Courses of Studies for M.A.

in Political Science
(Under Semester System of Teaching & Examination
Effective/from the Academic Session 2016-17)

SEMESTER-I
Course No. PSC-101

MODERN POLITICAL THEORY

Unit-I

(i) Political Theory- Evolution, The Traditional Approach; Nature

and Scope of Traditional Political Theory; Prime Concerns.

(ii) Modern Political Theory- Genesis and Evolution; The Modern

Behavioural Approach; Nature and Scope of Modern Political
Theory; Prime Concerns.
Unit-II

(i) Political Decision-making Theory of Harold. D. Laswell – The

Concept of Politics as the Societal Decision-making Process;
Classification of Societal Values; Role of Elites in the Societal
Decision-making Process; Effectiveness and Legitimacy of the
Societal decision-making Structure.

(ii) Group Theory of Politics- The Concept of Politics of Arthur F.

Bentley and David Truman; Role of Groups in the Political
process; Styles of Interest Articulation; Channels of Access to the
Decision-making Centre, Effectiveness of Groups in the Political
process.

Unit-III

(i) Systems Theory of David Easton- The Concept of Political

System and its Dynamics; The Systemic persistence Model of
David Easton.

(ii) Structural- Functional Analysis of Political Life- The Systemic-

maintenance Model of Gabriel Almond.

Unit-IIV

(i) Political Cybernetic Theory of Karl W. Deutsch- Basic

Concepts, Deutsch's Systemic-homeostasis Model of Political Life.

(ii) Political Development Theory of Lucian W. Pye- The Concept

of Political Development; The Development Syndrome and
Variables of Political Development; Crisis of Political
Development; Political Culture as the determinant of Political
development.
 Books Recommended:

1. Robert A. Dahl : Modern Political Analysis

2. James C. Charlesworth (ed) : Contemporary Political Analysis

3. Harold [Link] : Politics Who gets What, When, How?

4. David Truman : The Governmental Process.

5. Harry Eckstein : Pressure Group Politics.

6. Oram R. Young : Systems of Political Science

7. Morton R. Davie &

Vaughan A. Lewis : Models of Political System.
8. Michael Hass & : Approaches to the Study of Political
Henry S. Karid(ed.) Science.

9. David Easton : A Frame-work of Political Analysis.

10. David Easton : A System Analysis of Political Life.
11. Gabriel A. Almond & : The Politics of Developing Areas
James [Link]
12. Karl W. Deutsch : The Nerves of Government
13. Lucian W. Pye & : Political Culture and Political Sydney
Verba (ed) Development
14. Lucian W. Pye (ed) : Communication and Political
Development.
15. Lucian W, Pye : Aspect s of Political Development.
16. Gabriel A. Almond & : Comparative Politics:
[Link]. Jr. A Developmental Approach
Course No. PSC-102

WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT-1

Unit-I

Political Thought of Plato: Plato’s Ideal State – ‘ The Republic’ –

Evolution and Nature; The Governmental Structure and Role of the
Philosopher King; The System of Communism; The Scheme of
Education; The Concept of Justice; A Critical Estimate of Plato’s
Political Thought.

Unit-II
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 Political Thought of Aristotle: Aristotle’s Model State- ‘the Polity’:
Evolution and Nature; Functions and Structure; Concepts of
Citizenship and Slavery; Revolution; Classification of States; A
Critical Estimate of Aristotle’s Political Thought; Aristotle's Status as
the Father of Political Science.

Unit-III
(i) Political Ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli: Concepts of State and
State Craft, Separation of Politics from Religion and Ethics: A
Critical Estimate of Machiavelli’s Political Ideas, Machiavelli’s
Status as the First Modern Political Thinker.

(ii) Political Thought of Thomas Hobbes: Concepts of Social

Contract, State, Sovereignty, and State- Individual
Relationships, Hobbesian Individualism. A Critical Estimate
of Hobbes’s Political Thought.
Unit-IV

(i) Political Thought of John Locke: Concepts of Social

Contract, State and Limited Government, Individualism: A
Critical Estimate of Locke’s Political Thought.

(ii) Political Thought of Jean Jacques Rousseau: Concepts of

Social Contract, General Will and the State, State Individual
relationship: A Critical Estimate of Rousseau’s Political
Thought.

Books Recommended:
1. Ernest Barker : Plato and His Predecessors
2. Ernest Barker : Plato and Aristotle.
3. J.W. Allen : A History of Political Thought in the
Sixteenth Century.
4. Mullgan : Political Philosophy of Aristotle.
5. W.A. Dunning : A History of Political Theories.
6. C. Wayper : Political Thought
7. W.T. Jones : Masters of Political Thought
8. John Plamenatz : Man and Society, Vol-I
9. Maurice Cranston : Western Political Philosophers.
10. Willianm Ebenstein : Great Political Thinkers.
11. C.B. Macpherson : The Political Theory of Possessive
Individualism.
12. James V. Downton : Perspectives of Political Philosophy.
and
David K. Hart
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 13. G.H. Sabine : A History of Political Theory.
14. Karl Popper : Open Society and It’s Enemies.
15. Issac Cramnic (Ed) : Essays in the History of Political Thought
16. Alfred Cobban : Rousseau and the Modern state.
Course No. PSC-103

INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM

Unit-I

(i) Social Infra- structures of the Indian Polity: Role of

Caste, Tribe, Religion and Language in Indian Politics.

(ii) Political Culture: Themes, Emerging Trends.

Unit-II

(i) The Process of Interest Aggregation; and Role of Political

Parties: Major National Parties such as Indian National
Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India,
Role of Regional Political Parties.

(ii) Federal Politics in India- Major Issues and Problems;

Prospect.
Unit-III

(i) Role of the Executive: Role of the President, Role of the

Prime Minster.

(ii) Role of the Legislature: Role of the Indian Parliament.

(iii) Role of the Supreme Court.

Unit-IV

(i) The Electoral process: Voting Behaviour, Need for Electoral

Reforms.

