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Course Name: 202 Politics in India
Course Name: 202 Politics in India
About the Course:
About the Course:
COURSE OBJECTIVES
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This paper is a core paper that intends to introduce students to ideas, institutions and processes marking politics in India.
The paper deals with the substantive concerns about the ideas on origin of Indian Democracy and the challenges it faced during different moments. It thus introduces the students not only to the grounding ideas and principles that underlie the Indian constitution but also goes beyond to explore as to how caste, class, gender and ethnicity have remained a perpetual concern in the studies in Indian Politics.
It situates studies on social movements in Indian context and takes us to the recent writings on social movements, ideology and democracy in India.
COURSE OUTCOMES
COURSE OUTCOMES
The paper remains useful for students who wish to explore the ideas on democracy, public institutions, political processes and its Indian context. It assumes importance for students if they wish to pursue research programme.
The paper has utility for students preparing for UGC NET-JRF exams, SLET exams and other competitive exams like civil services.
UNIT II- Contestation over nation
UNIT II- Contestation over nation
1. Indian ‘nationhood’: The Idea
2. Early challenges: Integration of princely states and re-organization of the states
3. Demands for Self-determination and Insurgency: J& K and Assam
UNIT III- Federalism
UNIT III- Federalism
1. Constitutional Foundation
2. Contestation and innovations: Fifth & Sixth Schedule, Autonomous Councils and Development Councils
3. Fiscal Federalism: Sharing of Resources & Finance Commissions
UNIT IV- Indian State
UNIT IV- Indian State
1. Nature of the Indian State: Contending Perspectives
2. The Developmentalist State: Change and Continuity (Nehruvian model, Green Revolution & New Wave of Populism-MNREGA)
3. State and Coercion: Extraordinary Laws & Armed Forces
References
References
UNIT I - Values and Ideologies
UNIT I - Values and Ideologies
Bhargava, Rajeev. Ed. Secularism and Its Critics. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999
Bruce T. McCully, 1935, The Origins of Indian Nationalism According to Native Writers, The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Sep., 1935), pp. 295-314
Chatterjee, Partha. Nationalist thought and the Colonial world: A derivative Discourse. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1986
Jayal, Niraja Gopal and Pratap Bhanu Mehta. The Oxford Companion to Politics in India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2010
Khare, Brij B.,1989, Indian Nationalism: The Political Origin, The Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 50, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec. 1989), pp. 533-559
Kumar, Dharma, 1994, Indian Secularism: A Note, Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Feb., 1994), pp. 223-224
Madan, T. N., 1993, Whither Indian Secularism?,Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul., 1993), pp. 667-697
Pantham, Thomas, 1997, Indian Secularism and Its Critics: Some Reflections, The Review of Politics, Vol. 59, No. 3, Non-Western Political Thought (Summer,1997), pp. 523-540
Parkin, Raleigh, 1942, The Pattern of Indian Nationalism, The American Scholar, Vol. 11, No. 4 (AUTUMN 1942), pp. 389-402
S. M. Gaikwad, 1998, Ambedkar and Indian Nationalism, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 33, No. 10 (Mar. 7-13, 1998), pp. 515-518
Sathyamurthy, T. V. 1997, Indian Nationalism: State of the Debate, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 32, No. 14 (Apr. 5-11, 1997), pp. 715-721
UNIT II- Contestation over nation
UNIT II- Contestation over nation
Baruah Sanjib, 2014) ‘Routine Emergencies: India’s Armed Forces Special Powers Act’ in Aparna Sundar and Nandini Sundar (ed.) Civil War and Sovereignty in South Asia: Regional and Political Economy Perspectives, New, Delhi: Sage, pp.189-211
Brass, Paul R. The politics of India since Independence. New Delhi: Foundation Books, 1997 Chandra, Bipan etl. India after Independence (1947-2000). New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2000
