Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches: 1. Examine nature and limits of rights of resistance resistance & revolution recognized in modern pol theory. 2. Relevance elevance of contextuali contextualist st approach approach to study study of pol theory theory 3. Examine nature and limits of rights of resistance resistance & revolution recognized in modern pol theory. 4. What is the nature of crisis in pol pol theory. theory. uggest remedies. remedies. !. "ormati "ormative ve vs empiric empirical al de#ate de#ate in pol theory theory $. %hanging %hanging analytic analytical al percepti perception on in pol theor theory y . 'olitica 'oliticall theory theory de(niti de(nition on #y sa#ine. sa#ine. ). *o+ far & in +hat respect respect #ehavio #ehavioralis ralism m improvem improvement ent upon upon traditional approach . ,ssess post #ehaviouralism -. arxist approach for study of pol theory theory +ith pol science in recent years 1/.. 1/ 0ehav ehavio iour ural alis ism m has has rev revo olut lutioni ionise sed d poli politi tica call sci scien ence ce.. 11 . 0ehavi aviouralism is a su#tle de defence of of st status u uo 12.. 12 What is meant ant # #y y# #eh ehav avio iou ural app approach ach to to po polit litics ics s it a foo fool l proof approach *o+ far is it correct correct to say that the #ehavioural approach to political analysis appeared in order to counteracts the arxist approach
Theories of state: Liberal, Neo-liberal,Marxist, Neo-liberal,Marxist, Pluralist, Post-colonial and feminist. 1. Examine Examine critically critically pluralist pluralist argument argument against against theory theory of sovereignt sovereignty y 2. %ritically examine examine arxist arxist theory of state +.r +.r.t .t dictatorship of of proletariat. 3. 56he individu individual al has #ut one right7 right7 the right right of eual freedom freedom +ith +ith every#ody else & state has #ut one duty8 duty of protecting that right against fraud & violence9 %omment. 4. ,ssessm ,ssessment ent of post post colonial colonial understand understanding ing of state. state. !. *amza *amza ,lavi ,lavi over developed developed state $. odern plurarist democrartic democrartic states states pose great threat to fa#ric of of nation state. . Evaluate Evaluate ar:;s ar:;s instrum instrumental entalist ist approach approach to the tate. tate. ). 6he individua individuall has #ut one one right8 the the right of of eual freedom freedom +ith +ith every#ody else7 and the tate has #ut one duty8 the duty of protecting that right against fraud and violence.
emocracy:!lassical and !ontemporary theories"di#erent models of democracyrepresentati$e,participatory,delibetati$e 1. %ompare ideas of =third +ay; +ith ocial ority of poor people of grasp8 and organized themselves utilizing8 political po+er to advance their o+n interests ?@unnar yrdalA. Examine this statement and give your o+n analysis and assessment of the nature and outcome of the ndian experiment in democracy. 4. ,ssess the deli#erative theory of democracy. !. Examine the 'articipatory odel of
%ustice: !onceptions of &ustice 'ith special reference to (a'l)s theory of &ustice and its communitarian criti*ues. 1. Creedom8 >ustice & good govt need not necessity #e identi(ed +ith rule of ma>ority. %ritically assess 2. ocial >ustice is not reconcila#le +ith right to property. %omment 3. %ritically analyse state of theory of li#eralism +ith special reference to its concepts of li#erty8 democracy and >ustice 4. 5Driginal position9?1!/ mar:sA1! F !. 6o +hat extent does the Ra+lsian goal of achieving social >ustice depend on an overarching consensus among cultural8 religious and ideological groups. $. What is the concept of >ustice in modern political theory *o+ is it related to Gi#erty and Euality . Creedom8 >ustice and good government need not necessarily #e identi(ed +ith the rule of the ma>ority. %ritically assess the statement. ). ocial >ustice is not reconcila#le +ith the right to property. %omment -. Hie+s of @andhi and ,m#ed:ar on =social >ustice;
+*uality:ocial,Political,+conomy"(elationship bet'een +*uality and freedom,Armati$e Action 1. 5Gi#erty and Euality are the t+o contradictory concepts eually dear to the human mind.9 %omment. 2.
deologies:Liberalism,ocialism,Marxism,/ascism, 0andhism,/eminism 1.
ndian Political Thought: 3autilya: 1. NDf those ?oJcersA the +ays of em#ezzlement are forty.N ?MautilyaA?2// +ordsA2//4F2/ F 2.“ I nt hehappi nes sofhi ssubj ec t sl i est hek i ng’ shappi nes si nt hei rwel f ar eofhi s wel f ar e” .(Kaut i l y a) ( 2007) [ 200wor ds ] [ 20M] 3.Cr i t i c al l ye xami net he“ Sapt aPr ak r i t i ”ofs t at easenv i s agebyKaut i l y a( 2007) [ 600 wo r d s ] [ 6 0M] 4.Wes t er npol i t i c al t hought ,onemi ghts ay , hasbeenei t herpl at oni corant i pl at oni cbut har dl yev ernonpl at oni c Popper ( 2009) [ 200wor ds ] [ 20M] 5.Ana l y s e ,a sp erKa ut i l y a ,t heSa pt a ng at h eor yoft h es t a t e . ( 2 01 3) [ 1 50wor d s] 1 5M]
Mahatma 0andhi: 1. 5Real rights are a result of performance of duties9@andhi?2//)A2// +ordsF2/ F 2. Hie+s of @andhi and ,m#ed:ar on =social >ustice;?2/11A1!/ +ordsF1! F
3. Examine the @andhi an idea of village community as an ideal unit of self governance.?2/12A2// +ordsF2/ F 4. i;s vie+s on religion and its relationship +ith politics. !. atyagraha is the most important and original contri#ution of ahatma @andhi to man:ind. Explain. $. =ustice.;
Ambed1ar: 1. Examine ,m#ed:arKs critiue of arxism.?2/13A1!/ +ordsF1! F M.N.(oy: 1. %omment on the arxist and Radical *umanist phases of .". RoyKs thought.
