Migration. New Delhi: Sage, Ch. 1.
Kesselman, M. (2007) The Politics of Globalization. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, pp.
450- 462.
Nayyar, D. (ed.) (2002) Governing Globalization. Delhi: OUP, pp. 144- 176.
Classic Readings
Robert Gilpin, (1987) The Political Economy of International Relations, Princeton: Princeton
University Press.
Susan Strange (1989), Paths to International Political Economy, London: Routledge.
Additional Readings
Gelinas, J. B. (2003) Juggernaut Politics- Understanding Predatory Globalization.
Halifax, Fernwood. Available from: www.globalpolicy.org

The course aims to familiarize the students with the various dimensions involved in the
contemporary global economy. The teaching learning process will go beyond the classroom
lectures and presentation by engaging internet sources to follow the market trends. The lectures
will be highly interactive whereas the students will be encouraged to follow the daily market
trends. To enhance the cognitive ability of the students, group discussions will be organized to
make the students understand the impact of any changes in the global economy on the society.
Assessment Methods
The students will be assessed according to their performance in their internal assessment exam
and end semester exam. However, the students will be also assessed according to their
performance in group discussions. Weekly quiz and tests will be also the mode of assessment.
Keywords
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Approaches to Political Economy, Development Debates, Development vs. Environment,
Knowledge Economy, Globalization and Development
GE3 - Women, Power and Politics

(B.3)
Course Objective
This course opens up the question of women’s agency, taking it beyond ‘women’s
empowerment’ and focusing on women as radical social agents. It attempts to question the
complicity of social structures and relations in gender inequality. This is extended to cover new
forms of precarious work and labour under the new economy.

After completing this course, the students will be able to:
• Understand the concept of patriarchy, feminism, family, community and state.
• Understand the history of women’s movement and why these movements emerged, and
hence would be able to connect theory and practice.
Unit 1
Groundings (6 weeks)
1. Patriarchy (2weeks)
a. Sex-Gender Debates
b. Public and Private
c. Power
2. Feminism (2 weeks)
3. Family, Community, State (2weeks)
a. Family
b. Community
c. State
Unit 2
Movements and Issues (6 weeks)
1. History of the Women’s Movement in India (2 weeks)
2. Violence against women (2 weeks)
3. Work and Labour (2 weeks)
a. Visible and Invisible work
b. Reproductive and care work
c. Sex work
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References
I. Groundings
T. Shinde, (1993) ‘Stree Purusha Tulna’, in K. Lalitha and Susie Tharu (eds), Women Writing in
India, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, pp. 221-234
U. Chakravarti, (2001) ‘Pitrasatta Par ek Note’, in S. Arya, N. Menon & J. Lokneeta
(eds.) Naarivaadi Rajneeti: Sangharsh evam Muddey, University of Delhi: Hindi Medium
Implementation Board, pp.1-7
V Geetha, (2002) Gender, Kolkata, Stree, pp. 1-20.
M. Kosambi, (2007) Crossing the Threshold, New Delhi, Permanent Black, pp. 3-10; 40-46.
N. Menon, (2008) ‘Power’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya (eds), Political Theory: An
Introduction, Delhi: Pearson, pp.148-157
B. Hooks, (2010) ‘Feminism: A Movement to End Sexism’, in C. Mc Cann and S. Kim
(eds), The Feminist Reader: Local and Global Perspectives, New York: Routledge, pp. 51-57.
R. Delmar, (2005) ‘What is Feminism?’, in W. Kolmar & F. Bartkowski (eds) Feminist Theory:
A Reader, pp. 27-37
R. Palriwala, (2008) ‘Economics and Patriliny: Consumption and Authority within the
Household’ in M. John. (ed) Women's Studies in India, New Delhi: Penguin, pp. 414-423
U. Chakravarti, (2003) Gendering Caste through a Feminist Len, Kolkata, Stree, pp. 139- 159.
C. MacKinnon, ‘The Liberal State’ from Towards a Feminist Theory of State, Available at
http://fair-use.org/catharine-mackinnon/toward-a-feminist-theory-of-the-state/chapter-8,
Accessed: 19.04.2013.
II. Movements and Issues
I. Agnihotri and V. Mazumdar, (1997) ‘Changing the Terms of Political Discourse: Women’s
Movement in India, 1970s-1990s’, Economic and Political Weekly, 30 (29), pp. 1869-1878.
R. Kapur, (2012) ‘Hecklers to Power? The Waning of Liberal Rights and Challenges to
Feminism in India’, in A. Loomba South Asian Feminisms, Durham and London: Duke
University Press, pp. 333-355
N. Menon, (2004) ‘Sexual Violence: Escaping the Body’, in Recovering Subversion, New Delhi:
Permanent Black, pp. 106-165
P. Swaminathan, (2012) ‘Introduction’, in Women and Work, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan,
pp.1-17
J. Tronto, (1996) ‘Care as a Political Concept’, in N. Hirschmann and C. Stephano, Revisioning
the Political, Boulder: Westview Press, pp. 139-156.
Darbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, Kolkata (2011) ‘Why the so-called Immoral Traffic
(Preventive) Act of India Should be Repealed’, in P. Kotiswaran, Sex Work, New Delhi, Women
Unlimited, pp. 259-262
N. Jameela, (2011) ‘Autobiography of a Sex Worker’, in P. Kotiswaran, Sex Work, New Delhi:
Women Unlimited, pp. 225-241
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K. Millet, (1968) Sexual Politics, Available at
http://www.marxists.org/subject/women/authors/millett-kate/sexualpolitics.htm, Accessed:
19.04.2013.
S. de Beauvoir (1997) Second Sex, London: Vintage.
F. Engles, Family, Private Property and State, Available at
http://readingfromtheleft.com/PDF/EngelsOrigin.pdf, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
S. Brownmiller, (1975) Against our Wills, New York: Ballantine.
N. Menon (2008) ‘Gender’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya (eds), Political Theory: An
Introduction, New Delhi: Pearson, pp. 224-233
R. Hussain, (1988) ‘Sultana’s Dream’, in Sultana’s Dream and Selections from the Secluded
Ones – translated by Roushan Jahan, New York: The Feminist Press.
S. Ray ‘Understanding Patriarchy’, Available at
http://www.du.ac.in/fileadmin/DU/Academics/course_material/hrge_06.pdf
Saheli Women’s Centre, (2007) Talking Marriage, Caste and Community: Women’s Voices
from Within, New Delhi: monograph 114
C. Zetkin, ‘Proletarian Woman’, Available at
http://www.marxists.org/archive/zetkin/1896/10/women.htm, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
J. Ghosh, (2009) Never Done and Poorly Paid: Women’s Work in Globalising India, Delhi:
Women Unlimited
Justice Verma Committee Report, Available at http://nlrd.org/womens-rightsinitiative/justice-
verma-committee-report-download-full-report, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
N. Gandhi and N. Shah, (1992) Issues at Stake – Theory and Practice in the Women’s
Movement, New Delhi: Kali for Women.
V. Bryson, (1992) Feminist Political Theory, London: Palgrave-MacMillan, pp. 175-180; 196-
200
M. Mies, (1986) ‘Colonisation and Housewifisation’, in Patriarchy and Accumulation on a
World Scale London: Zed, pp. 74-111, Available at
http://caringlabor.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/maria-mies-colonizationand-housewifization/.
R. Ghadially, (2007) Urban Women in Contemporary India, Delhi: Sage Publications.
Saheli Women’s Centre (2001) ‘Reproductive Health and Women’s Rights, Sex Selection and
feminist response’ in S Arya, N. Menon, J. Lokneeta (eds), Nariwadi Rajneeti, Delhi, pp. 284-
306
V. Bryson (2007) Gender and the Politics of Time, Bristol: Polity Press
Readings in Hindi:
D. Mehrotra, (2001) Bhartiya Mahila Andolan: Kal, Aaj aur Kal, Delhi: Books for Change
G. Joshi, (2004) Bharat Mein Stree Asmaanta: Ek Vimarsh, University of Delhi: Hindi Medium
Implementation Board
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N. Menon (2008) ‘Power’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya (eds) Political Theory: An
Introduction, New Delhi: Pearson
N. Menon (2008) ‘Gender’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya (eds) Political Theory: An
Introduction, New Delhi, Pearson
R. Upadhyay and S. Upadhyay (eds.) (2004) Aaj ka Stree Andolan, Delhi: Shabd Sandhan.
मेनन, िनवेिदता, साधना आयार् और िजनी लोकनीता (ed.), नारीवादी राजनीित: संघषर् एवं मुद्दे, िदल्ली: िहं दी माध्यम
कायर्न्वय िनदेशालय,2001.

The teaching-learning process for this course would involve class lectures, class discussion, class
presentation, debates on contemporary issues and relevant cases. Teaching would also involve
methods like power point and film screening.
Assessment Methods
Students will be assessed at different stages during the course learning process. After completing
every unit they will be asked to take part in group discussions on any one important event or
issue relevant for that unit. They will also do one presentation and one assignment.
Keywords
patriarchy, feminism, family, community, power, state, movement
GE4 - Gandhi and the Contemporary World

(B.4)
Course Objective
Locating Gandhi in a global frame, the course seeks to elaborate Gandhian thought and examine
its practical implications. It will introduce students to key instances of Gandhi’s continuing
influence right up to the contemporary period and enable them to critically evaluate his legacy.

This course will help students to understand Gandhian philosophy in a critical and analytical
manner. It will also help in describing the impact of Gandhian thought on Indian and global
politics. It will help in identifying and explaining selected approaches and methods that
historians have used to study the history of anti-colonial Indian politics.
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Unit 1
Gandhi on Modern Civilization and Ethics of Development (2 weeks)
a. Conception of Modern Civilisation and Alternative Modernity
b. Critique of Development: Narmada Bachao Andolan
Unit 2
Gandhian Thought: Theory and Action (4 weeks)
a. Theory of Satyagraha
b. Satyagraha in Action
i. Peasant Satyagraha: Kheda and the Idea of Trusteeship
ii. Temple Entry and Critique of Caste
iii. Social Harmony: 1947and Communal Unity
Unit 3
Gandhi’s Legacy (4 weeks)
a) Tolerance: Anti - Racism Movements (Anti - Apartheid and Martin Luther King)
b) The Pacifist Movement
c) Women’s Movements
d) Gandhigiri: Perceptions in Popular Culture
Unit 4
Gandhi and the Idea of Political (2 weeks)
a) Swaraj
b) Swadeshi
References
I. Gandhi on Modern Civilization and Ethics of Development
B. Parekh, (1997) ‘The Critique of Modernity’, in Gandhi: A Brief Insight, Delhi: Sterling
Publishing Company, pp. 63-74.
K. Ishii, (2001) ‘The Socio-economic Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi: As an Origin of Alternative
Development’, Review of Social Economy. Vol. 59 (3), pp. 297-312.
D. Hardiman, (2003) ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’, in Gandhi in his Time and Ours. Delhi:
Oxford University Press, pp. 224- 234.
A Baviskar, (1995) ‘The Politics of the Andolan’, in In the Belly of the River: Tribal Conflict
Over Development in the Narmada Valley, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp.202-228.
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R Iyer, (ed) (1993) ‘Chapter 4’ in The Essential Writings of Mahatma Gandhi, New Delhi:
R. Ramashray, (1984) ‘Liberty Versus Liberation’, in Self and Society: A Study in Gandhian
Thought, New Delhi: Sage Publication.
II. Gandhian Thought: Theory and Action

