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Political Theory - Concepts and Debates
Course Rationale: This course is meant to provide an introduction of Political Science to the students who have not had any exposure to the discipline. This is an introductory paper to the concepts, ideas, forms of Government and Political Theories. It seeks to explain the evolution and usage of these concepts and theories, both historically and analytically.
The objectives of this course are to:
1. Understand about the fundamental concepts of Political Science
2. Identify the different forms of government and organs of government
Course Outcomes (CO)
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CPOL 211 |
Political Theory - Concepts and Debates |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: CO11: Define the basic concepts of Political theory like Liberty, Equality, Rights, Justice and Sovereignty etc. and analyse the changes in the concepts in the context of Globalizations and the new world order. CO12: Understand what is politics and able to identify the nature and significance of Political Science. CO13: Learn about different forms of affirmative actions and egalitarian society CO14: Identify the features of Human Rights and Multiculturalism in Global world. Create understanding for Fractured Societies. CO15: Formulate informed opinions on the ethical dimensions of sustainable development, global justice and the management of global commons |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks. |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Negative and Positive Liberty; Freedom as Emancipation and Development;
Freedom of Belief, Expression and Dissent
Formal, Substantive, Political, Equality of opportunities; Egalitarianism: Background Inequalities and Differential Treatment
Source of Idea of Justice; Legal, Political and Economic Dimension of Justice; Procedural, Distributive, Global Justice; Social Justice and Affirmative Action; Relationship between Liberty, Equality and Justice
Natural Rights; Moral and Legal rights; Theories of Rights; Rights and Obligations; concept of Human Rights and multiculturalism
Sustainable Development and Globalisation; Climate change and Green Politics; Global Justice; Global Commons
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Ø Gauba, O.P.,( 2019), An Introduction to Political Theory, New Delhi: Macmillan Publications
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Ø Bhargava, R., Ashok, A., (2016) ,Political Theory:An Introduction, New Delhi: Pearson Education
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Ø Johri, J.C., (2019), Principles of Modern Political Science, New Delhi : Sterling Publishers
Ø Sabine, G.H., & Thorson, L.T., (2019), A History of Political Theory, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing
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Ø Appadorai, A., (2015) , Substance of Politics, Chennai : Oxford University Press
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Ø Kymlicka, W., (2002),Contemporary Political Philosophy, New York : Oxford University Press
E-Resources:
Ø Vermunt, Riël & Törnblom, Kjell. (1996). Introduction: Distributive and procedural justice. Social Justice Research. 9. 305-310. 10.1007/BF02196987. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226977960_Introduction_Distributive_and_procedural_justice
Ø Egalitarianism: Definition, Ideas, and Types. (2022, July 31). Investopedia. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/egalitarianism.asp
Ø Egalitarianism. (n.d.). Egalitarianism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/egalitarianism/
Ø Md. Kamruzzaman, Shashi Kanto Das. The Evaluation of Human Rights: An Overview in Historical Perspective. American Journal ofService Science and Management. Vol. 3, No. 2, 2016, pp. 5-12
(PDF) The Evaluation of Human Rights: An Overview in Historical Perspective. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318851323_The_Evaluation_of_Human_Rights_An_Overview_in_Historical_Perspective .
Ø Heywood, A. (2005). Political Theory: An Introduction. United Kingdom: Macmillan. https://www.pdfdrive.com/political-theory-e33414173.html
Ø Heywood, A. (2019). Politics. United Kingdom: Macmillan Education UK. Can be Retrieved from http://library.lol/main/035D25FFC07CB12DC9EB9CF4B1E71CB8
Ø Gauba O.P., (2019), An Introduction to Political Theory, New Delhi, Macmillan Publications. Can be retrieved from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bt2z4kiuHvLfsdOY-pPg9NqQ_tVxWlMR/view
Ø Political Theory: An Introduction. (n.d.). India: Pearson Education India. Can be Retrieved from http://library.lol/main/AD2E57AB14566920C9BC86528AF45966
