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M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE (SEMESTER SYSTEM) SYLLABUS 3134. Mamdani, M., T, Mkandawire, and E. Wamba-dia-Wamba, 'Social Movements and Democracy inAfrica' in Wignaraja, P. (ed.), New Social Movements in the South, Zed Books, London, 1993.35. Migdal, J., Strong Societies and Weak States : State Society Relations and State Capabilities in theThird World, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1988.36. Mitra, S. (ed.), The Post-Colonial State in Asia, Wheatsheaf, Hemel Hampstead, 1990.37. Mohanty, Manorajan, P. Mukherji with O. Tornquist, People’s Rights, Social Movements and theState in the Third World, Sage, New Delhi, 1998.38. Mouzelis, N., Politics in the Semi-Periphery, Macmillan, London, 1986.39. Nkruman, K., Neo-colonialism : The Last Stage of Capitalism, Nelson, London, 1965.40. O'Donnell, G., Modernisation and Bureaucratic Authoritarianism, Institute of International Studies,Berkeley, 1973. O' Donnell, G., Authoritarian Rule : Prospects for Democracy, John HopkinsUniversity Press, Baltimore, 1973.41. Parpart, J., ‘Women and the State in Africa’; in D. Rothchild and N. Chazan (eds.), The PrecariousBalance : State and Society in Africa, Westview, Boulder, 1988.42. Potter, D., "Democratisation in Asia" in D. Held (ed.), Prospects for Democracy : North, South, East,West, Polity, Cambridge, 1993.43. Pye, L., Asian Power and Politics : The Culture Dimension of Authority, Harvard University Press,Cambridge, 1985.44. Randall, V., Political Parties in the Third World, Sage, London, 1988.45. Randall, V., and Theobold, R., Political Change and Underdevelopment : A Critical Introduction toThird World Politics, Macmillan, London, 1985.46. Rudolph, S., 'State Formation in Asia – Prolegemenon to a Comparative Study', Journal of AsianStudies, 46, 4, 1987.47. Saul, John S., 'The State in Post-Colonial Societies : Tanzania' in Ralph Miliband and John Saville(ed.), The Socialist Register, Merlin, London, 1974.48. Sisson, R., 'Culture and Democratisation in India' in Diamond, L. (ed.), Political Culture andDemocracy in Developing Countries, Lynne Reiner, Boulder, 1993.49. Smith, Anthony D., State and Nation in the Third World : The Western State and AfricanNationalism, Wheatsheaf, Sussex, 1983.50. Smith, B.C., Understanding Third World Politics, Theories of Political Change and Development,Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2003.51. Taylor, Peter, J., 'The Legacy of Imperialism' in Dixon Chris and Michael, J Heffernan (eds.),Colonialism and Development in the Contemporary World, Mansell, New York, 1991.52. Thomas, Clive, Y., The Rise of the Authoritarian State in Peripheral Societies, Monthly ReviewPress, New York, 1980.53. West, David "New Social Movements" in Gerald F. Gaus and Chandran Kukathas, Handbook ofPolitical Theory, Sage, London, 2004.Course XI : The candidates are required to offer any one of the following courses :Option (a) : INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONINSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PAPER-SETTERS AND CANDIDATES :(i)(ii)The theory question paper will be of 80 marks and 20 marks will be for internal assessment.For private candidates, who have not been assessed earlier for internal assessment, the marks securedby them in theory paper will proportionately be increased to maximum marks of the paper in lieu ofinternal assessment.The paper setter must put note (ii) in the question paper.
32 M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE (SEMESTER SYSTEM) SYLLABUSThe syllabus has been divided into four units.There shall be 9 questions in all. The first question is compulsory and shall be short answer typecontaining 15 short questions spread over the whole syllabus to be answered in about 25 to 30 words each.The candidates are required to attempt any 10 short answer type questions carrying 20 marks i.e. 2 marksfor each. Rest of the paper shall contain 4 units. Each unit shall have two questions, and the candidatesshall be given internal choice of attempting one question from each Unit – 4 in all. Each question will carry15 marks.Objectives : This course is designed to introduce the students to the relevance and functioning ofinternational organizations in Contemporary World Politics. It takes up for the purpose a detailed study ofsome of the major specialized international agencies under the auspices of the United Nations.UNIT-IEvolution of International Organisation.Theoretical approaches to the study of international organization : Classical, neo-realist, functionalist,conflict resolution, world society approach and the Marxist approach.UNIT-IIRole and function of :(i) International government organization.(ii) International non-governmental organization.Making of the United Nations : Its purpose, principles and structure.United Nations and maintenance of international peace and security, collective security and its alternative.UNIT-IIIMajor specialized agencies : ILO, UNESCO, WHO, FAO.United Nations and Human Rights.UNIT-IVUnited Nations in the Post-Cold War Era :UN and disarmament, revision of UN Charter, UN and emerging deterioration in international relations.Limitations and constraints.Suggested Readings :1. John Baylis and Steve Smith, The Globalization of World Politics : An Introduction to InternationalRelations (Oxford University Press : New York, 2001).
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