INDEX

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Semester-III

S.No. Contents Page No.

1 BA. (Hons.) POLITICAL SCIENCE– DSC 208-

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1. Political Theory: Concepts and Debates
2. Ancient and Medieval Indian Political
Thought
3. Constitutional Government and Democracy
in India
2 Pool of DSE for BA (Hons.) Political Science 222-228

1. State Politics in India

2. Indian Constitution: Key Debates
3 BA (Prog) with Political Science as Major 229-236

1. Ancient and Medieval Indian Political

Thought
2. Theory and Practice of Democracy
4 BA (Prog) with Political Science as Non-Major 237-240
1. Ancient and Medieval Indian Political Thought

5 Pool of DSE for BA (Prog.) Political Science 241-247

1. State Politics in India

2. Indian Constitution: Key Debates
6 Common Pool of Generic Elective 248-282
1. Ideas in Indian Political Thought Pool of GE
2. Introduction to the Indian Constitution
offered in
3. Nationalism in India
4. Understanding International Relations Semester-I to
5. Governance: Issues and Challenges
6. Western Political Philosophy III will also be
7. Politics of Globalisation available for
8. Introduction to Public Policy
9. Women and Politics in India: Concepts and Semester-IV
Debates to VI
10. Digital Social Sciences
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Following addition be made to Appendix-II-A to the Ordinance V (2-A) of the

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Add the following:

Syllabi of Semester-III of the following departments under Faculty of Social

Sciences based on Under Graduate Curriculum Framework -2022 implemented
from the Academic Year 2022-23.

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

BA. (HONS.) ECONOMICS

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE -7 (DSC-7): Intermediate

Microeconomics I: Behavioural foundations of Market Interactions

Duration (per week)

Eligibility
Course title & Code Credits Prerequisite
Practical/ Criteria
Lecture Tutorial
Practice
Intermediate
Microeconomics I:
Behavioural foundations of 4 3 1 0 Passed NIL
Market Interactions – Class 12th
ECON007

Learning Objectives

The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:

• The course is designed to formally analyze the behaviour of individual agents like consumers and
producers under certain conditions.
• Mathematical tools are used to facilitate understanding of the basic concepts.
• This course looks at the behaviour of the consumer and the choices of a competitive firm.

Learning outcomes

The Learning outcomes of this course are as follows:

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 DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

SEMESTER-III

BA (Hons.) Political Science

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE – 7: Political Theory: Concepts and

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE

COURSE
Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-
& Code course criteria requisite of
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ the course
Practice (if any)
th
Political 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
Theory:
Concepts
and
Debates
DSC-7

Learning Objectives
This course will familiarize students with the basic normative concepts in political theory
and encourage them to understand how they manifest in social practices while engaging
in relevant debates. The course will make use of these concepts, understood as values, in
organizing our collective life in a political community. The course will develop a broader
understanding of some of the key concepts of political practices which affects lives of
people in a significant way. It gives a conceptual framework to further explore some of the
important political processes and institutions. It aims to evaluate and analyse political
issues, debates and arguments from their core value analysis through significant policy
changes. It further endeavours to bring change in the very understanding of values and
concepts to address issues of contemporary times.

Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the learner will be able to:
• Understand the dimensions of shared living through these political values and concepts.
• Appreciate how these values and concepts enrich the discourses of political life,
sharpening their analytical skills in the process.
• Instigate further developments of these concepts in new ways
• Develop an insight to some of the core political issues
• Develop critical analytical skill to evaluate core political debates and issues.
• Brings conceptual understanding and clarity to social, political, economic and cultural
issues.

