Exam Scheme

Note :-

1. Objective type paper.
2. All questions carry equal marks.
3. There will be Negative Marking.

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Syllabus : Political Science-II

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1. Western Political Thought
   1. Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, St. Thomas Acquinas.
   2. Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau.
   3. Bentham, J.S. Mill, Hegel, T.H. Green.
   4. Karl Marx, Gramsci, Althusser, Habermas.
   5. Jean Paul Sartre, John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Michael Walzer.

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2. Political Theory
   1. Nature of Political Theory, its main concerns, decline and Resurgence.
   2. Behaviouralism and Post Behaviouralism.
   3. System's Approach, Structural Functional Approach, Institutionalism and Neo - Institutionalism.
   4. Group theory, Elite Theory, Choice Theory.
   5. Political Modernization, Political Development, Political Culture, Political Socialization.

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3. Comparative Politics
   1. Comparative Politics: Nature and Major Approaches, Political Economy and Political Sociology perspective.
   2. State in comparative perspective: Characteristics and changing nature of state in capitalist and socialist economies and advanced industrial and developing societies.
   3. Theories of Party System, Types and Functions of Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Interest Groups, Electoral System, Theories of Representation.
   4. Governance: Bureaucracy, Public Policy, Good Governance and Democratic Governance, Civil Society.
   5. Development and Under Development, Revolution and Resistance, Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization.

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4. Political Processes and Dynamics in India
   1. Nature of Indian Politics: Caste, Class, Religion, Ethnicity and Gender in Indian Politics.
   2. National and Regional Political Parties, Ideological and Social bases of Parties, Trends in Electoral behavior, electoral reforms, Pressure Groups.
   3. Problems of Nation Building and Integration : Demands of Autonomy and Separatist Movements, Emerging trends in Centre- State Relations, Evolution and Practices of Grassroot Democracy.
   4. Civil Society, Social and Political Movements, Peasant Movement, Non-Governmental Organizations, Anti-Corruption Movements and Legislation.
   5. Formation of Rajasthan; Different Phases of Political competition in Rajasthan, Determinants of Party Politics in Rajasthan, People's movements in Rajasthan.

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5. International Politics and Indian Foreign Policy
   1. Rise of Super Powers, Cold War and Bi Polarity, Non Alignment Movement, End of Cold War and Remaking of the World order.
   2. United Nations: Objectives, structure and functioning, revision of the Charter.
   3. Regional and Sub-regional organizations: SAARC, ASEAN, EU, ALBA, African Union, OPEC, BRICS.
   4. Political Economy of International Relations: From Brettonwoods to WTO, New International Economic Order, North-South dialogue, South-South Co-operation, Environmental issues.
   5. Foreign Policy of India: Evolution, determinants, Continuity and change, India's relations with USA, Russia, China and European Union.
   6. India and its Neighbours, ‘Look East' Policy, India and West Asia, Africa and Latin America. India's contribution to United Nations, India's Nuclear Policy, Indian Diaspora.