Contemporary Political Ideologies

Paper Code: 
POL 321
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This paper focuses on the political ideologies and the impact of these ideologies in bringing change and developing the mind set. It studies the role of different political ideologies of social change and their impact on Politics, the course of their evolution and development.

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT 1

Liberalism- Meaning and nature, Types- Classical, Modern and Neo- Liberalism

Marxism- Dialectical Materialism, Economic Interpretation of History, Alienation

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT 2

Democratic Socialism- Meaning and Nature, Types of Democratic Socialism, Social Democracy and Democratic Socialism

Fascism- Meaning and Nature, Neo- Fascism        

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT 3

Feminism- Meaning, Types of Feminism- Liberal, Marxist and Radical; Issues – Women Liberation and Women Empowerment

Environmentalism- Meaning, Forms of Environmentalism, Resource Conservationist, The concept of Green Democracy

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT 4

Neo Marxism-Critique of orthodox Marxism, Humanistic interpretation of Marx, Theories of Class

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT 5

End of Ideology Debate- Contribution of Daniel Bell, J.K.Galbriath

Critical views of C Wright Mills and C.B. Mcpherson

Essential Readings: 
  •  Heywood Andrew, 1992, Political Ideologies, London, Macmillan
  • JP Suda(Vol.IV), History of western Political Thought, Mehrut, K. Nath & Co
  • AC Kapur, Principles of Political Science
  • JC Johri, Contemporary Political Theory
References: 
  •  Macridis Roy C, 1985, Contemporary Political Ideologies, Boston, Little Brown and Co.
  • Pierson Christopher, 2004, The Modern State, London, Routledge
  •  Rege M. P., 2005, Swatantrya, Samata ani Nyaya, Mumbai, Shanta R. Adams Ian, 1993, Political Ideologies Today, Manchester, Manchester University Press
  • William Ebenstien, Political Ideologies
  •  Bhole Bhaskar, 2002, Rajakiya Siddhanta ani Vishleshan, Nagpur, Pimplapure
  •  Goodin Robert and Philip Petit (eds.), 1993, A Companion to Contemporary PoliticalPhilosophy, London
  •  BlackwellGraham Gordon, 1986, Politics in its Place- A Study of Six Ideologies, Oxford, ClarendonPress
  •  Vincent Andrew, 1992, Modern Political Ideologies, London, Blackwell
  •  Bhole Bhaskar, 2002, Rajakiya Siddhanta ani Vishleshan, Nagpur, Pimpalapure
  •  Blakely Georgina & Valerie Bryson (eds.), 2002, Contemporary Political Concepts,London, Pluto Press
  •  Goodwin Barbara, 2004, Using Political Ideas, Chichester, John Wiley & Sons
  •  Hampton Jean, 1998, Political Philosophy, New Delhi, OUP
  •  Hawkesworth Mary and Maurice Kogan (eds.), 1992, Encyclopaedia ofGovernment and Politics (Vol. I), London, Routledge
  •  Swift Adam, 2001, Political Philosophy, Cambridge, Polity
Academic Year: 
2016-17
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