(ii) Nation-building and Political Development: Problems of

nation-building, the Prospect of Political Development.

Books Recommended:

1. Norman D. Palmer : The Indian Political System

2. [Link] Jones : Government and Politics in India.

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3. Robert Hardgrave : Government and Politics in a
Developing Society: India

4. Rajni Kothari : Politics in India.

5. Norman D. Palmer :Election and Political Development
in India.
6. Myron Weiner : Party Politics in India
and
[Link]

7. Myron Weiner : The Indian Paradox.

8. Upendra Baxi : Crisis and Change in

and Contemporary India.
Bhikhu Parekh

9. Zoya Hasan,[Link] : The State, Political Process, and

and Identity: Reflections on Modern
[Link] India.
[Link] Roy : Diversity and Dominance in
and Indian Politics (Vol. I & II)
Richard Sisson

11. Berch Beheroglu : Class, State and Development in India.

12. Subrat [Link] : Culture and Rationality: The

and Politics of Social change in
[Link] Political process in India.

[Link] Kothari : Caste Politics in India.

[Link] Vora : Indian Democracy

and
[Link] (ed)

Course No. PSC-104

INTERNATIONAL POLITICS: THEORY AND DYNAMICS

Unit-I International Politics:-

(i) Meaning, Nature and Significance; Approaches and Methods.

(ii) International Scenario since 1945: Changes in International

Political order.

Unit-II Contending Theories of International Politics:-

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 (i) Idealist Theory, Realist and Neo-realist Theories.

(ii) Marxist and Neo-Marxist Theories, Functionalist and Systems

Theories.

Unit-III

(i) Key Concepts in International Relations:- National Interest,

Security and Power, Balance of Power and Deterrence, Collective
Security, and Economic Imperatives'

(ii) Dynamics of International Politics:- Cold War and New Cold

War, Strategic and Ideological Bipolarity, Uni-polarity and
American Hegemony.

Unit-IV: International Relations:

(i) Foreign Policies of Major Powers: U.S.A., China, Russia.

(ii) Non-Alignment Movement: Resurgence of Asia, Regional Co-

operation- SARRC and ASEAN, Emerging International Issues.
Arms Race and Nuclear Issue, Economic and Political Issues, the
Issue of Terrorism.

Books Recommended:

1. Alexander Wendt : Social Theory of International Politics.

2. Kenneth Waltz : Theory of International Politics.
3. Mahendra Kumar : International Politics.
4. H.J. Mogenthau : Politics among Nations,
5. Myall James: : World Politics- Progress and its Limits.

6. [Link]: : International Relations as Political Theory.

7. Robert Cox & : Approaches to World Order.

[Link].

8. Simon Bromley, : Ordering the International: History, William

Brown & Change and transformation.
Suma Athreya, (eds)

9. Scott Burchill, et al: Theories of International Relations.

[Link] Smith, : International Theory: Positivism and Ken Booth
& Beyond.
Marysia Zalewski, (eds)

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[Link] , [Link],: Handbook of International Relations.
& [Link],( eds)

Course No. PSC-105

SEMINAR

Topics shall be assigned from Course nos: PSC-101, PSC-102,

PSC-103 and PSC-104 and shall be evaluated by The Teachers
Council.

SEMESTER-II

Course No. PSC-201

CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY:

Issues and Debates

Unit-I

(i) Genesis, Nature, and Scope of Contemporary Political

Theory- The Post-behavioural Movement and the Credo of
Relevance and Action.

(ii) Debates on Approaches to Political Theory- Traditional Vs

Modern and Contemporary Approaches; Decline and Resurgence
of Political Theory- Contemporary Concerns and Trends.

Unit-II

(i) Debates on Rights- The Concept, Theories of Rights; Types of

Rights: Civil Rights, Legal Rights and Human Rights; Rights Vs
Duty.

(ii) Debates on Freedom- The Concept, Freedom on the Individual’s

Autonomy, (Negative Freedom). Versus Freedom as Emancipation
and Development – (Positive Freedom).

Unit-III

(i) Debates on Equality – The Concept; Types, Formal Equality

Versus Substantive Equality and Equality of Opportunity; Liberty
Versus Equality.

(ii) Debates on Justice- The Concept, Types, Procedural Justice

Versus Distributive Justice and Social Justice.

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 Unit-IV

(i) Debates on Political Obligation- Grounds, Citizenship and State

–Individual Relationship.

(ii) Debates on Civil Society- Nature, Attributes and Relevance; The

Civic Culture, The Civil Society and Stability of the Polity.

Books Recommended:
1. Terence Bell, James Farr : Political Innovation and
and Russell [Link] (eds) Conceptual Change.

2. John Dryzek, John .B. : A Hand book of Political Theory

Honnig and Anne Philips.
(eds)
[Link] E. Goodin : A Companion to and
and Contemporary Political Philosophy
Philip Pettit.
4. Jonathan Wolff. : An Introduction to Political
Philosophy
5. Isaiah Berlin : Four Essays on Liberty.
6. F.A. Hayek : The Constitution of Liberty.
7. Alan R. White : Rights.
8. Nigel Warburton : Freedom: An Introduction.
9. Sanford A. Lakoff : Equality in Political Philosophy
[Link] Laslett and : Philosophy, Politics and
[Link] (eds) Society.
[Link] : An Introduction to Modern Political
Theory.
12. John Rawls : A Theory of Justice.
13. Michael Walzer : Spheres of Justice: A Defence of
Pluralism and Equality.
14. Adam [Link] : The Idea of Civil Society.
15. Rajeev Bhargav and : Civil Society, Public Sphere Helmut
Reifeld and Citizenship.
16. Carolyn [Link] (ed) : Civil Society and Democracy.
17. Rahjeev Bhargav and : Political Theory.
Ashok Acharya (eds)
18. John Haffman and : Introduction to Political Theory Paul
Graham
19. D. Miller : Principles of Social Justice.
20. R. Dworkin : Sovereign Virtue: The Theory and
Practice of Equality.
21. D. Heater : What is Citizenship?
22. [Link] : Universal Human Rights in Theory
and Practice.
23. P. Singer : Democracy and Disobedience.
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 Course No. PSC-202

WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT -II

Unit-I

(i) Political Thought of Jeremy Bentham:- The Concept of

Utilitarianism, Theory of State and Government. A Critical
Estimate of Bentham’s Political Thought.

