WORK PLAN (July-December 2015)
Course Name: B. A (H) Political Science
Semester: III
Paper Code:
Paper Name: Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
Faculty: Dr. Abdul Rahman Ansari
Readings/Reference Texts:
Kopstein, J. and Lichbach, M. (eds.) (2005) Comparative Politics: Interests, Identities, and Institutions in a Changing Global Order. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 1-15; 16-36; 253-290.
Roy, A. (2001) ‘Comparative Method and Strategies of Comparison’, Punjab Journal of Politics. Vol. XXV (2), pp. 1-15.
Blondel, J. (1996) ‘Then and Now: Comparative Politics’, Political Studies. Vol 47 (1), pp. 152-160.
Monoranjan, M. (1975) ‘Comparative Political Theory and Third World Sensitivity’, Teaching Politics, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 22-38
Chandhoke, N. (1996) ‘Limits of Comparative Political Analysis’, Economic and Political Weekly. Vol 31 (4), January 27, pp. PE 2-PE8
II Historical Context of Modern Government
(a) Capitalism
Dobb, M. (1950) ‘Capitalism’, in Studies in the Development of Capitalism. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd, pp. 1-32.
Wood, Ellen M. (2002) ‘The Agrarian Origin of Capitalism’, in Origin of Capitalism: A Long View. London: Verso, pp. 91-95; 166-181.
Hoogvelt, A. (2001) ‘History of Capitalist Expansion’, in Globalization and Third World Politics. London: Palgrave, pp. 14-28.
Harrison, G. (2002) ‘Globalization’, in Blakelay, G. and Bryson, V. (eds.) Contemporary Political Concepts: A Critical Introduction. London: Pluto Press, pp. 14-34.
Ritzer, G. (2010) ‘Globalization and Related Processes I: Imperialism, Colonialism, Development, Westernization, Easternization’, in Globalization: A Basic Text. London: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 63-84.
Modelski, G. (2003) ‘Globalization’ in Held, D. and McGrew, A. (eds.) The Global Transformations Reader: An Introduction to the Globalization Debate. United Kingdom: Polity Press, pp. 1-50; 54-59.
(b) State Socialism
Roberts, A. (2004) ‘The State of Socialism: A Note on Terminology’, Slavic Review. Vol. 63 (2), pp. 349-366.
Brown, A. (2009) ‘The Idea of Communism’, in Rise and Fall of Communism, HarperCollins (e-Book), pp. 1-25; 587-601
Meek, R. L. (1957) ‘The Definition of Socialism: A Comment’, The Economic Journal. 67(265), pp. 135-139.
McCormick, J. (2007) ‘Communist and Post-communist States’ in Comparative Politics in Transition. United Kingdom: Wadsworth, pp. 195- 209.
( c ) Colonialism and Decolonisation
Manoranjan. Mohanty. (1999) ‘Colonialism and Discourse in India and China’. Retrieved from http://www.ignca.nic.in/ks_40033.html http (Accessed on 24/03/2011).
Duara, P. (2004) ‘Introduction: The Decolonization of Asia and Africa in the Twentieth Century’, in Duara, P. (ed.) Decolonization: Perspectives From Now and Then. London: Routledge, pp. 1-18.
Chiriyankandath, J. (2008) ‘Colonialism and Post Colonial Development’, in Burnell, P. et. al. Politics in the Developing World. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, New Delhi pp. 31-52.
Horvath, R. J. (1972) ‘A Definition of Colonialism’, Current Anthropology. Vol. 13 (1): pp. 45-57.
III: Themes for Comparative Analysis
Rutland, Peter. (2007) ‘Britain’, in Kopstein, J. and Lichbach, M. (eds.) Comparative Politics: Interest, Identities and Institutions in a Changing Global Order. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 39-79.
Grant, M. (2009) ‘United Kingdom Parliamentary System’, in The UK Parliament. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 24-43.
McCormick, J. (2007) ‘Britain’, in Comparative Politics in Transition. United Kingdom: Wadsworth pp. 98-141