SYLLABUS

FOR SEMESTER V THE STUDENTS HAVE TO STUDY FIVE PAPERS NAMELY, DC 11, DC 12, DSE 1 (A) OR B, DSE 2 (A) OR B AND SEC 1 PAPER.

Discipline Core-11: Perspective on International Relations and World History

A. Studying International Relations (15 Lectures)

i. How do you understand International relations: Levels of Analysis (3 Lectures)

ii. History and IR: Emergence of the International State System (2 Lectures)

iii. Pre- Westphalia and Westphalia (5 Lectures)

iv. Post- Westphalia (5 Lectures)

B. Theoretical Perspectives (25 Lectures)

i. Classical Realism & Neo- Realism (6 Lectures)

ii. Liberalism & Neoliberalism (5 Lectures)

iii. Marxist Approaches (5 Lectures)

iv. Feminist Perspectives (4 Lectures)

v. Eurocentrism and Perspectives from the Global South (5 Lectures)

C. An Overview of Twentieth Century IR History (20 Lectures)

i. World War I: Causes and Consequences (1 Lecture)

ii. Significance of the Bolshevik Revolution (1 Lecture)

iii. Rise of Fascism/ Nazism (2 Lectures)

iv. World War II: Causes and Consequences (3 Lectures)

v. Cold War: Different Phases (4 Lectures)

vi. Emergence of the Third World (3 Lectures)

vii. Collapse of the USSR and the End of the Cold War (2 Lectures)

viii. Post Cold War Developments and Emergence of Other Power Centers of Power (4 Lectures)

Discipline Core-12: Global politics

I. Globalization : Conceptions and Perspectives (23 Lectures)

a. Understanding Globalization and its Alternative Perspectives(6 Lectures)

b. Political : Debates on Sovereignty and Territoriality (3 Lectures)

c. Global Economy : Its Significance and Anchors of Global Political Economy: IMF, UNO, World Bank, WTO, TNCs (8 Lectures)

d. Cultural and Technological Dimension(3 Lectures)

e. Global Resistances ( Global Social Movements and NGOs) (3 Lectures)

II. Contemporary Global Issues (20 Lectures)

a. Ecological Issues: Historical Overview of international Environmental Agreements, Climate Change, Global Common Debates (7 Lectures)

b. Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (3 Lectures)

c. International Terrorisms: Non- State Actors and State Terrorism: Post 9/11 development (4 Lectures)

d. Migration(3 Lectures)

e. Human Security (3 Lectures)

III. Global Shifts : Power and Governance (5 Lectures)

a. Changing World Order and Governance

b. power Shift and Global Governance: Challenges from South and North

Discipline Specific Elective

DSE-1(A) Citizenship In A Globalizing World

1. Classical concepts of citizenship

2. The Evolution of Citizenship and the Modern State

3. Citizenship and Diversity

4. Citizenship beyond the Nation-state: Globalization and global justice

5. The idea of cosmopolitan citizenship OR

DSE-1(B) Human Rights in a Comparative Perspective

1. Human Rights: Theory and Institutionalization(3 weeks)

a. Understanding Human Rights: Three Generations of Rights

b.Institutionalization : Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

c.Rights in National Constitutions: South Africa and India.

2. Issues (5 weeks)

a. Torture: USA and India.

b. Surveillance and Censorship : China and India.

c. Terrorism and Insecurity of Minorities: USA and India.

3. Structural Violence (4 weeks)

a. Caste and Race: South Africa and India.

b. Gender and Violence: India and Pakistan

c. Adivasis/ Aboriginals and the Land Question: Australia and India

DSE-2 (A) Development Process and Social Movements in Contemporary India.

I. Development Process since Independence (2 weeks)

a. State and Planning

b. Liberalization and reforms

II. Industrial Development Strategy and its Impact on the Social Structure (2 weeks)

a.Mixed economy, privatization, the impact on organized and unorganized labour.

b. Emergence of the new middle class

III. Agrarian Development Strategy and its impact on the Social Structure (2 weeks)

a. Land Reforms, Green Revolution.

b. Agrarian crisis since the 1990s and its impact on farmers

IV. Social Movements(6 weeks)

a. Tribal , Peasant, Dalit and Women's Movement.

b.Maoist challenge.

c.Civil rights movement. OR

DSE-2 (B) Public Policy in India

I. Introduction to Political Analysis (12 Lectures)

II.The Analysis of the Policy in the context of Theories of State (12 Lectures)

III.Political Economy and Policy: Interest Groups and Social Movements )12 Lectures)

IV. Models of Policy Decision -Making (12 Lectures)

V.Ideology and Policy: Nehruvian Vision, Economic Liberalization and recent developments. (12 Lectures)

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC)

SEC-1 : Legislative Practices, Procedures and Democratic Awareness in India

I. Powers and functions of people's representative at different tires of governance (Lectures)

Members of Parliament, State Legislative assemblies, functionaries of rural and urban local Self Government from Zilla Parishad , Municipal Corporation to Panchayat/ward.

II. Supporting the legislative process(2 Lectures)

How a bill becomes law, role of the Standing Committee in reviewing a bill, legislative consultants, the framing of rules and regulations.

III. Supporting the Legislative Committees (6 Lectures)

Types of Committees, role of committees in reviewing government finances, policy , programes and legislation.

IV. Reading the Budget Document (6 Lectures)

Overview of Budget Process, Role of Parliament in reviewing the Union Budget, Railway Budget, Examination of demands for Grants of Ministries, Working of Ministries.

V. Support in media monitoring and communication (4 Lectures)

Types of media and their significance for legislators: Basics of communication in print and electronic media.