(ii) Political Thought of John Stuart Mill:- Theory of State,

Concept of Representative Government, Concept of Liberty, Re-
statement of Benthamite Utilitarianism: A Critical Estimate of
Mill’s Political Thought.
Unit-II

(i) Political Thought of G.W.F Hegel:-Theory of State, Relationship

between the State and the Individual, A Critical Estimate of
Hegel’s Political Thought.

(ii) Political Thought of T.H. Green:- Theory of State, Relationship

between the State and the Individual, A Critical Estimate of
Green’s Political Thought.

Unit-III

(i) Political Thought of Karl Marx:– Concepts of Economic

Determinism, Dialectical Materialism, Surplus Value and
Class- struggle, Dictatorship of the Proletariat, The Communist
Society; A Critical Estimate of Marx’s Political Thought.

(ii) Political Thought of Lenin:- Theory of the Communist State;

A Critical Estimate of Lenin's Political Thought.

Unit-IV

(i) Political Thought of Harold J. Laski- Concept of State,

Relationship between the State and the Individual, A Critical
Estimate of Laski’s Political Thought.

(ii) Political Thought of John Rawls:- Theory of State and

Government, Relationship between the State and the Individual,
A Critical Estimate of Rawls’ Political Thought.

Books Recommended

1. [Link] : Theory and Practice of Communism.

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2. [Link] : A History of Political Theories.
3. William Ebenstein : Great Political Thinkers.
4. James V. Downton & : Perspectives of Political Philosophy.
& David [Link]
5. [Link] : Hegel and the Modern State.
6. G.H. Sabine : A History of Political Theory.
Course No. PSC-203

INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Unit-I

(i) India Political Thought:- Nature and themes.

(ii) Socio-political Thought of Manu and Kautilya

Unit-II

(i) Socio-political Thought of Vivekanand.

(ii) Socio-political Thought of Aurobindo.

Unit-III

(i) Political Thought of Jawaharlal Nehru :- Concept of

Nationalism, Democratic Socialism, Internationalism.

(ii) Political Thought of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi:–

Concept of Human Nature, Concept of Non-violent Political order,
Satyagraha, Swarajaya and Sarvodaya.

Unit-IV

(i) Political Thought of [Link]:- Concept of Radical Humanism,

Political Order.

(iii) Political Thought of Ambedkar and Jaya Prakash Narain.

Books Recommended

1. A.R. Desai : Social back-ground of Indian

Nationalism.
2. [Link] : The Renaissance to Militant Nationalism.

3. [Link] : Indian Thought: A Critical Survey.

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4. [Link] : Modern Indian Political Thought.
5. [Link] : The Political Philosophy of M.N. Roy.
6. [Link] : Political Philosophy of Jawaharlal Nehru.
7. R. Iyer : Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi.
8. U.N. Ghosal : A History of Indian Political Tradition.
9. [Link] : Modern Indian Political Tadition.
[Link] : Social and Political Thought of Gandhi.
11. [Link] & : Political Thought in Modern India
[Link]
12. [Link] & : Political Discourse: Exploration in Indian
[Link]. and Western Political Thought
13. [Link] : Indian Political Thinking through Ages.
14. [Link] : Modern Indian Political Thought.
15. [Link] : Ancient Indian Political Thought.
Course No. PSC-204

CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL ISSUES IN INDIA

Unit-I

(i) Civil Society:- The Concept, Features, Issues and Relevance of

Civil Society in the Indian Context.

(ii) Human Rights:- The Concept and Importance of Human Rights;

Human Rights Provisions in the Constitution of India, the
National Human Rights Commission in India- Structures,
Functions and Role.

Unit-II

(i) Globalization: The Concept and Dimensions; Globalization and

the Nation-State; Implications for India.

(ii) Liberalization: The Concept, Implications for India.

Unit-III

(i) Gender Issue: - Women Rights and Women Liberation Movement;

Remedial Measures.

(ii) Environmental Issue:- Movements for Protection of the

Environment ; Remedial Measures.

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 Unit-IV

(i) Terrorism: The Concept; Causes and Implications of Terrorism for

India; Remedial Measures.

(ii) Political Development:– The Issue of Political Development in

India-
Problems and Obstacles., The Issue of Regional Underdevelopment
and Regional Movements in India- causal factors; The Prospects of
Political Development in India.

Books Recommended

1. Abdul Aziz (ed) : Human Rights and World Order.

2. [Link] : Political Process in India.
3. Daya Krishna : Political Development.
4. Ghanashyam Shaha: Social Movements in India.
5. Lucien [Link] : Aspects of Political Development.
6. [Link] : Liberation and The Modern Polity.
7. M.S.A. Rao (ed) : Social Movements in India.
8. Neera Chandoka : State and Civil Society.
9. [Link] : Human Rights under the Constitution of
India.
10. [Link] : Globalization and the Nation State.
11. Rajendra Vora : Indian Democracy.
And
[Link] (ed.)
12. [Link] : Terrorism in India.
13. Zoya Hasan : Politics and State in India.

Course No. PSC-205

SEMINAR

(The Topics shall be assigned from Course No.201, 202, 203 and 204 and
shall be evaluated by The Teacher's Council)
SEMESTER-III

Course No. PSC-301

THEORY OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Unit-I

(i) Nature and Scope of Comparative Political Analysis-

Traditional Approach Versus Modern Approach. Nature, Scope,
Major Problems of Comparative Political Analysis.

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 (ii) A Conceptual Framework for Comparative Political Analysis-
The Model of Political System of Gabriel A. Almond.