B. Parekh, (1997) ‘Satyagrah’, in Gandhi: A Brief Insight, Delhi: Sterling Publishing Company,
pp. 51-63.
D. Dalton, (2000) ‘Gandhi’s originality’, in A. Parel (ed) Gandhi, Freedom and Self-Rule, New
Delhi: Lexington Books, pp.63-86.
D. Hardiman, (1981) ‘The Kheda Satyagraha’, in Peasant Nationalists of Gujarat: Kheda District,
1917-1934, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 86-113.
J. Brown, (2000) ‘Gandhi and Human Rights: In search of True humanity’, in A. Parel (ed)
Gandhi, Freedom and Self-Rule, New Delhi: Lexington Books, pp. 93-100.
R. Iyer, (2000) ‘Chapter 10 and 11’, in The Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi,
New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 251-344
I. Knudegaard, (2010), Gandhi’s Vision for Indian Society: Theory and Action, Master Thesis in
History, University of Oslo, Available at:
https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/23275/IngfridxKnudegaardxmasteroppgavexixh
istorie.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y, Accessed: 14.05.2019, pp.27-38.
P. Rao, (2009) ‘Gandhi, Untouchability and the Postcolonial Predicament: A Note’. Social
Scientist. Vol. 37 (1/2). Pp. 64-70.
B. Parekh, (1999) ‘Discourse on Unsociability’, in Colonialism, Tradition and Reform: An
Analysis of Gandhi's Political Discourse, New Delhi: Sage Publication.
D. Hardiman, (2003) ‘Fighting Religious Hatreds’, in Gandhi in His Time and Ours. Delhi:
III. Gandhi’s Legacy

D. Hardiman, (2003) ‘Gandhi’s Global Legacy’, in Gandhi in His Time and Ours. Delhi: Oxford
Manimala, (1984) ‘Zameen Kenkar? Jote Onkar: Women’s participation in the Bodhgaya
struggles’, in M. Kishwar and R. Vanita (eds) In Search of Answers: Indian Women’s Voices
from Manushi, London: Zed Press.
M. Shah, (2006) ‘Gandhigiri; A Philosophy of Our Times’, The Hindu, Available at
http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/28/stories/2006092802241000.htm, Accessed: 14.05.2019.
A. Ghosh and T. Babu, (2006) ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai: Unravelling Brand ‘Gandhigiri’,
Economic and Political Weekly, 41 (51), pp. 5225 – 5227.
H. Trivedi (2011) ‘Literary and Visual Portrayal of Gandhi’, in J Brown and A Parel (eds)
Cambridge Companion to Gandhi, Cambridge University Press 2011, pp. 199-218.
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IV. Gandhi and the Idea of Political
P. Chatterjee, (1986) ‘The Moment of Maneuver’, in Nationalist Thought and the Colonial
World: A derivative discourse?, Delhi: Zed Books.
Indian Council for Historical Research (1976) ‘The Logic of Gandhian Nationalism: Civil
Disobedience and the Gandhi – Irwin Pact, 1930-31’, Indian Historical Review, Available at
http://www.ichrindia.org/journal.pdf, Accessed: 18.04.2013.
D. Dalton, (1996) ‘Swaraj: Gandhi’s Idea of Freedom’, in Mahatma Gandhi: Selected Political
Writings, USA: Hackett Publishing, pp. 95-148.
A. Parel (ed.) (1997) ‘Editor’s Introduction’, in Gandhi, Hind Swaraj and Other Writings
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Classics
M K Gandhi “Hind Swaraj” Navjeevan Trust, Ahmedabad, 1910,
https://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/hind_swarajya_mk_gandhi_201
0.pdf
M. K. Gandhi Chapter XII&XIII, “Satyagraha in South Africa, Navjivan Trust, Ahmmedabad,
1928, pp. 95-107
M.K. Gandhi, (1941) ‘Chapter 1, 2, 9, 15, and 16’, in Constructive Programme: Its Meaning and
Place, Ahmedabad: Navjivan Trust.
M.K. Gandhi’s India of My Dreams (Compiled R.K. Prabhu): “The meaning of Swaraj” (no.2);
“Communal unity” (no.59); “The curse of untouchability” (no.61); “Religious tolerance in India”
(no.62); “The problem of minorities” (no.66). Available at:
https://ia802902.us.archive.org/22/items/Mere_sapno_ka_Bharat-
mk_gandhi/MereSapnoKaBharat-MkGandhi1947.pdf
Additional Readings:
A. Baviskar, (1995) ‘National Development, Poverty and the environment’, in In the Belly
of the River: Tribal Conflict Over Development in the Narmada Valley, Delhi: Oxford
B. Parekh, (1997) ‘Religious Thought’, in Gandhi: A Brief Insight, Delhi: Sterling Publishing
Company.
R. Iyer, (1993) The Essential Writings of Mahatma Gandhi, New Delhi: Oxford University
Press, pp. 299-344; 347-373.
S. Sarkar, (1982) Modern India 1885-1947, New Delhi: Macmillan, pp. 432-39.
R. Iyer, (2001) The Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press. pp. 344-358.
H. Coward, (2003) ‘Gandhi, Ambedkar, and Untouchability’, in H. Coward (ed) Indian Critiques
of Gandhi, New York: State University of New York Press, pp. 41-66.
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J. Lipner, (2003) ‘A Debate for Our Times’, in Harold Coward (ed) Indian Critiques of
Gandhi, New York: State University of New York Press, pp. 239-58
M. Gandhi, (1941) ‘Chapter 1, 2, 9, 15, and 16’, in Constructive Programme: Its Meaning and
Place, Ahmedabad: Navjivan Trust.
R. Terchek, (1998) Gandhi: Struggling for Autonomy, USA: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.
N. Dirks, (2001), ‘The Reformation of Caste: Periyar, Ambedkar and Gandhi’, in Castes of
Mind: Colonialism and the making of Modern India, Princeton: Princeton University Press.
R. Mukharjee, (ed) (1995), The Penguin Gandhi Reader, New Delhi: Penguin.
T. Weber, (2006) 'Gandhi is dead, Long live Gandhi- The Post Gandhi Gandhian Movement in
India', in Gandhi, Gandhism and the Gandhians, New Delhi: Roli.
A. Taneja, (2005) Gandhi Women and the National Movement 1920-1947, New Delhi:
Haranand Publishers.
J. Brown, (2008) Gandhi and Civil Disobedience: The Mahatma in Indian Politics, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
R. Ramashray, (1984) ‘What Beyond the Satanic Civilization?’, in Self and Society: A Study in
Gandhian Thought, New Delhi: Sage Publication.
Readings in Hindi
म.क गाँधी 'िहन्द स्वराज ' नवजीवन ट्रस्ट 1916.
म .क गाँधी मेरे सपनो का भारत 1947
नेमा, जे. पी और प्रताप िसं ह ‘गाँधी जी का दशर्न’ “धमर् की अवधारणा” िरसचर् पिब्लकेशन्स जयपुर, 2018 पृष्ठ
56-62.
नेमा, जे. पी और प्रताप िसं ह ‘गाँधी जी का दशर्न’ "सत्याग्रह की अवधारणा” िरसचर् पिब्लकेशन्स जयपुर, 2018
पृष्ठ 79-85.
नेमा, जे. पी और प्रताप िसं ह ‘गाँधी जी का दशर्न’ "स्वराज्य की अवधारणा” िरसचर् पिब्लकेशन्स जयपुर, 2018
पृष्ठ 86-97.
जैन, मानक ‘गाँधी के िवचारों की 21वीं सदी में प्रासंिगकता’ (भाग-2) “अस्पृश्यता िनवारण में गाँधी का योगदान”
आिद पिब्लकेशन्स, जयपुर 2010, पृष्ठ 275-317.
अग्रवाल, सुनील कुमार ‘गाँधी और सांप्रदाियक एकता’ “सांप्रदाियक एकता का दशर्न और गाँधी” अजुर्न
पिब्लिशं ग हाउस, नई िदल्ली 2009 पृष्ठ 189-219.
झा, मनोज कुमार ‘िहन्दू -मुिस्लम एकता और गाँधी : एक अध्ययन “सांप्रदाियक सौहाद्र् और गाँधी” सन्मागर्
प्रकाशन, िदल्ली 1990 पृष्ठ 119-146.
कुमार प्रभात ‘स्वतंत्रता संग्राम और गाँधी’ “गाँधी का सत्याग्रह-दशर्न” िहं दी माध्यम कायार्न्वय िनदेर्शालय, नई
िदल्ली, 2013.
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िमश्र, अिनल दत्त ‘गाँधी एक अध्ययन’ “गाँधी और पयार्वरण” िपयसर्न प्रकाशन, िदल्ली 2016 पृष्ठ 239-249.

The mainstay of this paper is to make students understanding the contemporary relevance of
Gandhi. This will thereby involve use of Gandhi’s Original works and how Gandhian ideas are
been used by practitioners.
Activities
Topic 1
1. Reading of primary texts:- M K Gandhi Chapter VI and XIII “ Hind Swaraj” Navjeevan Trust,
Ahmedabad, 1910
2. A site visit to any on-going developmental project preferably in NCT Delhi by students and
submission of report on Environmental law Violation and Resistance by People in a Gandhian
Way.
Topic 2
1. Reading of primary texts:- M K Gandhi Chapter XII&XIII, “ Satyagraha in South Africa,
Navjivan Trust, Ahmmedabad, 1928, pp. 95-107
2. A Report followed by presentation on functioning of Cooperative and Community
engagement for example Amuland/or SEWA in Gujarat to understand Trusteeship and its
relevance
Topic 3
1. Movie Screenings (Movies like Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Gandhi by Richard Attenboroughand
Student’s Participation in reviewing/discussing the movie from a Gandhian perspective or
Cultural engagement of Students with Gandhian Ideas through Staging of a street play.
Topic 4
Student Visit to Any Gandhian Institution in Delhi like, Gandhi Darshan and Smiriti to
understand on-going Gandhian work and programme and interacting with Gandhian activists.
Assessment Methods
Film/Documentary review and group discussions will be used to understand the critical mindset
of individual students. Field work can be undertaken in areas where Gandhian methods are being
used to attain justice. These visits can be translated to working paper of group under the
guidance of course instructors.
Keywords
Gandhi, Swaraj, Modern Civilization, Tolerance, Social Harmony
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GE5 - Understanding Ambedkar
(B.5)
Course Objective
This course is broadly intended to introduce Ambedkar’s ideas and their relevance in
contemporary India, by looking beyond caste. Ambedkar’s philosophical contributions towards
Indian economy and class question, sociological interpretations on religion, gender, caste and
cultural issues; ideas on politics such as concepts of nation, state, democracy, law and
constitutionalism are to be pedagogically interrogated and interpreted. This will help students to
critically engage themselves with the existing social concerns, state and economic structures and
other institutional mechanisms. This also will facilitate them to strengthen their creative thinking
with a collective approach to understand ongoing social, political, cultural and economic issues
of the society.