Chandra, Bipan etl. India after Independence (1947-2000). New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2000
Chatterjee, Partha. Nationalist thought and the Colonial world: A derivative Discourse. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1986
Gogoi, Dlip, eds., 2016, Unheeded Hinterland: Identity and Sovereignty in Northeast India, Routledge, New Delhi
Goswami, Uddipana, 2014, Conflict and Reconciliation: The Politics of Ethnicity in Assam, Routledge, New Delhi
Mahanta, Nani Gopal, 2013, Confronting the State: ULFA’s Quest for Sovereignty, Sage, New Delhi
Subramanian, K. S., 2016, State, Policy and Conflicts in Northeast India, Routledge, New Delhi
Thakur, Manindra Natha and Dhananjay Rai eds. Democracy on the Move? Reflections on Movements, Promises and Contradictions, Akar Books, New Delhi
UNIT III- Federalism
UNIT III- Federalism
Alam, Mohd. Anzar , 2013, Concept of Federation and Centre-State Relations, Mainstream, VOL LI, No 24, June 1, 2013
Brass, Paul R. The politics of India since Independence. New Delhi: Foundation Books, 1997
Chandra, Bipan etl. India after Independence (1947-2000). New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2000
Chatterjee, Partha. Nationalist thought and the Colonial world: A derivative Discourse. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1986
Jayal, Niraja Gopal and Pratap Bhanu Mehta. The Oxford Companion to Politics in India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2010
Kapur, Devesh and Pratap Bhanu Mehta. Public Institutions in India: Performance and Design. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014
Khan, Rasheeduddin, 1997, Ed. Rethinking Indian Federalism, Inter-University Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, Shimla
Rajashekara, H. M., 1997, The Nature of Indian Federalism: A Critique, Asian Survey, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Mar., 1997), pp. 245-253
Ray, Amal, 1992, New Economic Policy and Indian Federalism , Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Jan. 25, 1992), pp. 147-150
The Constitution of India, 2016, Universal Law Publishing, New Delhi Tillin, Louise, 2007, United in Diversity? Asymmetry in Indian Federalism , Publius, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Winter, 2007), pp. 45-67.
UNIT IV- Indian State
UNIT IV- Indian State
Bhambhri, C. P., 1994, Indian State, Social Classes and Secularism, Social Scientist, Vol. 22, No. 5/6 (May - Jun., 1994), pp. 52-69
Brass, Paul R. The politics of India since Independence. New Delhi: Foundation Books, 1997
Chandra, Bipan etl. India after Independence (1947-2000). New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2000
Chatterjee, Partha. Nationalist thought and the Colonial world: A derivative Discourse. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1986
Gohain, Hiren, 1996, Extremist Challenge and Indian State: Case of Assam, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 31, No. 31 (Aug. 3, 1996), pp. 2066-2068
Jayal, Niraja Gopal, 1994, The Gentle Leviathan: Welfare and the Indian State, Social Scientist, Vol. 22, No. 9/12 (Sep. - Dec., 1994), pp. 18-26
Kelly, Michel and Deepika D’Souza. Ed. The World bank in India: Undermining Sovereignty, Distorting Development. New Delhi: Oxford University Press,
Mohanty, Chittaranjan, 2007, Autonomy of the Indian State since Independence,The Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 68, No. 4 (OCT. - DEC., 2007), pp. 719-726
Mohanty, Manoranjan.ed. Class, Caste, Gender. New Delhi: Sage, 2004
Rubin, Barnet R. 1985, Economic Liberalisation and the Indian State, Third World Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct., 1985), pp. 942-957
S. K., 2000, Fifty Years of Indian State: Suggestions for Its Revitalisation, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 35, No. 18 (Apr. 29 - May 5, 2000), pp. 1509-1511
Sen Gupta, Bhabani, 1988, Crisis of the Indian State, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 23, No. 16 (Apr. 16, 1988), pp. 764-766
Subramanian, K. S., 2016, State, Policy and Conflicts in Northeast India, Routledge, New Delhi
The Constitution of India, 2016, Universal Law Publishing, New Delhi
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