SYLLABUS OF DSC-7

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UNIT – I (9 Hours)
Freedom
a) Liberty: Negative and Positive
b) Freedom, Emancipation, Swaraj
Debate: Free speech, expression and dissent

UNIT – II (9 Hours)
Equality
a) Equality of opportunity and Equality of Outcome
b) Egalitarianism: Background inequalities and differential treatment
Debate: Affirmative action

UNIT – III (9 Hours)

Justice
a) Justice: Procedural and Substantive
b) Rawls and his critics
Debate: Scope of Justice – National vs Global

UNIT – IV (9 Hours)
Rights
a) Rights: Natural, Moral and Legal
b) Rights and Obligations
Debate: Human Rights - Universalism or Cultural Relativism

UNIT – V (9 Hours)
Democracy
a) Democracy: Idea and Practice
b) Liberal Democracy and its critics
c) Multiculturalism and Toleration
Debate: Representation vs participation

Essential/recommended readings
I. Freedom
Riley, J. (2008) ‘Liberty’, in McKinnon, C. (ed), Issues in Political Theory. New York: Oxford
University Press, pp. 103-125.
Knowles, D. (2001) Political Philosophy. London: Routledge, pp. 69- 132.
Swift, A. (2001) Political Philosophy: A Beginner’s Guide for Students and Politicians.
Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 51-88.
Carter, I. (2003) ‘Liberty’, in Bellamy, Richard and Mason, Andrew (eds), Political Concepts.
Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 4-15.
Smits, K. (2009). ‘Should Offensive Speech be Regulated?’, In Applying Political Theory:
Issues and Debates. Palgrave Macmillan, PP. 152-170.

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Sethi, A. (2008) ‘Freedom of Speech and the Question of Censorship’, in R. Bhargava and A.
Acharya (eds), Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 308-319.
II. Equality
Swift, Adam. (2001) Political Philosophy: A Beginner’s Guide for Students and Politicians.
Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 91-132.
Casal, P. and William, A. (2008) ‘Equality’, in McKinnon, C. (ed), Issues in Political Theory.
New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 149-165.
Acharya, A. (2008) ‘Affirmative Action’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds), Political Theory:
An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 298-307.
Smits, K. (2009). ‘Is Affirmative Action Fair?’, in Applying Political Theory: Issues and Debates.
Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 65-85.
III. Justice
Menon, K. (2008) ‘Justice’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds), Political Theory: An
Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 74-86.
Wolf, J. (2008) ‘Social Justice’, in McKinnon, C. (ed), Issues in Political Theory. New York:
Oxford University Press, pp. 172-193.
Brock, G. (2008) ‘Global Justice’, in McKinnon, C. (ed), Issues in Political Theory. New York:
Oxford University Press, pp. 289-312.
IV. Rights
Talukdar, P.S. (2008) ‘Rights’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds), Political Theory: An
Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 88-104.
Mckinnon, C. (2003) ‘Rights’, in Bellamy, Richard and Mason, Andrew (eds), Political
Concepts. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 16-27.
Campbell, T. (2008) ‘Human Rights’, in McKinnon, C. (ed), Issues in Political Theory. New
York: Oxford University Press, pp. 194-217.
V. Democracy
Srinivasan, J. (2008) ‘Democracy’, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds), Political Theory: An
Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 106-128.
Owen, D. (2003) ‘Democracy’, in Bellamy, Richard and Mason, Andrew (eds), Political
Concepts. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 105-117.
Christiano, T. (2008) ‘Democracy’, in McKinnon, C. (ed), Issues in Political Theory. New York:
Oxford University Press, pp. 80-102.
Mookherjee, M. (2008) ‘Multiculturalism’, in McKinnon, C. (ed), Issues in Political Theory. New
York: Oxford University Press, pp. 218-240.
Seglow, J. (2003) ‘Multiculturalism’, in Bellamy, Richard and Mason, Andrew (eds), Political
Concepts. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 156-168.
Galeotti, A. E. (2008) ‘Toleration’, in McKinnon, C. (ed), Issues in Political Theory. New York:
Oxford University Press, pp. 126-148.
Additional Resources:
Mill, J. S. (1991) On Liberty and Other Essays. ed. Jon Gray. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Berlin, I. (1969) ’Two Concepts of Liberty’, in Four Essays on Liberty. England: Oxford
University Press, pp. 118-172.
Rawls, J. (1971) A Theory of Justice. Harvard: Harvard University Press.