The course is designed to provide students the original writings and ideas of Ambedkar on
diverse issues beyond caste and equip them to critically engage with the ideas, interpretations.
By engaging with the original sources as well as secondary writings on Ambedkar’s ideas that
cover, caste, class, gender, religion, state, democracy and constitution the students will be able to
understand a thinker in the context and contemporaneity. At the end of the course, students shall
be equipped with the method of understanding the ideas, philosophy and relevance of a particular
thinker. Students shall also be able to reflect on the method of the thinker’s engagement with the
then context, issues and concepts. Finally, the students shall be equipped in understanding the
conceptual and philosophical diversity, situatedness and significance of Ambedkar beyond his
contribution in the sphere of social justice and drafting the Indian constitution. The course thus
provides an opportunity to the students to understand Ambedkar for his several important
contributions in the field of religion, state, democracy, gender, economy and history.
Unit 1
Introducing Ambedkar (1 week)
Approach to Study Polity, History, Economy, Religion and Society
Unit 2
Caste and Religion (3 weeks)
a. Caste, Untouchability and Critique of Hindu Social Order
b. Religion and Conversion
Unit 3
Women’s Question (2 weeks)
a. Rise and Fall of Hindu Women
b. Hindu Code Bill
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Unit 4
Political Vision (2 weeks)
a. Nation and Nationalism
b. Democracy and Citizenship
Unit 5
Constitutionalism (2 weeks)
a. Rights and Representations
b. Constitution as an Instrument of Social Transformation
Unit 6
Economy and Class Question (2 weeks)
a. Planning and Development
b. Land and Labour
References
I. Introducing Ambedkar
G. Omvedt, (2008) ‘Phule-Remembering The Kingdom of Bali’, Seeking Begumpura Navyana,
pp. 159-184.
M. Gore, (1993) The Social Context of an Ideology: Ambedkar’s Political and Social Thought,
Delhi: Sage Publication, pp. 73-122 ; 196-225.
B. Ambedkar, (1989) ‘Annihilation of Caste with a Reply to Mahatma Gandhi’, in Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches: Vol. 1, Education Deptt., Government of
Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp. 23-96.
II. Caste and Religion
The Untouchables: Who were they and why they became Untouchables? Available at
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ey%20became%20PART%20I.htm, Accessed: 18.04.2013.
B. Ambedkar, (1987) ‘The Hindu Social Order: Its Essential Principles’, in Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar Writings and Speeches: Vol. 3, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra, 1989,
pp. 95-129.
B. Ambedkar, (2003) ‘What way Emancipation?’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and
Speeches, Vol. 17-III, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp-175-201.
III. Women’s Question
S. Rege, (2013) ‘Against the Madness of Manu’, in B. R. Ambedkar’s Writings on Brahmanical
Patriarchy, Navyana Publication, pp. 13-59 ; 191-232.
B. Ambedkar, (2003) ‘The Rise and Fall of Hindu Woman: Who was Responsible for It?’, in Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches Vol. 17- II, Education Deptt., Government of
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IV. Political Vision
B. Ambedkar, (1991) ‘What Gandhi and Congress have done to the Untouchables’, in Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Education Deptt, Government of Maharashtra,
Vol.9, pp. 40-102; 181-198; 274-297.
B. Ambedkar, (2003) ‘Conditions Precedent for the successful working of Democracy’, in Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Vol. 17-III, Education Deptt, Government of
G. Aloysius, (2009). Ambedkar on Nation and Nationalism, Critical Quest, Delhi.
B. R. Ambedkar, (2003), ‘I have no Homeland’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and
Speeches Vol- 17, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp-51-58.
V. Constitutionalism
Ambedkar, Evidence before South Borough committee on Franchise, Available
at http://www.ambedkar.org/ambcd/07.%20Evidence%20before%20the%20Southborough%2
0Committee.htm, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
Constituent Assembly Debates, Ambedkar’s speech on Draft Constitution on 4th November
1948, CAD Vol. VII, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Government of India, 3rd Print, pp. 31-41.
B. Ambedkar, (2013), States and Minorities, Delhi: Critical Quest.
VI. Economy and Class Question
B. Ambedkar, (1987) ‘Buddha or Karl Marx’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and
Speeches, Vol. 3, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp-442-462.
S. Thorat, (2007) ‘Economic System, Development and Economic Planning’, in S. Thorat and
Aryama (eds), Ambedkar in Retrospect: Essays on Economics, Politics and Society, Delhi:
Rawat Publishers, pp. 25-48.
B. Ambedkar, (1991) ‘Labor and Parliamentary Democracy and Welfare’, in Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Vol. 10, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra,
Mumbai, pp. 106-112; 139-143; 243-252
B. Mungekar, (2007) ‘Labour Policy’ in S. Thorat and Aryama (eds), Ambedkar in Retrospect:
Essays on Economics, Politics and Society, Delhi: Rawat Publishers, pp. 76-92.
Classics
Ambedkar, B. R. (1987) ‘Philosophy of Hinduism’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and
Ambedkar, B. R. (1989) ‘The Hindu Social Order: Its Essential Principles’, in Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar Writings and Speeches: Vol. 3, Education Dptt., Government of Maharashtra, pp. 95-
129.
Ambedkar, B. R. (1987) ‘The Women and the Counter-Revolution’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Writings and Speeches, Vol. 3, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp. 427-
437.
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Ambedkar, B. R. (2003) ‘The Rise and Fall of Hindu Woman: Who was Responsible for It?’, in
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches Vol. 17- II, Education Deptt., Government of
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Speeches Vol- 17, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp-51-58.
Ambedkar, B. R. (2003) ‘Conditions Precedent for the successful working of Democracy’, in Dr.
Ambedkar, B. R. (2003), ‘Role of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in Bringing The Untouchables on the
Political Horizon of India and Lying A Foundation of Indian Democracy’, in Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Vol. 17-I, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra,
Mumbai, pp-63-178.
Ambedkar, B. R. (2003) ‘Buddhism paved way for Democracy and Socialistic Pattern of
Society’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Vol. 17-III, Education Deptt.,
Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp. 406-409.
Ambedkar, B. R. (2003) ‘Failure of Parliamentary Democracy will Result in Rebellion, Anarchy
and Communism’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Vol. 17-III, Education
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Ambedkar, B. R. (2003) ‘Prospects of Democracy in India’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
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519-523.
Ambedkar, B. R. (2003), ‘Depressed Classes against Second Chamber: Dr. Ambedkar on Joint
Parliamentary Committee Report Provision for Better Representation Demanded’, in Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Vol. 17-I, Education Deptt, Government of
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Ambedkar, B. R. (1991) ‘Labor and Parliamentary Democracy and Welfare’, in Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Vol. 10, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra,
Mumbai, pp. 106-112; 139-143; 243-252.
Ambedkar, B. R. (1987) ‘Buddha or Karl Marx’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and
Speeches, Vol. 3, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp-442-462
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सोनटक्के, यशवंत. (2017). धमार्ंतरण. In बाबासाहेब डॉ. आं बेडकर के िवचार (pp. 320-333). नई िदल्ली:
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E- references:
www.Ambedkar.org
www.veliwada.com
https://drambedkarbooks.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/selected-work-of-dr-b-r-ambedkar.pdf
https://nmuthumohan.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/ambedkar-and-problems-of-historical-
materialism/
I. Introducing Ambedkar
E. Zelliot, (1996) ‘From Untouchable to Dalit: Essays on the Ambedkar Movement’, in The
Leadership of Babasaheb Ambedkar, Delhi: Manohar, pp. 53-78.
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G. Omvedt, Liberty Equality and Community: Dr. Ambedkar’s Vision of New Social Order,
Available at http://www.ambedkar.org/research/LibertyEquality.htm, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
II. Caste and Religion
B. Ambedkar, (1987) ‘Philosophy of Hinduism’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and
E. Zelliot, (2013) ‘Ambedkar’s World: The Making of Babasaheb and the Dalit Movement’, in
The Religious Conversion Movement-1935-1956, Delhi, pp. 143-173.
III. Women’s Question
B. Ambedkar, (1987) ‘The Women and the Counter-Revolution’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Writings and Speeches, Vol. 3, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp. 427-
437.
P. Ramabai, (2013), The High Caste Hindu Woman, Critical Quest, Delhi.
IV. Political Vision
B. Ambedkar, (2003), ‘Role of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in Bringing the Untouchables on the
Political Horizon of India and Lying A Foundation of Indian Democracy’, in Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Vol. 17-I, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra,
Mumbai, pp-63-178.
B. Ambedkar, (2003) ‘Buddhism paved way for Democracy and Socialistic Pattern of Society’,
in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Vol. 17-III, Education Deptt., Government
of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp. 406-409.
B. Ambedkar, (2003) ‘Failure of Parliamentary Democracy will Result in Rebellion, Anarchy
and Communism’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Vol. 17-III, Education
Deptt., Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp. 423-437.
B. Ambedkar, (2003) ‘Prospects of Democracy in India’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings
and Speeches, Vol. 17-III, Education Deptt., Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp. 519-523.
B. Ambedkar, (2003) ‘People cemented by feeling of one country, One Constitution and One
Destiny, Take the Risk of Being Independent’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and
Speeches Vol. 17-III, Education Deptt, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp. 13-59.
V. Constitutionalism
A. Gajendran, (2007) ‘Representation’, in S. Thorat and Aryama (eds.), Ambedkar in Retrospect:
Essays on Economics, Politics and Society, Delhi: Rawat Publishers, pp. 184-194.
B. Ambedkar, (2003), ‘Depressed Classes against Second Chamber: Dr. Ambedkar on Joint
Parliamentary Committee Report Provision for Better Representation Demanded’, in Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, Vol. 17-I, Education Deptt, Government of
VI. Economy and Class Question
R. Ram, (2010) ‘Dr, Ambedkar, Neo Liberal Market-Economy and Social Democracy in India’,
in Human Rights Global Focus, Vol. V (384), pp. 12-38, (www.roundtableindia.co.in)
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B. Ambedkar, (2003) ‘Trade Union must Enter Politics to Protect their Interests’, in Dr.
Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp.174-192.
B. Ambedkar, (1991) ‘Why Indian Labour determined to War’, in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Writings and Speeches, Vol. 10, Education Deptt, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, pp. 36-
43.
A. Teltumbde and S. Sen (eds), ‘Caste Question in India’, in Scripting the Change, Selected
Writings of Anuradha Ghandi, pp. 62- 91.

This will involve acquainting the students with excerpts of Ambedkar’s original writing collected
in various volumes. The focus of class lecture would be on one hand to locate Ambedkar’s
Thought in the context of his times and on the other hand to understand the influences on him
that had made him dream of a equitable world. Serial Samvidhan could be used as an audio-
visual aid to understand Ambedkar and his contemporary vision on important issues especially
his speech that was delivered during adoption of constitution. Filed visit to Ambedkar memorial
or Mumbai to celebrate Mahparnivaran diwas can further augment students understanding of
continuing relevance of Ambedkar in present times.
Format for Student Presentations
(1) Five presentations on any original writing/speeches by B. R Ambedkar can be used by the
students for presentations (Preferably other than compulsory writings that has been suggested in
the reading list)
(2) Six Presentations on the different issues concerned to Ambedkar’s works and their relevance
in contemporary India. (Preferably other than compulsory writings that has been suggested in the
reading list)
(3) One Presentation on Critical understanding on Ambedkar’s Ideas.
References for Students’ Presentations:
1) Babasaheb Ambedkar, Writings and Speeches, 22 Volumes (URL: www.ambedkar.org)
2) Narendra Jadhav, Ambedkar Spoke, 3 Volumes
3) Any other related audio-visual source
Assessment Methods
Reflective and critical test will form the mainstay of assessment for this paper. Quiz and group
presentations will further be used to analysis students Understanding of Ambedkar’s views.
Keywords
Ambedkar, Religion, Constitutionalism, Women, Justice, Equality
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GE6 - Governance: Issues and Challenges
(B.6)
Course Objective
This paper deals with concepts and different dimensions of governance highlighting the major
debates in the contemporary times. There is a need to understand the importance of the concept
of governance in the context of a globalising world, environment, administration, development.
The essence of governance is explored through the various good governance initiatives
introduced in India.

