This paper focuses on the study of institutional structures and political processes of different political systems. The aim of study is to explore the comparative experiences of different countries and to make sense of their different political trajectories.
Nature and Scope of Comparative politics, Traditional and modern perspective
Constitution- Meaning, Process of growth, Kinds, Necessity of Good Constitution
Constitutionalism- Meaning, Development, Liberal versus Marxist Notion, Problems and Prospects
Classifications of Government (both traditional and Modern) Forms of Government- Democracy and Dictatorship, Unitary and Federal, Parliamentary and Presidential
Separation of Power, Organs of Government and their functions, Legislature, Executive and Judiciary
Theories of Representation, Party System, Pressure groups and Public Opinion