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36 M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE (SEMESTER SYSTEM) SYLLABUS3. Cassen, Robert and Vijay Joshi (eds.), 1992, India : The Future of Economic Reform, New Delhi,Oxford University Press.4. Dreze, Jean & Amartya Sen, 1995, India : Economic Development & Social Opportunity, Delhi,Oxford University Press.5. Frankel Francis et. al (eds.) 2000, Transforming India : Social and Political Dynamics ofDemocracy, Delhi, Oxford University Press.6. Jayal, Niraja Gopal (ed.) 2001, Democracy in India, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.7. Kaviraj Sudipta, 1987, “Dilemmas of Democratic Development in India” in Adrian Leftwich ed.Democracy and Development Theory and Practice, Cambridge, Polity Press.8. Kohli Atul, 1987, The State and Poverty in India : The Politics of Reform, Cambridge, CambridgeUniversity Press.9. Lewis, John P., 1995, Governance and Reform : Essays in Indian Political Economy, Delhi, OxfordUniversity Press.10. Mathur Kuldeep (ed.) 1996, Development Policy and Administration, Delhi, Sage Publications.11. Satyamurthy, T.V., 1999, Social Change and Political Discourse in Indian Structures of Power,Movements of Resistance, Delhi, Oxford University Press.12. Sen Amartya, 2000, Development as Freedom, Delhi, Oxford University Press.Option (d) : PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTIONINSTRUCTIONS 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.The 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 paper seeks to introduce students to the meaning and contending approaches in thediscipline of peace and conflict studies. It also brings into broader context the concept and theories ofconflict and conflict resolution and the different strategies and tactics of non-violent resolutions.