• The students are acquainted with the changing nature of governance in the era of
globalization.
• The students are introduced to the most contemporary ideas of sustainable development
and green governance.
• The students become familiar with a rigorous introduction to the best practices in India
on good governance.
Unit 1
Government and Governance: Concepts [12 lectures]
a) Role of State in The Era of Globalisation
b) State, Market and Civil Society
Unit 2
Governance and Development [12 lectures]
Changing Dimensions of Development Strengthening Democracy through Good Governance
Unit 3
Environmental Governance [12 lectures]
a) Human-Environment Interaction
b) Green Governance: Sustainable Human Development
Unit 4
Local Governance [12 lectures]
a) Democratic Decentralisation
b) People's Participation in Governance
Unit 5
Good Governance Initiatives in India: Best Practices [20 lectures]
a) Public Service Delivery
b) Electronic Governance
c) Citizens Charter & Right to Information
d) Corporate Social Responsibility
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References
Government and Governance: Concepts
B. Chakrabarty and M. Bhattacharya, (eds.) The Governance Discourse. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press,1998
Surendra Munshi and Biju Paul Abraham (eds.), Good Governance, Democratic Societies and
Globalisation, Sage Publishers, 2004
United Nation Development Programme, Reconceptualising Governance, New York, 1997
Carlos Santiso, Good Governance and Aid Effectiveness: The World Bank and Conditionality,
Johns Hopkins University, The Georgetown Public Policy Review, Volume VII, No.1, 2001
Vasudha Chotray and Gery Stroker, Governance Theory: A Cross Disciplinary Approach,
Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
J. Rosenau, ‘Governance, Order, and Change in World Politics’, in J. Rosenau, and E. Czempiel
(eds.) Governance without Government: Order and Change in World Politics, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1992
B. Nayar (ed.), Globalization and Politics in India. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007 pp. 218-
240.
Smita Mishra Panda, Engendering Governance Institutions: State, Market and Civil Society,
Sage Publications, 2008
Neera Chandhoke, State and Civil Society Explorations in Political Theory, Sage Publishers,
1995
िसं ह, अभय प्रसाद एवं कृष्ण मुरारी (2018), शासन: मुद्दे एवं चुनौितयाँ, ओिरयंट ब्लैकस्वान, नई िदल्ली
चक्रबतीर्, िबद्युत, प्रकाश चंद (2018), वैश्वीकृत दुिनया में लोक प्रशासन, सेज भाषा, नई िदल्ली
िसन्हा, मनोज (2010) प्रशासन एवं लोकनीित, ओिरयंट ब्लैकस्वान, नई िदल्ली
Governance and Development
B. C. Smith, Good Governance and Development, Palgrave, 2007
World Bank Report, Governance and Development, 1992
P. Bardhan, ‘Epilogue on the Political Economy of Reform in India’, in The Political Economy
of Development in India. 6th edition, Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2005
J. Dreze and A. Sen, India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, 1995
Niraja Gopal Jayal[ed.], Democracy in India, Oxford University Press, 2007
Environmental Governance
Ramachandra Guha, Environmentalism: A Global History, Longman Publishers, 1999
J.P. Evans, Environmental Governance, Routledge, 2012
Emilio F. Moran, Environmental Social Science: Human - Environment interactions and
Sustainability, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
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Burns H Weston and David Bollier, Green Governance: Ecological Survival, Human Rights and
the Law of the Commons, Cambridge University Press, 2013
Bina Agarwal, Gender and Green Governance, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2013
J. Volger, ‘Environmental Issues’, in J. Baylis, S. Smith and P. Owens (eds.) Globalization of
World Politics, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 348-362.
A. Heywood, Global Politics, New York: Palgrave, 2011, pp. 383-411.
N. Carter, The Politics of Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy, Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2007, pp. 13-81.
Local Governance
Pranab Bardhan and Dilip Mookherjee, Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing
Countries: A Comparative Perspective, MIT Press, 2006
T.R. Raghunandan, Decentralization and Local Governments: The Indian Experience, Readings
on The Economy, Polity and Society, Orient Blackswan, 2013
Pardeep Sachdeva, Local Government in India, Pearson Publishers, 2011
P. de Souza, (2002) ‘Decentralization and Local Government: The Second Wind of Democracy
in India’, in Z. Hasan, E. Sridharan and R. Sudarshan (eds.) India’s Living Constitution: Ideas,
Practices and Controversies, New Delhi: Permanent Black, 2002
Mary John, ‘Women in Power? Gender, Caste and Politics of Local Urban Governance’,
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 42(39), 2007
Good Governance Initiatives in India: Best Practices
Niraja Gopal Jayal, Democracy and the State: Welfare, Secularism, and Development in
Contemporary India, Oxford University Press, 1999
Reetika Khera[ed.], The Battle for Employment Guarantee, Oxford University Press, 2011
Nalini Juneja, Primary Education for All in the City of Mumbai: The Challenge Set By Local
Actors', International Institute For Educational Planning, UNESCO: Paris, 2001
Maxine Molyneux and Shahra Razavi, Gender, Justice, Development, and Rights, Oxford
Jugal Kishore, National Health Programs of India: National Policies and Legislations, Century
Publications, 2005
Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen, India, Economic Development and Social Opportunity, Oxford
K. Lee and Mills, The Economic of Health in Developing Countries, Oxford University Press,
1983
Marmar Mukhopadhyay and Madhu Parhar (eds.) Education in India: Dynamics of
Development, Shipra Publications, 2007
K. Vijaya Kumar, Right to Education Act 2009: Its Implementation as to Social Development in
India, Akansha Publishers, 2012
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Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze, Omnibus: Poverty and Famines, Hunger and Public Action, India-
Economic Development and Social Opportunity, Oxford University Press, 1998
Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen, An Uncertain Glory: India And Its Contradictions, Princeton
Reetika Khera, ‘Rural Poverty and Public Distribution System’, Economic and Political Weekly,
Vol-XLVIII, No.45-46, Nov 2013
Pradeep Chaturvedi, Women and Food Security: Role of Panchayats, Concept Publishing House,
2002
Bidyut Mohanty, “Women, Right to Food and Role of Panchayats”, Mainstream, Vol. LII, No.
42, October 11, 2014
D. Crowther, Corporate Social Responsibility, Deep and Deep Publishers, 2008
Sanjay K. Agarwal, Corporate Social Responsibility in India, Sage Publishers, 2008
Pushpa Sundar, Business & Community: The Story of Corporate Social Responsibility in India,
New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2013.

The General Elective course titled, Governance: Issues and Challenges in CBCS programme aim
to engage the students in the classroom by following the 6 E's and S (Engage, Explore, Explain,
Elaborate, Evaluate, Extend, and Standards) strategy. The lesson plan is designed to continually
engage students to add/ construct new knowledge in combination with the existing knowledge.
Teachers give the lecture to introduce the concepts, process and incorporate the skills in students
to probe the ‘essential question’ which every unit comes with forming the basis of enquiry.
Critical thinking and cooperative learning is another teaching learning tool used in this course to
engage students to learn together in a group promoting a climate of deliberation, discussion, and
knowledge sharing. This is crucial since this paper deals with a topic like sustainable
development, green governance which requires active participation from civil society, academia,
students, bureaucracy, politics, etc. Power Point Presentation, audio visual methods like
documentary screening are significant in this course to engage the students with real life
globalized scenarios.
Assessment Methods
This course has a scope of undertaking field studies to understand the globalized discourse using
contextual, theoretical, grounded, mixed method approach. The students will be evaluated on the
written semester examination. Internal examination can be assessed on various parameters like
project/ article/ term paper/ group presentation/ field work. Additionally, students reflective and
cognitive thinking will be assessed by the contribution they make in classroom discussions and
group projects.
Keywords
Good Governance, Green Governance, Democratic Decentralisation, Public Service Delivery, E-
Governance, RTI, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
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GE7 - Politics of Globalization
(B.7)
Course Objective
The objective of this generic elective paper is to make students from diverse background
understand the process of globalization from a political perspective. This paper will create a
broad understanding of the issues and processes globalization based on critical analysis of the
various anchors and dimensions of globalization.

• The students will learn about the nature, significance and contemporary debates around
globalization.
• The study of various approaches and concepts of globalization and the role of
international economic organizations will augment students’ knowledge on international
political economy.
• The course will provide an insight into the alternative understanding of globalization and
various critical aspects related to it.
• The paper will equip students with a comprehensive knowledge of the impact of
globalization on developing countries in the context of contemporary international issues
like civil society, social movements and human migration.
Unit 1
Concept of Globalization: Globalization debate; for and against.
Unit 2
Approaches to understanding globalization:
a) Liberal approach
b) Radical approach
Unit 3
International Institutions/Regimes
a) World Bank
b) International Monetary Fund
c) The World Trade Organization
Unit 4
Issues in Globalization:
Alternative Perspectives on its nature and character, critical dimensions: economic, political and
cultural
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Unit 5
Globalization and democracy: State, sovereignty and the civil society.
Unit 6
Globalization and Politics in developing countries
a) Globalization and social movements
b) Globalization and the demise of Nation State
c) Globalization and human migration
Unit 7
The inevitability of globalization: Domestic and Global responses
References
J. Baylis, Smith and Owens, eds. (2017) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to
International Relations, New York: Oxford University Press.
Joseph E. Stiglitz (2018), Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited: Anti-Globalization in the
Era of Trump, New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Jagdish Bhagwati (2007), In Defense of Globalization, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Manfred B. Steger (2017) Globalization: A Very Short Introduction, New York: Oxford
University Press.
Paul Hirst, G. Thompson and S. Bromley (2009), Globalization in Question, Malden, Polity
Press.
John Clark (ed.), (2003) Globalizing Civic Engagement: Civil Society and Transnational Action,
London, Earthscan.
Sanjeev Khagram, James Riker and Korthrxu Sikkink (ed.) (2002) Restructuring World Politics:
Transnational Social Movements, MN, University of Minnesota Press.
Bernard Hoelkman and Michel Kostecki, the Political Economy of the World Trading System:
From GATT to WTO, New York, OUP.
Arjun Appadurai, (1996), Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation, University
of Minnesota Press.
Deepak Nayyar (ed.) (2002), Governing Globalization: Issues and Institutions, Oxford
University Press.
Held, David and Anthony Mc grew (ed.), (2003), The Global Transformation Reader: An
introduction to the Globalization Debate, 2nd Cambridge, Polity Press, Blackwell Publishing.
Joseph E Stiglitz, (2002), Globalisation and its Discontents, US, W.W. Norton and Company.
Noreena Hertz, (2000), The silent take over: Global Capitalism and the death of Democracy,
Praeger.
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Nye Joseph S and John D. Donanu (ed.) (2000) Governance in a Globalizing World, Washington
dc, Brooking Institution Press.
Tyler Cowen, (2000) Creative Destruction: How Globalization is changing the world’s culture,
New Jersey, Princeton University Press.
Classic Readings
David Held and Anthony McGrew, et.al (1999) Global Transformation: Politics, Economy and
Culture, Stanford, Stanford University Press.
David Held and Anthony McGrew (2003), eds., the Global Transformations Reader: An
Introduction to the Globalization Debate, Malden, Polity Press.
Additional Readings
Keohane Robert and Joseph S. Nye Jr. (Spring 2002), “Globalization: What is new, what is
not”, Foreign Policy, No.118. pp. 104-119, Washington. Newsweek Interactive, LLC.
Marc Lindenberg and Coralie Bryant, Going Global: Transforming Relief and Development
NGOs, Bloomfield, Kumarian Press.
Sen, A. (2006) Identity and Violence: Illusion and Destiny. London: Penguin/Allen Lane, ch.7,
pp.130-148.
Readings in Hindi
पुष्पेश पन्त (2016), भूमंडलीकरण एवं भारत, िदल्ली:एक्सेस पिब्लिशं ग.