Unit-II
(i) Interest Articulation Function and the Pressure Groups-
Nature of Pressure Groups, Types and Functions, Styles of
Interest Articulation, Channels of Access to the Decision-making
Centre, Determinants of Pressure Group, Politics.

(ii) Interest Aggregation Function and Political Parties- Nature,

Duverger’s Theory of Party Structure, and functions of Political
Parties.

Unit-III

(i) Rule-Making Function and the Legislature: Nature and

Functions of the Legislature, Decline of Legislature in
Contemporary Time.

(ii) Rule-Application Function and the Executive- Nature and

types, Functions, Ascendance the Executive in Contemporary
Time.

(iii) Rule-Adjudication Function and the Judiciary- Nature,

Functions of Judiciary, Judicial Review.

Unit-IV

(i) Classification of Political Systems-

(i) Almond’s Model of Classification of Political Systems for
Comparison, and Evaluation.

(ii) Blondel’s Model of Classification of Political Systems for

Comparison, and Evaluation.

Books Recommended:

1. [Link] : Modern Constitutions.

2. Gabriel [Link] : Comparative Politics: A Developmental and
Approach.
[Link], Jr.
3. Gabriel A. Almond : The Politics of Developing Areas.
and
James. S. Coleman
4. [Link] : Theory and Practice of Modern Government.
5. Harry Eckstein : Pressure Group Politics
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 6. Harry Eckstein : Comparative Politics: A Reader
and
David Apter (ed)
[Link] Blondel (ed) : Comparative Government: A Reader
8. Jean Blondel : An Introduction to Comparative Government.
9. Jean Blondel : Comparative Political Systems.
10. Jean Blondel : Comparative Legislature.
11. [Link] : Legislature
12. Lucian [Link] : Aspects of Political Development.
13. Maurice Duverger : Political Parties.
14. [Link] : Comparative Politics
and
[Link] (eds.)
15. [Link] : Comparative Government.

Course No. PSC-302 POLITICAL IDEOLOGY

Unit-I

(i) Political Ideology: Meaning, Nature, State-Individual Relationship-

Extent of Rights, Liberty, equality and social justice: Types of Political
Ideology.

(ii) Relevance and Role of Political Ideology

Unit-II

(i) Liberalism: Elements of Classical Liberalism of John Locke and J.S.

Mill.

(ii) Neo-Liberalism of John Rawls and Robert Nozick

Unit-III

(i) Democracy: Basic features of Classical Democracy, contemporary

models-Competitive Elitist democracy, participatory democracy.

(ii) Socialism: Basic elements and values; elements of democratic

socialism and visions of the Fabian Socialists.

Unit-IV

(i) Fascism: Basic features, Mussolini's Fascist theory of State.

(ii) Communism: Marxism-Concepts of Economic Determinism,

Dialectical Materialism of Marx, Economic Interpretation of History of
Society; Class-Struggle, Dictatorship of the Proletariat, and the
communist society; Neo-Marxism of Eric Fromm and Gramsci.

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Books Recommended:

1. William Ebenstein : Today's Isms.

2. C.E.M Joad: Modern Political Theory
3. R.N Carewhunt: Theory and Practice of Communism
4. Dorothy Pickles: Democrcy
5. Milton Friedman: Capitalism and Freedom
6. Robert A. Dahl: Poliarchy
7. Joseph A. Schumpeter: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.
8. Michael Harrington: Socialism
9. R.H.S Crissman: the Politics of Socialism
10. Daniel Bell: End of Ideology
11. Alaistair Hamilton: The Appeal of Fascism
12. David Held: Models of Democracy

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Course No. PSC-303

THEORY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Unit-I

(i) Nature, Scope and Significance of Public Administration-

Traditional Public Administration Vs New Public Administration
Challenges of Liberalization, Globalization, and Good
Governance.

(ii) Theories of Organization: Scientific Management Theory,

Human Rights Theory, Bureaucratic theory, and Systems Theory.

Unit-II

(i) Administrative Behaviour: Decision Making Theory of Herbert

Simon.

(ii) Comparative Public Administration: Nature, Scope and

Significance of Comparative Public Administration, Model of F.W.
Riggs for Comparison of Public Administrative Systems.

Unit-III

(i) Development Administration: The Concept, Scope and

Significance of Development Administration, Approaches –
Liberal, Marxian, Gandhian.

(ii) Features of Development Administration in Developed and

Developing States- Problems and Prospect.

Unit-IV

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 (i) Administrative Law:- Nature and Importance of Delegated
Legislation, Administrative Adjudication and Administrative
Tribunals.

(ii)Public Policy:- Meaning and Importance; Role of Legislature,

Executive, Bureaucracy, Judiciary, Political Parties, Pressure
Groups and Mass-media in Policy Formulation and
Implementation Process; Conditions for successful
implementation of Public Policy.
Books Recommended:

1. Abraham Maslow : Motivation and Personality.

2. Albert Lepawasky : Administration: The Art and Science of
Organization and Management.
3. Dwight Waldo (ed) : Ideas and issues in Public
Administration.
4. [Link] : The Essentials of Public Administration.
5. [Link] : Modern Public Administration.
6. [Link] : Administration in Developing Societies.
7. [Link] : The Ecology of Public Administration.
8. Herbert Simon : Administration Behaviour.
[Link] : Public Policy Making.
10. J.A.G. Griffin & : Principle of Administrative Law.
[Link].
11. [Link] : The Elements of Administration.
12. [Link] : Public Administration.
13. Michael Reagon : The Administration of Public Policy.
[Link] Henry : Public Administration and Public Affairs.
[Link] Self : Administrative Theory: An Enquiry into
the Structure and Process of Modern
Government.
[Link] Woll : Public Policy.
17. [Link] (ed) : Administrative Theory.
18. [Link] : Comparative Public Administration
19. [Link] : Politics and Administration in Changing
Societies.
20. [Link] : Administrative Theory.
21. W.F. Willloughby : Principles of Public Administration.
22. Yahzkel Dror : Public Policy Making: Re-examined.

