Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective

Paper Code: 
24CPOL411
Credits: 
06
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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.

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24CPOL 411

 

Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective

(Theory)

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

CO37: apply various comparative methods of study to understand the interplay of political institutions, behaviors, and functions in diverse comparative settings

CO38: demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of electoral systems, including their definitions, procedures, and types, by comparing and contrasting various systems

CO39: analyze debates surrounding federalism, including historical debates over territorial division of power, with a critical appraisal of its impact on state-society relations, governance, and political stability.

CO40: apply advanced theoretical frameworks to analyze the complex interplay between nation-building, state-building, and identity politics in diverse political contexts,

CO41: evaluate the impact of political processes on democratization, state-building, and governance structures, demonstrating a high level of critical analysis and theoretical synthesis.

CO42: contribute effectively in Course specific interaction

Approach in

teaching:

Interactive Hours, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments

 

Learning activities

for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective

questions, Giving tasks

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects.

Online Quiz

 
18.00
Unit I: 
Approaches to Studying Comparative Politics

Traditional Approach- Historical, Legal and Comparative, Modern Approach-  Behavioral, New Approach to the study – System Analysis and Structural- Functional Analysis

18.00
Unit II: 
Electoral

Definition and procedures: Types of election system (First Past the Post, Proportional Representation, Mixed Representation), A comparative study of electoral process in UK, USA and China

18.00
Unit III: 
Party System and Federalism

Historical contexts of emergence of the party system, Nature, Determinants and function, Types of parties

 Historical context Federation and Confederation: debates around territorial division of power.

18.00
Unit IV: 
Nation-state

Nation–state: Meaning, historical evolution in Western Europe and postcolonial contexts; ‘Nation’ and ‘State’: debates 

18.00
Unit V: 
Political Process

Political Modernization, Political Socialization, Political Culture

 

Essential Readings: 

Ø  Bhushan, V., (2023), Comparative Politics, New Delhi, Atlantic Publishers

Ø  Gauba,O.P,(2023), An Introduction to Political Theory, New Delhi, Mayur Paperback

Ø  Johari, J.C., (2020), Comparative Politics, New Delhi, Sterling Publishers

Ø  Biswal, T., (2020), Comparative Politics, New Delhi, Laxmi Publications

Ø  Vermani, R.C.,(2018),Political Theory, New Delhi, Geetanjali Publishing House

Ø  Ramaswamy,S,  (2014), Political Theory :Ideas & Concepts., New Delhi, Prentice hall of India  pvt. Ltd. 

References: 

Ø  Newton, K., & Van Deth, J.W., (2021), Foundation of Comparative Politics: Democracies of the Modern World, London, Cambridge University Press

Ø  Caramani, D.,(2020), Comparative Politics, Oxford University Press, Oxford

Ø  Dickovick, J. Jonathan, E., (2014), Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases, Oxford, Oxford University press

Ø  Kapur, A.C.,(2010),Principles of Political Science, New Delhi, Sultan Chand and Sons

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