The Course aims to acquaint the students about various nuances of globalization. Therefor the
teaching learning process will help students acquaint with the linkages between theory and
practice. The students will be engaged in classroom lectures with power-point presentations.
Short documentary or relevant videos will be screened. This will be followed by group
discussions and debate. To inculcate criticality among the student’s contemporary issues will be
discussed. Students will be also familiarized with contemporary jargons and issues.
Assessment Methods
The students will be assessed according to their performance in internal exam and end semester
exam. Besides, students will also be assessed according to their performance in class discussions.
Students will be given take home tests and will be encouraged to make presentations.
Keywords
Globalization, Migration, World Bank, IMF, WTO, Global South
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GE8 - United Nations and Global Conflicts
(B.8)
Course Objective
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the most important multilateral political
organization in international relations. It provides a detailed account of the organizational
structure and the political processes of the UN, and how it has evolved since 1945, especially in
terms of dealing with the major global conflicts. The course imparts a critical understanding of
the UN’s performance until now and the imperatives as well as processes of reforming the
organization in the context of the contemporary global system.

• The students will learn about the evolution of United Nations as an international
organization, its principles and institutional structure.
• The course will develop an in depth understanding of United Nations role in peace
keeping and peace building since the Second World War.
• Students will learn about major global conflicts and United Nations role in conflict
management.
• The paper will evolve analytical skills of the students on United Nations role in creating
an equitable social economic world order.
• The course will assess United Nations contributions and shortcomings in maintaining
international peace and security.
• The paper will enhance knowledge on the imperatives of reforming the organization in
contemporary global system.
Unit 1
The United Nations (29 Lectures)
(a) An Historical Overview of the United Nations
(b) Principles and Objectives
(c) Structures and Functions: General Assembly; Security Council, and Economic
and Social Council; the International Court of Justice, and the specialised
agencies (International Labour Organisation [ILO], United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation [UNESCO], World Health Organisation [WHO],
and UN programmes and funds: United Nations Children’s Fund *UNICEF+, United
Nations Development Programme [UNDP], United Nations Environment Programme
[UNEP], UN Women, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR]),
Critical Asssessment of Secretary General
(d) Peace Keeping, Peace Making and Enforcement, Peace Building and Responsibility
to Protect
(e) Millennium Development Goals
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Unit 2
Major Global Conflicts since the Second World War (20 Lectures)
(a) Korean War
(b) Vietnam War
(c) Afghanistan Wars
(d) Balkans: Serbia and Bosnia
Unit 3
Assessment of the United Nations as an International Organisation: Imperatives
of Reforms and the Process of Reforms (11 Lectures)
References
Hurd, Ian (2011), “Theorizing International Organizations: Choices and Methods in the Study of
International Organizations", Journal of International Organizations Studies 2(2): 7-22.
Karns, Margaret P. and Karen A. Mingst (2009), International Organizations: The Politis
and Processes of Global Governance, 2nd Edition, Boulder: Lynne Rienner, Chapter 2.
Goldstein, J. and Pevehouse, J.C. (2006) International relations. 6th edn. New Delhi: Pearson,
pp. 265-282.
Taylor, P. and Groom, A.J.R. (eds.) (2000) The United Nations at the millennium. London:
Continuum, pp.1-20.
Gareis, S.B. and Varwick, J. (2005) The United Nations: an introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave,
pp. 1-40.
Gowan, P. (2010) ‘US: UN’, in Gowan, P. ‘A calculus of power: grand strategy in the twenty-
first century. London: Verso, pp. 47-71.
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at Ffifty. London: Macmillan, pp. 1-14.
Gareis, S.B. and Varwick, J. (2005) The United Nations: An introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave,
pp. 15-21.
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Continuum, pp. 21-141.
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fifty. New Delhi, UBS, pp. 77-94.
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Routledge, pp. 45-56.
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International Security, Vol 38, no. 3, pp. 207-27.
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Kolkata: K.P. Bachi & Co., pp. 76-81.
Prashad, V. (2002) War against the planet. New Delhi: Leftword, pp. 1-6.
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UN University, pp. 137-144 and 153-171.
Roberts, A. and Kingsbury, B. (eds.) (1994) United Nations, Divided World. 2nd edn. Oxford:
Clarendon Press, pp. 420-436.
Taylor, P. and Groom, A.J.R. (eds.) (2000) The United Nations at the millennium.
London: Continuum, pp. 196-223 and 295-326.
Gareis, S.B. and Varwick, J. (2005) The United Nations: An introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave,
pp. 214-242.
91-112.
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Classical Readings:
Hanhimäki, Jussi M. (2015) The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction., New York: Oxford
University Press
Weiss, Thomas G. and Daws, Sam ed. (2007) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations,
Oxford: : Oxford University Press.
Claude, I. (1984) Swords into plowshares: the progress and problems of international
organisation. 4thedn. New York: Random House
Hindi Readings:
वमार्, िवजय कुमार (2018) संयुक्त राष्ट्र और वैिश्वक संघषर्, New Delhi: Orient Blackswan.
UN India (2019) “सतत् िवकास लक्ष्य”, URL: http://in.one.un.org/sustainable-development-goal/
UN India (2019) “सुधार के िलए एकजुट”, URL: http://in.one.un.org/reforms/
Additional Readings
Baylis, J. and Smith, S. (eds.) (2008) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction
to International Relations. 4th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 405-422.
White, B. et al. (eds.) (2005) Issues in world politics. 3rd edn. New York: Macmillan, pp. 113-
132.
Baxi, U. (1986) ‘Crimes against the right to development’, in Saxena, J.N. et.al. United Nations
for a better world. New Delhi: Lancers, pp.240-248.
Viotti, P.R. and Kauppi, M.V. (2007) International relations and world politic: security,
economy, identity. 3rd edn. New Delhi: Pearson Education, pp. 470-471.
Goldstein, J.S. (2003) International relations. 3rd edn. Delhi: Pearson Education, pp 43-51.
24-27.
Claude, I. (1984) Swords into plowshares: the progress and problems of international
organisation. 4th edn. New York: Random House.
Dodds, F. (ed.) (1987) The way forward: beyond the agenda 21. London: Earthscan.
Rajan, M.S., Mani, V.S and Murthy, C.S.R. (eds.) (1987) The nonaligned and the United
Nations. New Delhi: South Asian Publishers.
South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre. (2006) Human rights: an overview.
New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Anan, K. (1997) Renewing the United Nations: A Programme for Survival. General Assembly
Document: A/51/950; 14 July 1997. Available at:
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N97/189/79/1MG/n9718979.pdf
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The course aims to acquaint students about the role and nature of United Nations. Therefore, the
teaching learning process will involve classroom lectures with power-point presentation. The
students will be engaged in group discussions and debate. To make the students better
understand the function and decision-making process of the United Nations, mock sessions of
United Nations will be enacted. In addition to this academicians and practitioner of international
relations will be engaged to deliver lectures to the students.
Assessment Methods
The students will be assessed according to their performance in internal assessment exam and
end semester exam. Besides this conventional approach, students will be assessed according to
their performance in mock sessions. Surprise tests will also be a mode of assessment.
Keywords
United Nations, UNGA, UNSC, UNHCR, Peace Keeping, R2P, MDG, Korean War, Vietnam
War
AE1 - Your Laws, Your Rights

(D.1)
AECC (Electives) - (AECCE) Credit:4
Course Objective
More often than not, when we talk of laws we mean authoritatively sanctioned rules, which are
considered essential for a well-ordered society. Yet laws in a democracy are also about
constituting a society marked by equality, freedom, and dignity. The rights approach to law has
assumed importance in democracies, precisely because of people’s struggles to broaden the
understanding of law as something which reflects the will of the people. As such law becomes an
important source of rights and duties, which develop and strengthen alongside institutions of
representative democracy, constitutional norms, and the rule of law. This course aims to help the
students understand law as a source of rights, and as a progressively widening sphere of justice,
welfare, and dignity. This relationship between laws and rights will be studied through specific
values which have come to be seen as integral for a democratic society viz., equality and non-
discrimination, empowerment, redistribution and recognition of traditional rights etc.

