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Political Process in India
Course Rationale: This paper focuses on the governance of Indian Federating Units. It also acquaints the students with the dynamic factors influencing the Indian Political System and the experience of last fifty-five years. It also analyzes the challenges before the Indian polity.
The objectives of this course are to:
- Develop understanding of competing regional aspirations and how it has shaped contemporary rhetoric’s and policy orientations in Indian politics.
- Acquaint the students with a holistic overview of the process of interaction between society and politics in contemporary India
Course Outcomes (CO)
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CPOL 212 |
Political Process in India |
CO16: Develop critical understanding of functioning of the political party system in the Indian states. CO17: Grasp the nature of claims and stakes involved in identity politics. CO18: Theoretically explore and take appropriate positions on socially sensitive issues. CO19: Develop an in-depth interrogation of the various challenges to democracy in India CO20: Construct a persuasive argument advocating for a particular approach to balancing the developmental, welfare and coercive dimensions of the Indian state |
Approach in teaching
Lecture, PowerPoint presentations ,Classroom discussions
Interactive sessions, various online resources, PowerPoint presentations and case studies |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects.
Online Quiz |
Trends in the Party System; From Congress System to Multi-Party Coalitions; Determinants of Voting Behavior: Caste, Class, Gender and Religion
The Politics of Secession and Accommodation
Debates on Secularism; Minority and Majority Communalism; Caste and Politics: Caste in Politics and Politicization of Caste
Gender, Caste, Class and indigenous communities
Developmental, Welfare and Coercive Dimensions
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E-Resources :
Ø The Oxford Companion to Politics in India. (2011). India: Oxford University Press. https://www.pdfdrive.com/oxford-companion-to-politics-in-india-e115700873.html
Ø Mitra, S. K. (2017). Politics in India: Structure, Process and Policy. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. https://www.pdfdrive.com/politics-in-india-structure-process-and-policy-e176371308.html
Ø Haque . (2022, January). Evolution of Political Parties in India. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI), 11(1), PP. 31-36. https://www.ijhssi.org/papers/vol11(1)/Ser-1/F1101013136.pdf
Ø Rajeshwari Deshpande. (2005). Working of the Indian Party System [Review of Political Parties and Party Systems, by A. K. Mehra, D. D. Khanna, & Gert W. Kueck]. Economic and Political Weekly, 40(42), 4527–4529. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4417296
Ø PERRETT, R. W. (1997, March). RELIGION AND POLITICS IN INDIA: SOME PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES. Religious Studies, 33(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034412596003654
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Ø Bagde, S., Epple, D., & Taylor, L. (2016). Does Affirmative Action Work? Caste, Gender, College Quality, and Academic Success in India. The American Economic Review, 106(6), 1495–1521. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43861129
Ø (2022). Affirmative Action Policy in India: An Analysis. Journal of Positive School Psychology, 6(4), 2601–2612. https://www.journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/download/3718/2429/4210