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Course No. PSC-304

HUMAN RIGHTS: THEORY & DYNAMICS

Unit-I

(I) Human Rights- Concept, Types, Relevance.

(II) Theories of Human Rights- The Theory of Natural Rights;

The Legal Theory of Rights; The Idealist Theory of Rights; The
Economic Theory of Rights; The Social Welfare Theory of
Rights.

Unit-II
(i) Human Rights as the Global Concern- Historical
Development; International Conventions and Declaration on
Human Rights.

(ii) The International Institutions for Enforcement & Human

Rights- The UN Commission of Human Rights; The Amnesty
International and Regional Human Rights Enforcement
Systems.
Unit-III

(i) Indian concern for Human Rights- The Constitution of India

and Its Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State
Policy.

(ii) Indian Institutions for Enforcement Human Rights- The

National Human Rights Commission and its Structure,
Functions and Role; the State Human Rights Commission and
its Structure, Functions and Role.
Unit-IV

(i) Issue and Challenges of Human Rights in India- Rights of

Children, Women, Dalit’s and the Poor: Prospect of Human
Rights in India.

(ii) Human Rights Education: Role of The Government, NGOs

and Mass-media.

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Books Recommended:

1. [Link] (ed) : Politics and Human Rights.

2. Buergenthal : International Human Rights in a Nutshell.
3. Buergenthal : International Protection of Human Rights
&
[Link]

4. [Link] : The Concept of Human Rights.

5. [Link] : The Politics of Human Rights: A Global
Prospective.
6. J.F. Green : The United Nations and Human Rights.
7. [Link] : Human Rights and International Action: The
Case of Freedom of Action.
8. [Link] : Human Rights :Fifty Years of India’s
Independence.
9. [Link] : International law and the Rights of Minorities.
10. [Link] : The Strength of Diversity: Human Rights and
and Pluralist democracy.
[Link] (eds).
11. A. Rosad : Human Rights in a Changing East- West
and Perspective.
Helgsen (eds)
12. [Link] Sundaram: Human Rights- Theories and Practice.
13. [Link] : Universal Human Rights in Theory and
Practice.

Course No. PSC-305

SEMINAR

(The Topics shall be assigned from Course Nos.- 301, 302, 303 and 304
and shall be evaluated by the Teacher's Council.)
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 SEMESTER-IV
Course No. PSC-401

THEORY OF POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY

Unit-I

(iii) Political Sociology:- Nature and Scope of Study.

(iv) Influence, Power, and Authority:- Meaning and Attributes of

Influence and Power, Dahl’s Scheme of measurement of Power,
Weber’s Typology of Authority.

Unit-II

(i) Political Power-Structure:- The Theory of Classical Elitism

Versus the Theory of Democratic Elitism of Robert [Link].

(ii) Political Culture:- Meaning and Attributes, Almond’s Typology

of Political Culture, Culture Structure Relationship, Significance.
Unit-III

(i) Political Socialization:- Meaning and Perspectives, Forms of

Political Socialization, Role of Political Socializers, Sequence and
Significance of Political Socialization.

(ii) Political Communication:- The Concept and Analysis of Gabriel

A. Almond, Communication Structures, and their roles in the
context of dynamics of the Political System.
Unit-IV

(i) Political Participation:- Nature, Types, Determinants,

Significance.
(ii) Political Modernization: - Meaning, Impact of Modernization
upon Politics, and the Analysis of Samuel P. Huntington;
Modernization of Politics and Political Development.

Books Recommended:
1. [Link] : Theory of Political Sociology.
2. S.M. Lipset (ed.) : Political Man.
3. Robert E. Dowse & : Political Sociology
John A. Hughes
4. Anthony [Link] : Introduction to Political Sociology.
5. Michael Rush & : An Introduction to Political
Philip Althoff Sociology.
6. Robert A. Dahl : Modern Political Analysis.
7. Gabriel A. Almond & : Civic Culture.
Sidney Verba
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8. Lucian [Link] : Political Culture & Political Development.

Course No. PSC-402

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN INDIA

Unit-I

(i) Evolution and Nature of Indian Administration: Colonial

Period, Post Independence Period Administration.

(ii) Political Structure and Administration:- President, Prime

Minister, Council of Ministers.

Unit-II

(i) Structure of Central Administration: Secretariat, Ministries

and Departments, Boards and Commissions.

(ii) Centre-State Relations:- Legislative, Administrative, and

Financial Relations; Changing Dynamics of Centre-State
Relations: Irritants and Prospect.
Unit-III

(i) Control over Public Expenditure:- Parliamentary Control, Role

of Finance Ministry, Comptroller and Auditor General.

(ii) Public Services:- Central Civil Services and State Civil Services;
Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service
Commission.

Unit-IV

(i) Decentralized Administration:- Urban and Rural Self-

Governments-Features and Autonomy; Problems and Prospect.
(ii) Issues-Areas in Administration:- Political and Permanent
Executive, Integrity in Administration, Lokpal and Lokayukta,
People’s Participation in Administration.

Books Recommended

1. S.R. Maheswari : Evolution of Indian Administration.

2. S.R. Maheswari : Indian Administration.

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3. [Link] : The Indian Administrative System.
4. [Link] : Public Administration.
5. [Link] (ed) : Changing Aspect of Public
Administration.
6. [Link] : Contemporary Issues in Public
Administration.
7. [Link] : Indian Administration.
8. T.N. Chaturvedi & : Union State Relations.
[Link]
9. [Link] : Public Administration in India.
[Link] : Bureaucracy and Politics in India.
[Link] (ed) : Pattern of Panchayati Raj in India.
[Link] : Contemporary Issues in Indian
Administration.

Course No. PSC-403

COMPUTER BASICS: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Unit-I
Computer Fundamentals:- Brief History of Computer, Types of
Computer, Hardware and Software, System Operating Software. Basic
of DOS/2000, Word Processor Operations using Microsoft Word, Menu-
based DBWS on Window using Microsoft Access.