On the successful completion of the course, students would be able to:
• Demonstrate an understanding of law as a source of right.
• Develop an understanding of democratic values such as equality, justice etc. and learn
about different laws enacted to uphold these values.
• Demonstrate an awareness of democratic rights guaranteed to Indian citizens and persons
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• Develop skills related to using ordinary legal procedures to safeguard the rights
guaranteed to citizens and persons
• Show basic awareness of ordinary procedures such as obtaining different kinds of identity
documents
• Show understanding of the structure and principles of the Indian legal system
Unit 1
Rule of law and the Criminal Justice System in India (1 week)
Unit 2
Laws relating to criminal justice administration (2 weeks)
a) How to file a complaint, First Information Report (FIR)
b) Detention, arrest and bail
Unit 3
Equality and non-discrimination (4 weeks)
a) Gender: the protection of women against domestic violence, rape and sexual harassment
b) Caste: laws abolishing untouchability and providing protection against atrocities
c) Class: laws concerning minimum wages
d) Disability and equality of participation and opportunity
Unit 4
Empowerment (2 weeks)
a) Access to information
b) Rights of the consumer
Unit 5
Redistribution, recognition and livelihood (2 weeks)
a) Traditional rights of forest dwellers and the issue of women’s property rights
b) Rural employment guarantee
Unit 6
Access to Identification documents and Social Security Schemes (1 week / exercises only)
Familiarise yourself with the following: Procedure for obtaining an Election Commission of
India Identity Card, Driving license, Ration Card, Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna, Old Age
Pension Scheme.
References
I. Rule of law and the Criminal Justice System in India
A. Andrew, (1996) ‘Arbitrary Government and the Rule of Law’, in Arguing About the Law, An
Introduction to Legal Philosophy, Wordsworth, Boston, pp.3-19.
SAHRDC, (2006) ‘Criminal Procedure and Human Rights in India’ in Oxford Handbook of
Human Rights and Criminal Justice in India- The system and Procedure, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, pp.5-15.
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V. S. Deshpande, (2006), ‘Nature of the Indian Legal System’ in Joseph Minattur (ed.), Indian
Legal System, 2nd ed., New Delhi: Indian Law Institute, pp. 1-21, available at
http://14.139.60.114:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/738/5/Nature%20of%20the%20Indian%20
Legal%20System.pdf
II. Laws relating to criminal justice administration
B. Pandey, (2008) ‘Laws Relating to Criminal Justice: Challenges and Prospects’, in K.
Sankaran and U. Singh, Towards Legal Literacy, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp.61-77.
SAHRDC, (2006) ‘Reporting a Crime: First Information Report’, in Oxford Handbook of
Human Rights and Criminal Justice in India- The system and Procedure, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, pp.16-26.
SAHRDC, (2006) ‘Bail’, in Oxford Handbook of Human Rights and Criminal Justice in India:
The system and Procedure, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp.59-71.
SAHRDC, (2006) ‘Detention’, in Oxford Handbook of Human Rights and Criminal Justice in
India- The system and Procedure. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, Pp.72-84.
Nyaaya, India’s Laws Explained, FIR, Arrest, Bail, available at https://nyaaya.in/topic/first-
information-report-fir, https://nyaaya.in/topic/bail, https://nyaaya.in/topic/arrest
P. Mathew, (2003) Your Rights if you are Arrested, New Delhi. Indian Social Institute.
III. Equality and non-discrimination
V. Kumari, (2008) ‘Offences Against Women’, in K, Sankaran and U. Singh (eds.) Towards
Legal Literacy, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
S. Durrany, (2006) The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, New Delhi:
Indian Social Institute.
M. Sakhrani, (2017), Sexual Harassment: The Conundrum of Law, Due Process, and
Justice, Economic and Political Weekly (Engage), available at
https://www.epw.in/engage/article/sexual-harassment-conundrum-law-due-process-and-justice
P. D. Mathew, (2004) The Measure to Prevent Sexual Harassment of Women in Work Place.
New Delhi: Indian Social Institute.
P. Mathew, (2002) The Law on Atrocities Against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, New
Delhi: Indian Social Institute.
K. Saxena, (2011) ‘Dalits’, in M. Mohanty et al., Weapon of the Oppressed, Inventory of
People’s Rights in India. Delhi: Danish Books, Pp.15-38
P. Mathew, (2004) The Minimum Wages Act, 1948, New Delhi: Indian Social Institute.
K. Sankaran, (2008) ‘Labour Laws and the World of Work’, in K, Sankaran and U. Singh (eds.)
Towards Legal Literacy, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, Pp.119-131.
K. Saxena, (2011) ‘Adivasis’, in M. Mohanty et al., Weapon of the Oppressed, Inventory of
People’s Rights in India, Delhi: Danish Books, Pp.39-65.
N. Jain, (2011) ‘Physically/Mentally Challenged’, in M. Mohanty et al. Weapon of the
Oppressed, Inventory of People’s Rights in India, Delhi: Danish Books, pp.171-179.
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IV. Empowerment
N. Kurian, (2011) ‘Consumers’, in M. Mohanty et al., Weapon of the Oppressed, Inventory of
People’s Rights in India. Delhi: Danish Books.
Vishnu Konoorayar, (2008), ‘Consumer Law’, In Towards Legal Literacy in India. K. Sankaran
and U.K. Singh (eds). New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
S. Naib, (2013) ‘Right to Information Act 2005’, in The Right to Information in India, New
Delhi: Oxford University Press, Available
athttp://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/publications/rti/guide_to_use_rti_act_2005_English2012l
ightAspire.pdf, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
A. Baviskar, (2010), Winning the right to information in India: Is knowledge power, In J
Gaventa & R McGee (eds) Citizen Action and National Policy Reform, London: Zed
S. M. Laskar (2016), Importance of Right to Information for Good Governance in India, Bharati
Law Review, Oct-Dec, available at
http://docs.manupatra.in/newsline/articles/Upload/AC9CD2C7-B8AD-4C5A-B910-
3751BFE5CB28.pdf
Nyaaya, India’s Laws Explained, Request to Obtain Information, available at
https://nyaaya.in/topic/right-to-information/request-to-obtain-information
V. Redistribution, Recognition and livelihood
M. Sarin and O. Baginski, (2010) India’s Forest Rights Act -The Anatomy of a Necessary but
Not Sufficient Institutional Reform, Department for International Development. Available at
www.ippg.org.uk
J. Dreze, Dey and Khera, (2008) Employment Guarantee Act, A Primer, New Delhi: National
Book Trust (Also available in Hindi).
Bare Acts:
o Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Available at
http://chdslsa.gov.in/right_menu/act/pdf/consumer.pdf, Accessed: 10.04.2013.
o Criminal law Amendment Act, 2013, Available at
http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2013/E_17_2013_212.pdf, Accessed: 10.04.2013.
o Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guaranty Act, 2005, Available at
http://nrega.nic.in/rajaswa.pdf, Accessed: 10.04.2013.
o National Food Security Act 2011, Available at
http://nac.nic.in/foodsecurity/nfsb_final.pdf, Accessed: 10.04.2013.
o Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Available at
http://wcd.nic.in/wdvact.pdf, Accessed: 10.04.2013.
o Right to Information Act, 2005, Available at http://righttoinformation.gov.in/rti-act.pdf,
Accessed: 10.04.2013.
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o Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989, Available at
http://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/poaact989E4227472861.pdf, Accessed: 10.04.2013.
o Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act
2006, Available at http://tribal.gov.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1033.pdf, Accessed:
10.04.2013.
o The Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Available at
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/docs/623/Minimum%20Wages%20Act%201948.pdf, Accessed:
10.04.2013.
o The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights, Full Participation)
Act, 1995, Available at http://bhind.nic.in/Sparsh_disability%20act%201995.pdf, Accessed:
10.04.2013.
o The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, Available at
http://www.delta.org.in/form/rte.pdf , Accessed: 10.04.2013.
o The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill,
2012, Available at
http://164.100.24.219/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/PassedLoksabha/144C_2010_LS_Eng.pdf,
Accessed: 10.04.2013.
o Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013, Available at:
mha.nic.in/pdfs/TheCrimnalLaw030413.pdf, Accessed: 15.04.2013.
I. Rule of law and the Criminal Justice System in India
K. Sankaran and U. Singh, (2008) ‘Introduction’, in Towards Legal Literacy. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, pp. xi – xv.
III. Equality and non-discrimination
Gender Study Group, (1996) Sexual Harassment in Delhi University, A Report, Delhi:
University of Delhi.
A. Kidwai, (2013), Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: the Verma Committee and
After, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 48, Issue No. 06
D. Srivastva, (2007) ‘Sexual Harassment and Violence against Women in India: Constitutional
and Legal Perspectives’, in C. Kumar and K. Chockalingam (eds) Human Rights, Justice, and
Constitutional Empowerment, Delhi: Oxford University Press.
IV. Empowerment
Live Law, Highlights of Consumer Protection Bill-2018, available at
https://www.livelaw.in/highlights-consumer-protection-bill-2018-read-bill/
A. Roberts, (2010) ‘A Great and Revolutionary Law? The First Four Years of India’s Right to
Information Act’, Public Administration Review. Volume 70, Issue 6, pp. 925–933.
SAHRDC, (2006) ‘Consumer Rights’, in Introducing Human Rights, Oxford University Press,
pp. 118-134.
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Other suggested readings:
K. Chaubey, (2013) ‘Do Pragatisheel Kanoonon ki Dastan: Rajya, Jan Andolan aur Pratirdoh’,
Pratiman: Samay, Samaj, Sanskriti, CSDS- Vani Prakashn, pp. 149-177.
S. Dahiwale, (2009) ‘Khairlanji: Insensitivity of Mahar Officers’, Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. 44 (31), pp. 29-33.
J. Kothari, (2005) ‘Criminal Law on Domestic Violence’, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.
40(46), pp. 4843-4849.
H. Mander, and A. Joshi, The Movement for Right to Information in India, People’s Power for
the Control of Corruption. Available at
http://www.rtigateway.org.in/Documents/References/English/Reports/12.%20An%20article%20
on%20RTI%20by%20Harsh%20Mander.pdf, Accessed: 10.04.2013.
P. Mathew, and P. Bakshi, (2005) ‘Indian Legal System’, New Delhi: Indian Social Institute.
P. Mathew, and P. Bakshi, (2005) ‘Women and the Constitution’, New Delhi: Indian Social
Institute.
N. Menon, (2012) ‘Sexual Violence’, in Seeing Like a Feminist, New Delhi: Zubaan and
Penguin, pp. 113-146.
M, Mohanty et al. (2011) Weapon of the Oppressed, Inventory of People’s Rights in India.
Delhi: Danish Books.
Centre for Good Governance, (2008) Right to Information Act, 2005: A Citizen’s Guide,
Available at
http://www.rtigateway.org.in/Documents/Publications/A%20CITIZEN'S%20GUIDE.pdf,
Accessed: 10.04.2013.
K. Sankaran, and U. Singh, (eds.) (2008) Towards Legal Literacy. New Delhi: Oxford University
Press.
A. Pandey, (2004) Rights of the Consumer. New Delhi: Indian Social Institute.

Students will receive interactive lectures on conception of rule of law. Students will engage in
discussions on law as a source of rights, as a progressively widening sphere of substantive
justice, welfare, and dignity. The relationship between laws and rights will be studied through
specific values which have come to be seen as integral for a democratic society viz., equality and
non-discrimination, empowerment, redistribution and recognition of traditional rights etc.
Suggested exercises for students

1. Discuss the debates around any recent Ordinance, Bill or Act in Parliament.
2. How to file a FIR? In case there has been a theft in the neighbourhood how would you
file the first-Hand Information Report?
3. Under what circumstances can detention and arrest become illegal?
4. Discuss any contemporary practice or event that violates the equality and protection
against discrimination laws.
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5. Read Ordinance XV -D of University of Delhi and make a list of the kinds of conduct
that would qualify as sexual harassment.
6. Your friend has shared with you an incident of unwelcome verbal remarks on her by a
person of higher authority in your college, what would you do?
7. Visit any nearby construction site and talk to the workers about their daily wage. Find out
the minimum wage in Delhi for such construction work. Assess the awareness among the
workers about their minimum wages and the law related to it.
8. You have seen a lady in your neighbourhood being beaten up by her husband. Identify
the concerned Protection Officer in case you want to provide information about this
incident.
9. Read the Vishakha Guidelines as laid down by the Supreme Court and the Act against
sexual harassment at the workplace. Discuss what constitutes sexual harassment and the
mechanisms available for its redressal in your institution.
10. What is the procedure to file an RTI?
11. You bought a product from a nearby shop which was expired, the shop keeper refused to
return it. Use your knowledge of Consumer Protection Act to decide what you do next?
12. Do you think the provisions of Forest Rights Act (FRA) address the question of gender
equality?
13. What must you keep in mind as a consumer while making a purchase that may later help
you make use of Consumer Protection Act? (Hint- Should you ask for a Bill?)
14. In your surroundings have you witnessed any incident that would be considered offensive
under the SC and ST Act? Make a class room presentation on it.
15. After reading the Disabilities Act, discuss in your classroom, whether the differently
abled people in your college are able to exercise the rights and facilities guaranteed under
the law.
16. Discuss the procedure for issuing a job card under MNREGA.
17. You have read the rural job guarantee scheme under MNREGA. Do you think that there
is a need for similar guarantee scheme in urban areas? Discuss with your classmates
Assessment Methods
assessment will be conducted at the end of each unit which may include viva-voce and
participation in class discussions. Students will be assessed on the basis of their ability to think
critically and creatively to solve the problems and application of conceptual understanding to
field-based variables. Students will be required to submit a critical review of any book or a film
that relates to any one unit of the syllabus before end term examination.
Keywords
Democracy, Dignity, Equality, Empowerment, Justice, Recognition, Redistribution, Rule of Law
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AE2 - Public Opinion and Survey Research
(D.2)
Course Objective
This course will introduce the students to the debates, principles and practices of public opinion
polls in the context of democracies, with special reference to India. It will familiarize the
students with the principles and practice of survey research and conceptualizing and measuring
public opinion using quantitative methods. The course will give special attention to developing
basic skills pertaining to the collection, analysis and utilization of quantitative data.

