Political Ideologies -I

Paper Code: 
POL 113
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This paper studies the role of different political ideologies and their impact in politics. The course of their evolution and development, the different streams and subtle nuances within each ideology, the changes and continuities in their doctrines and their relevance to contemporary times are highlighted

9.00
Unit I: 
UNIT 1

Political Ideologies- Meaning, Nature and Scope

9.00
Unit II: 
UNIT 2

Liberalism (Classical, Modern and Neo Liberalism)

Utilitarianism (Meaning, Principles and Criticism)

9.00
Unit III: 
UNIT 3

Idealism (Meaning, Principles and Criticism)

9.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT 4

Fascism (Meaning and Principles , Criticism)

9.00
Unit V: 
UNIT 5

Feminism (Liberal, Radical, Marxist and Black)

Essential Readings: 
  • Heywood, A.,(2012),Political Ideologies: An Introduction,New York, Palgrave Macmillan
  • Gauba,OP, (2010),Political Ideologies,New Delhi, MacMillan
  •  Acharya,A., Bhargava,R ,(2011),Political Theory :An Introduction,Noida, Dorling Kindersley
  •  Gauba,O.P.,(2011), An Introduction to political theory,New Delhi, Macmillan
  •  Chaudhary, B.C., Das, H.H.,(2007),Political Theory : Traditional and Modern, New Delhi,Himalaya Publishing House.

                  

References: 
  • Coker,F.W.,(2001), Recent Political Thought,Calcutta, The World Press Pvt. Ltd
  •  Axford,B.,and Browning, G.,Muggins,R., & Rosamond,B.,(2002) Politics: An Introduction, New York, Routledge
  • Macridis, R. C, (1985),Contemporary Political Ideologies,Boston, Little Brown and Co
  • Andrew,V.,(1992), Modern Political Ideologies, London,Blackwell
  •  Georgina,B, & Bryson ,V,(eds.),(2002),Contemporary Political Concepts,London, Pluto press
  •  Goodwin ,B.,(2004), Using Political Ideas,New Jersey, John Wiley& Sons

 

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2019-20
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