Aurbindo: 1. ri ,uro#indoKs Nidea of freedomN?2/13A1// +ordsF1/ F 2. 5"ationalism is not a mere political programme #ut a +ay of life li:e religion.9 ?,uro#indo @hoseA?2/14A1// +ordsF1/ F ir yed Ahmed 3han: 1. yed ,hmed Mhan as a modernizer?2/13A1// +ordsF1/ F harmashastras: 1. %ompare and contrast
Arthashastras and 4uddhist traditions: 1.
5estern Political Thought: Aristotle:
1. 56his state is a creation of nature and man is #y nature a political animal9 ?2/11A1!/F1! F 2. %entral to ,ristotle;s political thought is his classi(cation of the diIerent types of political constitutions in the 'olitics. Evaluate?2/14A2// +ordsF 2/ F
Plato: 1A 'latoKs theory of education Kis the logical result of his conception of >usticeK.
3A 5'lato;s communism is a supplementary machinery to give eIect to and reinforce that spirit +hich education is to create9. ? "ettleship A ?2//A2// +ordsF$/ F 4A f a tate is constituted on natural principles8 the +isdom it possesses as a +hole +ill #e due to the :no+ledge residing in the smallest part8 the one +hich ta:es the lead and governs the rest ?'latoA. !A Reality is a shado+ of ideas?'latoA $A 6he truth is that the state in +hich the rulers are most reluctant to govern8 is al+ays the #est and most uietly governed and the state in +hich they are most eager8 the +orst ?'latoA. A Dnly the man +ho has a taste for every sort of :no+ledge and thro+s himself into acuiring it +ith all insatia#le curiosity +ill deserve to #e called a philosopher ?'latoA.
%..Mill: 1. N6he sole end for +hich man:ind are +arranted8 individually or collectively8 in interfering +ith the li#erty of action of any of their num#er is self protection.N ?L.. illA ?2//!A2// +ordsF2/ F 2. 5ill +as the prophet of an empty li#erty and an a#stract individua1.N ?0ar:erA N?2//4A2// +ordsF 2/ F 3. 56he +orth of a state is the +orth of individuals composing it9?2/11A1!/ +ordsF1! F 4. 5,ll silencing of discussion is an assumption of infalli#ility.9 ?L. . illA ?2/14A1// +ordsF1/ F !.
3arl Marx: 1. N6he root of politics8 according to arx8 does not lie in the state7 it lies in the social conditions underlying this institution8 that is8 in the material conditions of life as reBected through the mode of production.N %omment. ?2//!A2// +ordsF2/ F 2. Examine in detail arx;s prescription for ending alienation and reaching the stage of dealienation. 3. Evaluate arxKs instrumentalist approach to the state.?2/1/A3// +ordsF 3/ F
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Machia$ellie: 1. Di s cus st hei mpor t anc eofMac hi av el l i i nt hehi s t or yofpol i t i c al t hought .I si tc or r ec tt o s ayt hatMac hi av el l i ’ st heor yi s‘ nar r owl yl oc al andnar r owl ydat ed’ ?( 2007) [ 600 2. 3.
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wo r d s ] [ 6 0M] Compar eandcont r as tMac hi a v el l i andKaut i l y aonSt at ec r af t ( 2009) [ 600wor ds ] [ 60M] Explain ho+ achiavelli;s application of empirical method to human aIairs mar:s an important stage in the evolution of political science.?2/14A2// +ordsF2/ F achiavelli;s +or: to the (rst example of the +ay in +hich science and secularism have developed together in the +estern +orld.
Antonio 0ramsci: 1. %ritically examine @ramsci;s concept of *egemony?2//)A$// +ordsF$/ F 2. s @ramisci a theoretician of superstructures @ive reasons in support of your ans+er?2//4A2// +ordsF $/ F 3. Explain8 as per @ramsci8 the distinction #et+een hegemony and domination.?2/13A1!/ +ordsF1! F 4. Explain the distinction #et+een hegemony and domination8 according to @ramsci. !. 'assive revolution8 conceived #y @ramsci8 is an important category to explain ndian 'olitics. %omment. $.
Loc1e:
1. 56he great and chief aim of of men;s uniting into a common+ealth and putting themselves under government is the preservation of property9 Goc:e?2//)A2// +ordsF2/ F 2. KGoc:e is an individualist out and out.u#stantiate this statement.?2/12A 2// +ordsF2/ F 3. %omment on the assertion of Gaslett that Cilmer and not *o##es +as the main antagonist of Goc:e.?2/13A1! +ordsF1! F 4. Write a short note on Goc:e;s ideas on consent8 resistance and toleration. !. 6he condition of human life8 +hich reuired la#our and materials to +or: on8 necessarily introduces private possessions ?Lohn Goc:eA. $. t is hard indeed to turn the Goc:ean doctrine into any :ind of unuali(ed democratic theory ?cphersonA.
2obbes: 1. N*o##es starts as an individualist #ut ends as an Na#solutistN?2//4A2// +ordsF 2/ F 2. *o##es as a individualist?2/11A1!/ +ordsF1! F 3. 5%ovenants +ithout s+ords are #ut +ords and of no strength to secure a man at allN ?*o##esA?2/13A1// +ordsF1/ F
2annah Ardent: 1. *annah ,rdentKs conception of the KpoliticalK 2. 5'o+er is never the property of an individual7 it #elongs to a group and remains in existence only so long as the group :eeps together.9 ? *annah ,rendtA?2/14A1// +ordsF1/ F 3.