On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Understand the importance of public opinion in a democracy and the role of survey
research in comprehending the working of a democratic political system.
• Learn about the methods used for conducting surveys and interpreting survey data.
• Acquire basic skill sets related to understanding public opinion formation and conducting
research through the use of sample date, framing a questionnaire, etc.
• Acquire basic skill sets related to measurement of public opinion such as data analysis
using statistical methods.
Unit 1
Introduction to the course (6 lectures)
Definition and characteristics of public opinion, conceptions and characteristics, debates about
its role in a democratic political system, uses for opinion poll
Unit 2
Measuring Public Opinion with Surveys: Representation and sampling (6 lectures)
a. What is sampling? Why do we need to sample? Sample design.
b. Sampling error and non-response
c. Types of sampling: Non random sampling (quota, purposive and snowball sampling); random
sampling: simple and stratified
Unit 3
Survey Research (2 lectures)
a. Interviewing: Interview techniques pitfalls, different types of and forms of interview
b. Questionnaire: Question wording; fairness and clarity.
Unit 4
Quantitative Data Analysis (4 lectures)
a. Introduction to quantitative data analysis
b. Basic concepts: correlational research, causation and prediction, descriptive and inferential
Statistics
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Unit 5
Interpreting polls (6 lectures)
Prediction in polling research: possibilities and pitfalls
Politics of interpreting polling
References
I. Introduction to the course
R. Erikson and K. Tedin, (2011) American Public Opinion, 8th edition, New York: Pearson
Longman Publishers. pp. 40-46.
G. Gallup, (1948) A guide to public opinion polls Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1948.
Pp. 3-13.
II. Measuring Public Opinion with Surveys: Representation and sampling
G. Kalton, (1983) Introduction to Survey Sampling Beverly Hills, Sage Publication.
Lokniti Team (2009) ‘National Election Study 2009: A Methodological Note’, Economic and
Political Weekly, Vol. XLIV (39)
Lokniti Team, (2004) ‘National Election Study 2004’, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.
XXXIX (51).
‘Asking About Numbers: Why and How’, Political Analysis (2013), Vol. 21(1): 48-69, (first
published online November 21, 2012)
III. Survey Research
H. Asher, (2001) ‘Chapters 3 and 5’, in Polling and the Public: What Every Citizen Should
Know, Washington DC: Congressional Quarterly Press.
R. Erikson and K. Tedin, (2011) American Public Opinion, 8th edition, New York, Pearson
Longman Publishers, pp. 40-46.
IV. Quantitative Data Analysis
A. Agresti and B. Finlay, (2009) Statistical methods for the Social Sciences, 4th edition, Upper
saddle river, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall.
S. Kumar and P. Rai, (2013) ‘Chapter 1’, in Measuring Voting Behaviour in India, New Delhi:
Sage.
V. Interpreting polls
R. Karandikar, C. Pyne and Y. Yadav, (2002) ‘Predicting the 1998 Indian Parliamentary
Elections’, Electoral Studies, Vol. 21, pp. 69-89.
M. McDermott and K. A. Frankovic, (2003) ‘Horserace Polling and Survey Methods Effects: An
Analysis of the 2000 Campaign’, Public Opinion Quarterly 67, pp. 244-264.
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K. Warren, (2001) ‘Chapter 2’, in In Defense of Public Opinion Polling, Boulder: Westview
Press, pp. 45-80.
W. Cochran, (2007) ‘Chapter 1’, Sampling Techniques, John Wiley & Sons.
G. Gallup, (1948) A Guide to Public Opinion Polls. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp.
14-20; 73-75.
D. Rowntree (2000) Statistics Without Tears: An Introduction for Non Mathematicians, Harmon
dsworth: Penguin.

Students will be taught different forms of sampling methods and will receive training in
conducting surveys. They will be given interactive lectures on measuring public opinion and will
be taught quantitative methods and imparted with basic skills of collection, verification and
analysis of data. Students will be assessed on continuous basis followed by end term
examination. Internal assessment will be conducted at the end of each unit which may include
term papers, assignments, projects and viva- voce. They will be assessed on the basis of their
ability to critically apply their conceptual understanding to the field work. They will be required
to submit project report on any one unit of the syllabus before end term examination.
Keywords
Analysis, Collection, Data, Public Opinion, Quantitative, Sampling, Survey
AE3 - Legislative Practices and Procedures

(D.3)
Course Objective
This course will acquaint the students with the legislative process in India at various levels, to
impart them with the elementary skills required to part of a legislative support team and expose
them to real life legislative work. The skills provided by this course will include the
understanding of legislative procedures, comprehending policy concerns which serve as the
objective for legislative practices, drafting new legislation, tracking and analysing feedback on
ongoing bills, writing press releases, conducting meetings with various stakeholders, monitoring
media and public opinion, managing constituent relations and handling inter-office
communications. It will also deepen their understanding and appreciation of the legislative
process and its importance for a robust democracy.
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On the successful completion of the course, students shall be able to:
• Understand the structure and functions of law-making bodies in India at different levels
• Demonstrate knowledge of the legislative procedures in India
• Acquire skills related to a close reading of legislative documents
• Understand the relationship between the people and their elected representatives
• Develop beginners’ skills to become a part of a support team engaged in different levels
of the law-making functions
Unit 1
Powers and functions of people’s representative at different tiers of governance (6 lectures)
Members of Parliament, State legislative assemblies, functionaries of rural and urban local self -
government from Zila Parishad, Municipal Corporation to Panchayat/ward.
Unit 2
Supporting the Legislative Process (2 lectures)
How a bill becomes law, role of the Standing committee in reviewing a bill, legislative
consultants, the framing of rules and regulations.
Unit 3
Supporting the Legislative Committees (6 lectures)
Types of committees, role of committees in reviewing government finances, policy,
programmes, and legislation.
Unit 4
Reading the Budget Document (6 lectures)
Overview of Budget Process, Role of Parliament in reviewing the Union Budget, Railway
Budget, Examination of Demands for Grants of Ministries, Working of Ministries.
Unit 5
Support in media monitoring and communication (4 lectures)
Types of media and their significance for legislators; Basics of communication in print and
electronic media.
References
I. Powers and functions of people’s representative at different tiers of governance
M. Madhavan, and N. Wahi, (2008) Financing of Election Campaigns PRS, Centre for Policy
Research, New Delhi, Available at:
http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/conference/Campaign_finance_brief.pdf
S. Vanka, (2008) Primer on MPLADS, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, Available
at http://www.prsindia.org/parliamenttrack/primers/mplads-487/
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H. Kalra, (2011) Public Engagement with the Legislative Process PRS, Centre for Policy
Research, New Delhi, Available at:
https://www.prsindia.org/sites/default/files/parliament_or_policy_pdfs/1417684398--
Parliament%20as%20a%20Law%20Making%20Body_0.pdf
Government of India (Lok Sabha Secretariat), (2009) Parliamentary Procedures (Abstract
Series), Available at http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/abstract/index.aspx
II. Supporting the legislative process
Government of India, (Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs), (2009) Legislation, Parliamentary
Procedure, Available at http://mpa.nic.in/Manual/Manual_English/Chapter/chapter- 09.htm,
Accessed: 19.04.2013
Government of India, (Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) (2009), Subordinate
Legislation, Parliamentary Procedure, Available at:
http://mpa.nic.in/Manual/Manual_English/Chapter/chapter-11.htm Accessed: 19.04.2013
D. Kapur and P. Mehta, (2006) ‘The Indian Parliament as an Institution of Accountability’,
Democracy, Governance and Human Rights, Programme Paper Number 23, United Nations
Research Institute for Social Development, Available at:
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O. Agarwal and T. Somanathan, (2005) ‘Public Policy Making in India: Issues and Remedies’,
Available at:
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HAN.pdf
B. Debroy, (2001) ‘Why we need law reform’ Seminar January.
III. Supporting the Legislative Committees
P. Mehta, ‘India’s Unlikely Democracy: The Rise of Judicial Sovereignty’, Journal of
Democracy, Vol. 18(2), pp.70-83.
Government link: http://loksabha.nic.in/; http://rajyasabha.nic.in/; http://mpa.nic.in/
K. Sanyal, (2011) Strengthening Parliamentary Committees PRS, Centre for Policy Research,
New Delhi, Available at:
http://www.prsindia.org/administrator/uploads/media/Conference%202011/Strengthening%20Pa
rliamentary%20Committees.pdf, Accessed: 19.04.2013
IV. Reading the Budget Document
A. Celestine, (2011) How to Read the Union Budget PRS, Centre for Policy Research, New
Delhi, Available at http://www.prsindia.org/parliamenttrack/primers/how-to-read-the- union-
budget-1023/, Accessed: 19.04.2013
V. Support in media monitoring and communication
G. Rose, (2005) ‘How to Be a Media Darling: There's No getting Away From It’, State
Legislatures, Vol. 31(3).
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N. Jayal and P. Mehta (eds), (2010) The Oxford Companion to Politics in India, Oxford
University Press: New Delhi.
B. Jalan, (2007) India’s Politics, New Delhi: Penguin.
Initiating Discussion on Various Type of Debates in Rajya Sabha, Available at
http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publication_electronic/75RS.pdf, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
Praxis of Parliamentary Committees: Recommendations of Committee on Rules published
by Rajya Sabha, available at:
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S.J. Phansalkar, Policy Research in the Indian Context
N. Singh, ‘Some Economic Consequences of India’s Institutions of Governance: A Conceptual
Framework’, Available at:
http://econ.ucsc.edu/faculty/boxjenk/wp/econ_conseq_2003_rev2.pdf,Accessed:19.04.2013.
R. Guha, (2007), India After Gandhi, Macmillan: New Delhi.
Parliamentary Procedures (Abstract Series) published by Lok Sabha, Available at
http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/abstract/index.aspx, website: www.loksabha.nic.in, Accessed:
19.04.2013.
Committees of Lok Sabha, Available at:
http://164.100.47.134/committee/committee_list.aspxAccessed: 19.04.2013.
Ethics Committee of Rajya Sabha, available at:
http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publication_electronic/ethics_committee.pdf,Accessed: 19.4.2013.
Committees of Parliament, Parliamentary Procedure, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs,
Available at http://mpa.nic.in/Manual/Manual_English/Chapter/chapter-12.htm, Accessed:
19.04.2013.
Nomination of Members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions, etc.,
set up by the Government, Ministry of Parliament Affairs, Available at
http://mpa.nic.in/Manual/Manual_English/Chapter/chapter-14.htm, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
Parliamentary Procedures: Problems and Perspectives 2009 Published by Rajya Sabha, Available
at http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publication_electronic/parl_procedure2009.pdf, Accessed:
19.04.2013.
Primer on the Budget Process published by PRS, Available at
http://www.prsindia.org/parliamenttrack/primers/the-budget-process-484/, Accessed:
19.04.2013.
Background note on Financial Oversight by Parliament published by PRS, Available
at http://www.prsindia.org/administrator/uploads/media/Conference%20note/Conference%20not
e%20on%20financial%20oversight.pdf,Accessed: 19.04.2013.
P. Keefer and S Khemani, (2009) ‘When Do Legislators Pass On "Pork"? The Determinants of
Legislator Utilization of a Constituency Development Fund in India’, in World Bank Policy
Research Working Paper Series 4929, pp. 1-45, Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1405160,
Accessed: 19.04.2013.
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Parliamentary Procedures (Abstract Series), Lok Sabha, Available at
http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/abstract/process.htm
Budget, Parliamentary Procedure, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, available at
http://mpa.nic.in/Manual/Manual_English/Chapter/chapter-07.htm, Accessed: 19.04.2013.
http://mpa.nic.in/mpahandbook/parlia13.pdf