Unit-II

Practical:- The practical shall cover Windows 2003-07/2010, Microsoft

Word, Microsoft Access, and basics of Web Page Designing using
HTML.

Unit-III

Internet basics- URLs on Political Science, creating and working with

Email ID, browse information through search Engines, E-Book and E-
library.

Unit-Unit-IV

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 Practical : Project on MS Access using Tables, Relationships, Forms
and Reports.

Books Recommended:

Course No. PSC-404 Elective Course

(I) INDIA IN WORLD AFFAIRS

Unit-I

(i) Indian Foreign Policy: Major Goals, Determinants, Continuity

and Changes.

(ii) India's Role in Non-Alignment Movement

Unit-II

(i) India's Relations with USA, Japan and EU: Major Issues

(ii) India's Relations with China and Russia: Major Issues

Unit-III

(i) India’s Relation with her Neighbours:- Pakistan, Sri Lanka,

Nepal, Bangladesh.

(ii) India’s Role in South Asia: SAARC, Look- East Policy, Track II
Diplomacy.

Unit-IV

(i) India and the Nuclear issues:- Changing Perceptions and

Policy.

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 (ii) India and the UN: Role in Peace- Keeping, India’s Global
Visions.

Books Recommended:
1. Ahmed Imtiaz : State and Foreign Policy: India’s Role
in South Asia.
[Link] : The Making of India’s Foreign Policy.
Bandhyopadhyaya
3. Bradnock, Robert : India’s Foreign Policy since 1971.
4. Cohen, Stephen& : India: Emergent Power?
Richard [Link]
5. Gordon Sandy & :India’s Look East : An Emerging Henningham
Power and Its Asia Pacific Neighbours.
Srephert(ed)
6. Sivaji Ganguly : U.S. Policy toward South Asia.
7. Ashok Kapur : Pokhran and Beyond: India’s Nuclear
Behavior.

8. Ashok Kapur & :Foreign Policy of India and her

[Link] Neighbours

9. ShirimKheli & :India, Pakistaan and the United States:

[Link]. Breaking with the Past.
10. [Link] : Crossing the Rubicon: The Shaping of
India’s New Foreign Policy.

(II) RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Unit-I

Scientific Method: The nature of scientific method and its application

to social research; Problems of objectivity.

The Research Process: Ethical considerations in Social Research.

Unit-II

The Research Problems: Review of literature; Formulating Research

Problems; Hypothesis-meaning , importance and role of Hypothesis in
Social Research; Types of hypothesis.

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Unit-III

Method of Data Collection: Observation, Participant and Non-

participant, Case Study.

Content Analysis: Interview Method, Participatory Rural Appraisal

(PRA).

Unit-IV

Tools of Research: Construction of Schedule & Questionnaire; Mailed

Questionnaire, Report building; Pre-testing & Pilot Study;

Data Analysis & Report Writing: Qualitative & Quantitative Data

Analysis; Preparation of Research Report, Steps in Report Writing.

Books Recommended:

1. Goode & Hatt, : Methods of Social Research.

2. P.V. Young, : Social Surety & Social Research

3. Lundberg : Social Research

4. Milden Parten : Survey Tools & Sampling

5. [Link] : Methods of Social Survey.

(III) DEVELOPMENT ADMINISITRATION IN INDIA

Unit-I

(i) Development Administration: Nature and Scope, Development

Administration Versus traditional Administration, Characteristics
of Development Administration in Developed and developing
Countries.

(ii) Approaches to the Study of Development Administration:

Western Liberal, Gandhian, Marxist and New Marxist Theories.

Unit-II

(i) Comparative Framework for the Study of Development: Post-

Colonial legacy, Features of Administrative Systems in Developing
Countries, Rigg’s Model.

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 (ii) Problems of Developing Countries: Public vs. Private Sectors
and their Administration, Indian Scenario in the Context of
Globalization.

Unit-III

(i) Bureaucracy and Development Administration: Weberian

Model of Bureaucracy and Development Administration, the
Riggsian Model and Development Administration.
(ii) Development Administration and Planning:- Plan
Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation, Role of
Bureaucracy in Planning.

Unit-IV

(i) Development Administration and Public Policy: Factors in

Policy Making Process, Policy Formulation, Implementation and
Evaluation, Conditions for Successful Implementation and
Problems in Evaluation.
(ii) Issues Areas:- People’s Participation in Development: Interaction
among Bureaucracy, Politicians, Social Sciences, Technocrats
and Journalists, Role of Legislature, Executive, Planning
Commission and National Development Council.

Books Recommended:

1. F.W. Riggs (ed). : Frontiers of Development Administration.

2. George Grant : Development Administration – Concepts,

Goals and Methods.

3. Joseph La Palombara : Theory and Practice in Development

Administration.

4. S.K. Sharma : Development Administration – International

Perspective.

5. C.P. Bhambhari : Administration in a Changing Society.

6. [Link] : People’s Participation in Development
Process.

7. [Link] & : Bureaucracy Values in Development.

[Link] (ed)

8. R.N. Imadar : Development Administration in India.

9. [Link] : Development Administration in India.

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10. [Link] : Development Administration.

11. Mohit Bhattacharya : Bureaucracy and Development

Administration.

[Link] Pananlikar : Development Administration in India.

(IV) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZIATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Unit-I

(i) Historical Background for the Formation of International

Organization: The League of Nations: Structure, Function and
Role.

(ii) Origin and Evolution of United Nations.

Unit-II

(i) Structure and Functions of the UN and UN Secretariat:

General Assembly and Role of Secretary General.

(ii) The Security Council- Structure Functions and Role.

Unit-III

(i) The International Court of Justice- Structure and Role.

(ii) Structure, Functions and Role of Major Specialized Agencies

of the UN: IMF, WTO, IBRD, WHO, FAO and UNESCO.

Unit-IV

(i) Regionalization of World Politics:- EU, ASEAN, APEC, SAARC,

NAFTA.

(ii) Contemporary Global Concerns: Democracy, Human Rights,

Environment, Social,, Justice, Terrorism, Nuclear Proliferation.

