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Unit-IIM.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE (SEMESTER SYSTEM) SYLLABUS 29• Colonialism and Its Impact : Politics, Economy and Culture.• Nationalism and Anti-colonial Movement.Unit-III• Civil Society : Ethnic, National and Regional identities.• Globalisation : Its impact on the Developing World.Unit-IV• State, Political regimes, constitutionalism.• Political Participation and Representation : Political parties, New Social Movements.Readings :Students are advised to see the relevant entries in the following reference books Seymour Martin Lipset(ed. in chief). The Encylopaedia of Democracy, Volumes I, II and III, Routledge, London, 1995 : VernonBogdanor (ed.). The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Institutions, Blackwell, Oxford, 1987; JoelKrieger (ed. in chief), The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World, OUP, Oxford, 1993; TomBottomore (ed.), A Dictionary of Marxist Thought, Blackwell, Oxford, 1983.General Textbooks :1. Alavi, H., The State in Post-Colonial Societies : Pakistan and Bangladesh, New Left Review, No. 74,1972.2. Alavi, Humza and Teodor Shanin (eds.), Introduction to the Sociology of 'Developing Societies',Macmillan, London, 1982.3. Allen, C. and G. Willams (eds.), Sociology of 'Developing Societies', Sub-Saharan Africa, Macmillan,London, 1982.4. Amin, Samir, 'Social Movements at the Periphery' in P. Wignaraja (ed.), New Social Movements in theSouth, Zed, London, 1993.5. Archetti, E. et al., Latin America, Macmillan, London, 1987.6. Ayoade, J.A., 'States Without Citizens : An Emerging African Phenomenon' in D. Rothchild and N.Chazan (ed.), The Precious Balance : State and Society in Africa, Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado,1988.7. Bayart, J.F., ‘Civil Society in Africa' in Chabal, P. (ed.), Political Domination in Africa : Reflectionson the Limits of Power, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1986.