Students will engage in discussion on legislative procedures. They will be imparted elementary
skills to become part of legislative support team and engage in real legislative work by attending
legislative meetings and monitoring media and public developments. They will be given
interactive lectures on powers and functions of representatives at different tiers of governance.
Assessment Methods
assessment will be conducted at the end of each unit which may include assignments,
participation in class discussions and viva voce. They will be evaluated on the basis of their
skills to become part of legislative support team and engage in real legislative work. They will be
required to submit project report on any one unit of the syllabus before end term examination.
Keywords
Functions, Governance, Legislature, Powers, Procedures, Representative
AE4 - Peace and Conflict Resolution

(D.4)
Course Objective
The objective of an undergraduate application course for common students in Peace and Conflict
Studies will cover in-depth knowledge of conflict analysis, conflict resolution, conflict
prevention, as well as the historical and cultural context of organized violence. Peace and
Conflict Resolution addresses the sources of war, social oppression and violence and the
challenges of promoting peace and justice internationally and domestically. It also introduces
more equitable, cooperative and nonviolent methods that can be used to transform unjust, violent
or oppressive world situations. This course provides students with an overview of the Peace and
Conflict Studies discipline, including key concepts and related theories. The course is designed
to familiarize students with the historical background of various peace movements, to analyze
principles used to resolve conflict, and to provide a view of how peace and conflict resolution are
being pursued today. The course will also cover extensive understanding of current research and
development within the field of peace and conflict studies and perspective of the environment,
gender, migration, and ethnicity.
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• The paper will equip students with an in-depth understanding of theoretical and actual
observations on both domestic and international sources of conflict and war, conflict
resolution and conflict transformation.
• The students will enhance their analytical ability by learning about different models
employed in conflict resolution.
• The course will develop analytical outlook in conflict resolution on equitable, cooperative
and non-violent techniques of conflict resolution and transformation.
• Further deliberations on peace movements across the world and especially in war torn
regions will help students develop independent perspective on conflict resolution.
• The study of issues like migration, information flow and normative concepts will
augment students, understanding and knowledge.
Unit 1
International Peace and Conflict Resolution: Sources of War: International and Domestic
Issues and Trends
Unit 2
What is Conflict: Introduction to International Conflict Resolution
Unit 3
International Conflict Resolution Theory: Models developed by Johan Galtung, Joseph
Montville, Morton Deutsch, William Zartman, Levy Jack
Unit 4
Conflict resolution: Background of Various Peace Movements and Concepts, Principles
used to resolve conflict
Unit 5
Cross-border relationships between the world’s peaceful and war-torn zones (migration
and information flows, economic transactions, international rules and regulations,
normative concepts and political decisions)
Unit 6
Conflict Transformation: Is Peace Possible? Resolve problems through conflict analyses
and instrumentation of peace concepts
References
Webel, Charles & Jorgen Johansen (ed). 2012. Peace and Conflict Studies: A Reader. Routledge.
New York.
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Galtung, Johan et al. 2000. Searching for Peace: The Road to Transcend. Pluto Press in
Association with Transcend. p. xiii.
Galtung, Johan. 1990. “Violence and Peace” in Paul Smoker, Ruth Davies & Barbara Munske
(eds.) A Reader is Peace Studies. Pergamon Press: Oxford. 9-14.
Terriff, Terry et al, 1999. ‘Peace Studies’, Security Studies Today, Polity press.
Kriesberg, Louis, Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution, Rowman & Littlefield,
Maryland, 1998, pp. 58-150.
Ramsbotham, O., Woodhouse, T., & Miall, H. (2016). Contemporary Conflict Resolution
(Fourth ed.). (Chapter One, pp. 3 37). Cambridge: Polity Press.
Jeong, H.-W. (2000). Peace and conflict studies. Burlington: Ashgate.
Starkey, Boyer, and Wilkenfield, Negotiating a Complex World. Rowman & Littlefield,
Maryland, 1999, pp. 1-74.
Zartman, William, "Dynamics and Constraints in Negotiations in Internal Conflicts", in Zartman,
William (ed), Elusive Peace: Negotiating an End to Civil Wars, The Brookings Institution,
Washington, 1995, pp. 3-29.
Levy, Jack, "Contending Theories of International Conflict: A Levels-of-Analysis Approach" in
Crocker et al, Managing Global Chaos, USIP, 1995, pp. 3-24.
Carr, Edward H., "Realism and Idealism," Richard Betts (ed), Conflict After the Cold War,
Boston: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
Hampson, Fen Osler, Nurturing Peace, USIP, 1996, pp. 3-25.
Galtung, Johan, There Are Alternatives: Four Roads to Peace and Security, Nottingham,
Spokesman, 1984, pp. 162-205.
Kelman, Herbert C., "Interactive Problem Solving", in Fisher, Ronald J. (ed.) Interactive Conflict
Resolution, Syracuse University Press, 1997, pp. 56-74.
Kritz, Neil J., "The Rule of Law in the Post-conflict Phase: Building a Stable Peace", in Crocker
et al, Managing Global Chaos, USIP, 1996, pp. 587-606.
Galtung, Johan, "The Basic Need Approach", in Human Needs: A Contribution to the Current
Debate, Verlag, Cambridge, 1980, pp. 55-126.
Saunders, Harold H., A Public Peace Process: Sustained Dialogue to Transform Racial and
Ethnic Conflicts, New York, 1999, pp. 1-80.
Deutsch, Morton, The Resolution of Conflict: Constructive and Destructive Processes, New
Haven, Yale University Press, 1973, pp. 1-123.
Galtung, Johan, Peace by Peaceful Means: Peace and conflict, Development and Civilization,
Sage, London, 1996, pp. 9-114.
Quackenbush Stephen L., International Conflict: Logic and Evidence, Sage: CQ press,
Washington, 2015.
Louis Kriesberg and Bruce W. Dayton, Constructive Conflicts: from Escalation to Resolution
(5th edition), Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; Fifth edition, 2016.
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Hampson, F.O., Crocker C.A. and Aall, P. R. (2007). Negotiation and international conflict. In
C. Webel & J. Galtung (Eds.), Handbook of peace and conflict studies (pp. 35-50). New York:
Routledge.
Horowitz, S. (2007). Mediation. In C. Webel and J. Galtung (Eds.). Handbook of peace and
conflict studies (51-63). New York: Routledge.
Assefa, H. (1999). The Meaning of reconciliation. In People building peace: 35 inspiring stories
from around the world (pp. 37-45), Utrecht: European Centre for Conflict Prevention.
Boulding, E. (2000). Peace movements and their organizational forms: The seedbed of peace
cultures. In Cultures of peace: The hidden side of history (pp. 56-84), New York: Syracuse
University Press.
Cortright, D. (2008). Banning the bomb. In Peace: A history of movements and ideas.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 126-154.
Young, N. (1987). Peace movements in history. In Barash, D.P. (ed.) (2000), Approaches to
peace: A reader in peace studies (pp. 228-237), New York: Oxford University Press.
Weber, T. (2001). Gandhian philosophy, conflict resolution theory and practical approaches to
negotiation. Journal of Peace Research, 38 (4), 493-513.
Braithwaite, A., Salehyan, I., & Savun, B. (2019). Refugees, forced migration, and conflict:
Introduction to the special issue. Journal of Peace Research, 56(1), 5–11.
Hoffmann, J. (2013). Conceptualizing ‘communication for peace’. UPEACE Open Knowledge
Network Occasional Working Papers,1(January), University for Peace, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Mansfield, E., & Pevehouse, J. (2000). Trade blocs, trade flows, and international conflict.
International Organization, 54(4), 775-808.
Williams, A. (2015). Changing normative environment for conflict management. In Crocker et.
al. (Eds.) Managing Conflict in a World Adrift. Washington, US: United States Institute of Peace
Press.
Upadhyaya, P. & Kolås, A. (2018). Perspectives from peace research. In P. Upadhyaya
(ed.) Long walk of peace: Towards a culture of prevention (pp. 26-69). Paris: UNESCO.
Classic Readings
Galtung, J. (1969). Violence, peace, and peace research. Journal of Peace Research, 6(3), pp.
167-191.
Galtung, Johan, The True Worlds: A Transnational Perspective, New York, Free Press, 1980, pp.
107-149.
Galtung, Johan. 1967. “Theories of Peace: A Synthetic Approach to Peace Thinking”.
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo.
Rummel, R.J. 1981. Understanding Conflict and War, Vol. 5, Beverly Hills, CA: Sage
Publications.
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Deutsch, M. (1983). Conflict Resolution: Theory and practice. Political Psychology, 4(3), 431-
453.
Gandhi, M.K. (1916) (1964), “On Ahimsa: Reply to Lala Lajpat Rai (October 1916)”, in The
Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol.-XIII, Delhi: The Publications Division, Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

This course aims to familiarize students about the peace and conflict resolution around the world
by engaging them in elaborate classroom lectures consisting debate and discussions. The lectures
will include power point presentation and screening of short videos which will be followed by
debate and discussion on the topic. The entire process is designed so as to enhance the cognitive
ability of the students and encourage them to think critically. The students will also prepare skits
simulating models used in the peace and conflict resolution and present them in the class. The
regular seminars will further enhance students understanding of the course.
Assessment Methods
The students will be assessed on their performance in their internal examination as well as their
end semester examination. However, the assessment would go beyond this conventional method
and also would assess the students for performance in class in which the skit presentation,
participation in debate and discussion will also be valued.
Keywords
Peace, Conflict, War, Conflict Resolution, Conflict Transformation
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Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Political Science

(Effective from Academic Year 2019-20)

Applicable for students registered with Regular Colleges, Non Collegiate

4.1 Paper VIII - Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective

4.2 Paper IX - Public Policy and Administration in India

4.3 Paper X - Global Politics

B) Generic Elective (Interdisciplinary): Any Four

2. Contemporary Political Economy

3. Women, Power and Politics

4. Gandhi and the Contemporary World

6. Governance: Issues and Challenges

8. United Nations and Global Conflicts

D) Ability Enhancement (AE Skill Based): Any Two

1. Your Laws, Your Rights

2. Public Opinion and Survey Research

3. Legislative Practices and Procedures

4. Peace and Conflict Resolution

Paper VIII - Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective

Course Learning Outcomes

1.a. Forms of Government: Unitary and Federal System

II. Electoral System

V. Gendering Comparative Politics: Institutions and Processes

Teaching Learning Process

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IV Citizen and Administration Interface

V. Social Welfare Administration

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I. Globalization – Conceptions and Perspectives

II. Contemporary Global Issues

III. Global Shifts: Power and Governance

II. Contemporary Global Issues

III. Global Shifts: Power and Governance

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GE2 - Contemporary Political Economy

Teaching Learning Process

GE3 - Women, Power and Politics

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GE4 - Gandhi and the Contemporary World

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II. Gandhian Thought: Theory and Action

III. Gandhi’s Legacy

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Course Learning Outcomes

Teaching Learning Process

Course Learning Outcomes

Teaching Learning Process

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AE1 - Your Laws, Your Rights

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Suggested exercises for students

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