Books Recommended:
1. Vandenhosch & Hogan : Towards World Order.
2. Luard (ed) : The Evolution of the International
Organization.

3. Ohodsich : The United Nations.

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4. Ohodsich : The Nature and Functions of International
Organization.
5. Chase : The United Nations in Action.

(V) LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN INDIA

Unit-I

(i) Understanding the ‘rural’ and the ‘urban’ in India.

(ii) What is Development?:-Historical Legacies: continuities and

discontinuities; The Origin of Development Studies; Overview of
Economic Development and Development thinking.
Unit-II

(i) Institutional framework for Rural & Urban Development:-

Political Executive; Planning Agencies; Agencies and Processes of
Implementation at Central, State & Local Levels.

(ii) Planning Rural Development: Approaches, Policies and

Programme:- Community Development; Democratic
decentralization; Cooperatives; Decentralized Planning;
Specifically targeted programs- agriculture, area development,
employment, poverty alleviation, special groups, integrated rural
development programmes.
Unit-III

(i) Planning Urban Development: Approaches, Policies and

Programme:- Anti-urbanization thrust: de-concentration,
regional development; IDSMT; Services-slum improvement, urban
management and investment. Programmes. Land & Housing,
Employment & Poverty Alleviation; Water, Sanitation & Waste;
Transport; Environment.

(ii) Decentralization and Local Governments:- Decentralization

and Development: Emerging Global Trends; 73rd & 74th
Constitutional Amendments; State Finance Commission; The
emerging role of Panchayati Raj Institution and Municipal Bodies.
Unit-IV

(i) Development and function in of Panchayati Raj Institutions:-

Capacity building of local governments; Transfer of funds;
Functions & functionaries to PRI’s; Politics of decentralization-
case studies of Kerala, Karnataka & Madhya Pradesh..
(ii) Devolution and functioning of Urban Local Bodies:- Fiscal
decentralization; Financial health of ULBs; State Municipal Fiscal
relations; Devolution of Funds to ULBs; Central Funds to ULBs.
People’s Participation in Rural-Urban Development: Role of NGO’s
and Citizen Groups.
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Books Recommended:

1. Abdul, Azizx : Decentralized Planning.

2. Bose, Ashish : National Commission on Urbanization.
3. Issac, Thomas & : Local Government and Development:
Richard W People’s Campaign for Decentralized
Planning in Kerala.
4. Jain LC .Krishnamurthy,: Grass Without Rooti: Rural Development
B.V. & Tripathi,P.M. Under Government Auspices.
5. Maddick, Henry, : Panchayati Raj : A Study of Rural Local
Government in India.

6. Mathur, Om (ed) : India Challenge of Urban Government.

7. Mishra, B.B. : District Administration and Rural
Development in India.

8. Mukherjee, Amitava : Decentralization: Panchayats in the

Nineties.

9. Prasad Kamta : Planning and Poverty Alleviation.

10. Ravillion, M. & [Link] : Growth and Poverty in Rural India.
11. Sen Amartya : Development as Freedom.
12. Toye, John : Dilemmas of Development.

(VI) SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN INDIA

Unit-I

Social Exclusion: Theoretical Premises: Origin, Concept, Dimensions,

Theories, debate, Issues and Challenges.

Unit-II

Dimensions of Social Exclusion in India: Socio-culture, Political,

Economic, Sexual, Religious.

Unit-III

Social Categories and Social Exclusion: Caste, Class, Gender,

Religion.

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Unit-IV

Social Exclusion: Emerging Trends: Alternative Sexuality, Migrants,

Disability, Time and Space, Body and Language.

Books Recommended:

1. Jordan, Bill, : A Theory of Poverty and Social Exclusion.

2. Bhattacharya, T. [Link], : Degrees of Exclusion: Developing a Grand

& Piachaud, D. Dynamics, Multidimensional Measures.
Systems.

3. [Link] : The OBCs and the Dynamics of Social

Exclusion in India.

4. Sen,Amarty : Development as Freedom.

5. Shah Ghanshyam, : Untouchability in Rural India.

Mander Harsh,
Thorat Sukhadeo,
Deshpande Satish,
Baviskar Amita U.

6. Omvedi, Gail, : Dalit Vision Tract of the Times.

7. Raju, Saraswati, : Locating women in social development in

India..
8. Hasan, Zoya and, : The Diversity of Muslim women’s in India.
Ritu Menon.
9. Thorat, Sukhadeo : Empowering Marginalised Groups: Policies
and changes in India.

10. Azad Mulan, A.K. : India Wins Freedom..

11. Chandoke, Neera, : Beyond Secularism: The Rights of religious
minorities. .

12. Peter Ronald de Souza (ed).: Contemporary India: Transitions.

(VII) FOREIGN POLICY OF MAJOR POWERS

Unit-I

(i) Why Study Foreign Policy of Major Powers

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 (ii) Concept and Bases of Power:- Framework of Analysis;
Determinants of the Foreign Policies of U.S. , Russia, China,
Germany and Japan.
Unit-II

(i) U.S. Foreign Policy:- Main Features; Policy of continuity and

change; U.S. threat perceptions and security interests, Foreign
Economic Policy,
Unit-III

(i) Foreign Policy of Russia:- Main Features; Continuity and

change: Russia’s threat perceptions and security interests,
Foreign Economic Policy,

(ii) Foreign Policy of German:- Main Features; Relations with

Regional and Major Powers; Foreign Economic Policy,
Unit-IV

(i) Foreign Policy of China:- Main Features; Continuity and

change: Russia’s threat perceptions and security interests,
Foreign Economic Policy,

(ii) Foreign Policy of Japan:- Main Features; Relations with

Regional and Major Powers; Foreign Economic Policy,

Books Recommended:

1. Chan, Gerald, : Chinese Perspective on International

Relations.

2. Ellison Herbert J : Japan and The Pacific Quadrille: The Major

Powers in East Asia

3. Epstein William : The Last Chance: Nuclear Proliferation and

Arms Control.

