PG Political Science - Nagpur University

RASHTRASANT TUKADOJI MAHARAJ NAGPUR UNIVERSITY
DRAFT OF NEW M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS 12
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PS-03 : COMPARATIVE POLITICS (Compulsory)
(Note : This paper is to be studied with reference to the political systems in UK,
USA, Switzerland, USSR/Russia and China)
UNIT-1 : Approaches to the Study of Comparative Politics :
(a) Political Sociology and Political Economy
(b) Systems and Structural Functionalism
UNIT-2 : (a) Constitutionalism and features of Constitution
(b) Executive, Legislature and Judiciary
UNIT-3 : (a) Political Modernisation and Role of Women in Politics
(b) Elections and Voting Behaviour
UNIT-4 : (a) Political Culture, Socialisation and Communication
(b) Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Social Movements
Reading Material :
1. Almond and G.B. Powell Jr.- Comparative Politics; a Development Approach,
Boston, Little Brown, 1966.
2. R. Hague and M. Harrop, Comparative Government and Politics : An
Intordducation, 5 th edn., New York, Palgrave, 2001.
3. G.A. Almond and J.S. Coleman- The Politics of Developing Areas, Princeton NJ,
Princeton University Press, 1960.
4. G.A. Almond and S. Verba- The Civic Culture; Political Attitudes and Democracy in
Five Nations, Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 1963