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Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective
Course Rationale: This paper focuses on the application of comparative methods to the study of politics. The course is comparative in both what we study and how we study. In the process the course aims to introduce undergraduate students to some of the range of issues, literature, and methods that cover comparative political.
The objectives of this course are to:
1. Acquaint the students with the working of Indian political system and the way it shapes institutions India.
2. 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 411 |
Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective |
CO31: Develop critical understanding of functioning of the political culture and new institutionalism in India. CO32: Understand and historical emergence of political party and debates on nation and states. CO33: Theoretically explore Historical context Federation and Confederation CO34: Develop an in-depth interrogation of the various challenges to democracy in India CO35: Facilitate activities where students compare and contrast the formation and characteristics of nation state in different regions , emphasizing the impact of colonialism and decolonization |
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 |
Political Culture; New Institutionalism
Definition and procedures: Types of election system (First Past the Post, Proportional Representation, Mixed Representation)
Historical contexts of emergence of the party system and types of parties
Historical context Federation and Confederation: debates around territorial division of power.
Nation–state: Meaning, historical evolution in Western Europe and postcolonial contexts; ‘Nation’ and ‘State’: debates
Process of democratization in postcolonial, post- authoritarian and post-communist country
Ø Carles Boix and Susane C Stokes, The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics, Oxford, Oxford University Press 2009.
Ø Gauba,O.P., (2018), An Introduction to Political Theory,New Delhi,Mc Millan India Ltd
Ø Caramani, Daniele, Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2014.
Ø Dickovick, J. Tyler and Jonathan Eastwood, Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases, Oxford University press, Oxford, 2014.
Ø Eckstein, Harry and David, E. Apter, Comparative Politics : A Reader, The Free Press of Glencoe, London, 1994
Ø Randall, V., Political Parties in the Third World, Sage, London, 1988.
E-Resources:
Ø Introduction: What is Comparative Politics?, Timothy Lim https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272567191_Introduction_What_is_Comparative_Politics
Ø Johari JC (2020), Comparative Politics, Sterling
https://books.google.co.zm/books?id=G0dRMQAACAAJ&printsec=copyright#v=onepage&q&f=false
Ø Bhushan V (2022), Comparative politics
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42859132-comparative-politics
