M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE (SEMESTER SYSTEM) SYL/LABUS 9Objectives : The paper introduces the institutional structure of Indian Political System.Unit-IIdeological Basis of the Indian Constitution : Preamble, Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles ofState Policy.Constitutional Amendments : Nature, problems and politics.Unit-IIDynamics of Indian Federalism.Strong <strong>Centre</strong> framework, Sarkaria Commission and <strong>Centre</strong>-State relations.Federal Reforms and Emergence of multi-level federalism.Unit- IIIThe Union Executive : President and Prime Minister.The Union Parliament : Structure, Functioning, Committee system.The Judicial System : Constitutional Law, Basic Structure and Judicial Review.Unit- IVState Executive : Governor and Chief Minister.Election Commission and Electoral Reforms.Reviewing the working of the Constitution.General Readings :1. Arora, Balveer and Verney, Douglas (ed.), Multiple Identities in a Single State : Indian Federalismin a Comparative Perspective, Konark, Delhi, 1995.2. Austin, Granville, Working of a Democratic Constitution, OUP, New Delhi, 2000.3. Baxi, Upendra and Bhikhu Parekh (ed.), Crisis and Change in Contemporary India, Sage, NewDelhi, 1994.4. Brass, Paul, Politics of India since Independence, Orient Longman, Hyderabad, 1990.5. Kaushik, Susheela (ed.), Indian Government and Politics (Hindi), Directorate of HindiImplementation, Delhi <strong>University</strong>, 1990.6. Kohli, Atul, Democracy and Discontent : India’s Growing Crisis of Governability, Cambridge<strong>University</strong> Press, Cambridge, 1991.7. Kothari, Rajni, State Against Democracy, In Search of Humane Governance, Ajanta, Delhi, 1989.8. Morris-Jones, W.H., Government and Politics in India, B.I., Delhi (Latest Edition).9. Noorani, A.G., Constitutional Questions in India : The President, Parliament and the States, OUP,2000.10. Rudolph, L.I., and Rudolph, S.H., In Pursuit of Lakshmi : The Political Economy of the Indian State,Orient Longman, Delhi, 1987.11. Saez, Lawrence, Federalism without a <strong>Centre</strong> : The Impact of Political and Economic Reforms onIndia’s Federal System, Sage, New Delhi, 2002.
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