4. Gaddis Johan Lewis, : Strategies of Containment: A Critical

Appraisal of Post War American National
Security..

5. Gutjahr Lothar, : German Foreign and Defence Policy after

Unification.

6. Haas Richard N. : Intervention: The Use of American Military

Forces in the Post Cold War World, new
York.

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7. Dumbrell, John : American Foreign Policy: Carter to Clinton.
8. Kanet, Roger E and, : The Foreign Policy of Russian Federation.
Kozhemiakin, Alexander V.
9. Larrabee, Stephen : The Two German States and European
Security.

10. Masahide, Shibusawa (ed): Japan and the Asia Pacific Region.

11. Sutter, Robert G : Shaping Future in World Affairs: The Role of

U.S. Bouldex.

12. Whetten, Lawrence L., : Germany East and West Conflicts,

Collaboration and Confrontation.

13. Zwick Peter, : Soviet Foreign Relations: Process and Policy.

14. David Harvey, : The New Imperialism.
15. John Pilger, : The New Rulers of the World.
16. Robert Kangan, : Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe
in the New World Order.

(VIII) COMPARATIVE FEDERALISM

Unit-I

(i) Overview of Concepts and Theories: Territorial, Ethnic,

Asymmetrical.

(ii) Typology of Federal Systems: Parliamentary, Presidential,

devolutionary, supranational federal tendencies.
Unit-II

(i) Superanational Federalism

(ii) Fiscal Federalism: Distribution of revenue resources, fiscal

transfers, equalization of payments.
Unit-III

(i) Intergovernmental relations: forms and extent, cooperative,

issue of accountability.

(ii) Federal Judiciary: Constitutional courts and judicial review,

judicialization of the political process.

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Unit-IV

(i) Federalism and Foreign Policy: treaty making power, regional

and global integration.

(ii) Pathology of Federalisms: Post-Conflict situation.

Books Recommended:

1. Daniel Elazar, : Exploring Federalism.

2. Ronald L. Watts, : Comparing Federal Systems

3. Michael Burgess : Comparative Federalism: Theory and

Practice.

4. Thomas O Hueglin and : Comparative Federalism: A Systematic

Alan Fenna Inquiry.

5. Dimitrios Karmis and : Theories of Federalism..

Wayne Norman,
6. Robert Agranoff. : Accommodating Diversity : Asymmetry in
Federal States.

7. George Anderson : Federalism: An Introduction.

8. Raol Blindenbachler, : Federalism in a Changing World: Learning
and Arnold Koller, eds., from Each Other.

9. Michael Burgess and : Comparative Federalism and Federation:

Alan Gagnon, eds. Competing Trends and future Directions..

10. Anwar Shah, (ed) : A Global Dialogue on Federalism.

11. Ronald [Link], : Executive Federalism : A Comparative
Analysis.

12. Balveer Arora and., : Multiple Identities in a Single State: Indian

Douglas V. Verney (eds) Federalism in Comparative Perspective.

13. Rekha Saxena (ed), : Varieties of Federal Governance.

(IX) ETHICS AND POLITICS

Unit-I

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 (i) The Nature of Ethical Reasoning:- The Domain of Ethics;
Rationality and objectivity in Ethics; Ethical Reasoning in
politics.

(ii) Sexual, Racial, Caste Discrimination and Poverty and Hunger

Unit-II

(i) Corruption:- Public ethics and private Morality; Corruption in

Public Life; Corruption in Private Life, The Problem of Dirty
Hands.
Unit-III

(i) Free Speech:- Values of Free Speech; Free Speech and

Democracy; The moral limits of Free Speech.

(ii) Secularism, Tolerance and Minority Rights:- Traditions of

Tolerance in India, Values of Secularism; Secularism and
Minority Rights; Secularism and Legal pluralism;
Fundamentalism.

Unit-IV

(i) The Morality of Representation; Ethic s and the Politics of

the Family.

(ii) Ethics and the Professions:- Medical, legal and Business ethics;
The Ethics of Research.

Books Recommended:

1. Beitz, Charles, R. : International Ethics

Marshall Cohen, Thomas
Scanlon and [Link] Simmons

2. Emanuel, Ezekiel J : The Ends of Human Life Medical Ethics in

Liberal Polity.

3. Gutmann, Amy : Democratic Education.

4. LaFollette, Hugh, : Ethics in Practice.

5. Nussbaum, Martha, : Cultivating Humanity.

6. Sen, Amarty : Development as Freedom.
7. Shue, Henry : Basic Rights.

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8. Singer, Peter, : Practical Ethics.
9. Thompson, Dennis F., : Political Ethics and Public Office .
10. Walzer, Michael : On Toleration.
11. Walzer, Michael : Spheres of Justice e: A Defence of Pluralism
& Equality.

12. Young, Iris Marion : Justice and the Politics of Difference.

(X) CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT

Unit-I
(i) Political Thought of Hannath Arendt.
(ii) Political Thought of John Rawls.
Unit-II
(i) Political Thought of Leo Strauss.
(ii) Political Thought of Michael Qakeshott.
Unit-III
(i) Political Thought of Eric Fromm.
(ii) Political Thought of Issaih Berlin.
Unit-IV
(i) Political Thought of Jean Paul Sartre.
(ii) Political Thought of Herbert Marcuse.

Books Recommended:
1. David Kettler : The critique of Bourgeois cintisation and its
transcendence.
2. Anthony [Link] : Freedom for Progress.
3. Engine F. Miller : The Rediscovery of Political Philosophy.
4. Kenneth [Link] : The Boundless Ocean of Politics.
5. Anthony Quinton : Political without Essences.
6. Chita Ionesou : A Modern Classicist.
7. Kaurice Cranston : Solitary Man in a Hostile Universe.
8. Michael A. Weinstein : The Roots of Demo racy and Liberalization.
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9. A.D. Crespigny & : Contemporary Political Philosophy
Kenneth Minique
[Link] Fromm : The Sane Society.
[Link] Rawls : Political Liberalism.

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