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Dworkin, R. (1981) ‘What is equality? Part I: Equality of Welfare’, Philosophy and Public Affairs
10 (3), pp. 185-246.
Dworkin, R. (1981) ‘What is equality? Part II: Equality of Resources’, Philosophy and Public
Affairs 10 (3), pp. 185-243.
Dworkin, R. (1977) Taking Rights Seriously. London: Duckworth.
Dryzek, J. (2000) Deliberative Democracy and Beyond. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Miller, D. (2006) The Liberty Reader. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh Press.
Knowles, Dudley. (2001) Political Philosophy. London: Routledge.
Swift, Adam. (2001) Political Philosophy: A Beginner’s Guide for Students and Politicians.
Cambridge: Polity Press
Arblaster, A. (1994) Democracy. (2nd Edition). Buckingham: Open University Press.
Mendus, S. (ed.) (1999) The Politics of Toleration. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh Press.

Readings in Hindi
भागर्व, र. औरअशोकआचायार् (सं), राजनी�तक�सधांत: एकप�रचय, �दल्ल�: �पएसर्न, 2008.

कुमार, संजीव (सं.),राजनी�त�सधांतक�समझ, �दल्ल�: ओ�रएंटब्लैकस्वान, 2019.

कुमार, संजीव (सं),राजनी�त�सधांत : अवधारणाएँऔर�वमशर्, नई�दल्ल� : सेजभाषा, 2021.

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the

Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE – 8:Ancient and Medieval Indian

Political Thought
CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE
COURSE

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

& Code course criteria requisite
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
(if any)
Ancient and 4 3 1 0 12th Pass NIL
Medieval
Indian
Political
ThoughtDSC-
8

Learning Objectives
The political thought which constitutes the dominant element of political Science is essentially
euro genetic and Eurocentric. What we study in our universities are ones which evolved and
developed with European and Anglo-American tradition. The conceptual framework and

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discourses were product of societies and the forces amidst which they took birth and the
shape. That does not mean that India had no tradition of political thinking. This paper seeks
to critically engage with writers of ancient India who produced wonderful treatise on the
statecraft and several elements of government and governance. This includes the concept of
monarchy, the forms of government, the role of the state and state individual relationship.

Learning outcomes
After reading the course the students would be able to answer
• What were the major institutions of government in ancient India and how did they
function?
• How thinkers like Manu, Shukra, Brihaspati and Kautilya perceived the role of statecraft
in society?
• What was the Nitisar tradition? How did it mark a difference from the Arthashastra
tradition?
• The students will be able to answer how Kabir epitomised the syncretic traditions of
India.
• What was the political and economic ideas of Tiruvallur and what was his take on
ethics?

SYLLABUS OF DSC- 8

UNIT – I (5 hours)
Foundations of Indian Political Thought:
• An Overview on Sources of Indian Political Thought
• Cultural and Territorial conception of India
• Distinctive Features of Indian Political Thought

UNIT – II (4 hours)
Manu:
• Authenticity of Manu smriti (Talking Point)
• Social Laws and Conception of Justice

UNIT – III (4 hours)

Brihaspati: Statecraft, Justice, Inter-state Relations

UNIT – IV (4 hours)
Shukra/Usana
• Talking Point: Debate on the authenticity of Shukra-Niti
• The Concept of Kingship and Statecraft in Shukra-Niti

UNIT – V (4 hours)
Kautilya: Theory of State

UNIT – VI (4 hours)
Aggannasutta (DighaNikaya): Theory of kingship

UNIT – VII (4 Hours)

Tiruvalluvar: Ethical Life and Politics

UNIT – VIII (4 Hours)

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Basavanna

UNIT – IX (4 Hours)
Adi Shankracharya: Advaita

UNIT – X (4 Hours)
Kabir and Guru Nanak: Syncretism

UNIT – XI (4 Hours)
Abu’lFazl: Monarchy

Essential/recommended readings
Unit 1: Foundations of Indian Political Thought:
V. R. Mehta (1992) Introduction, in Foundation of Indian Political Thought, Delhi, Manohar,
pp. 1-11.
Brown, D. M. (1953). The Premises of Indian Political Thought. The Western Political
Quarterly, 6(2), 243–249.
Suda, J. P. (1970). Dharma: Its Nature and Role in Ancient India. The Indian Journal of Political
Science, 31(4), 356–366.
Varma, Vishwanath Prasad (1953). Studies in Hindu Political Thought and its Metaphysical
Foundations, Motilal Banarsidas, Delhi.
Flood, Gavin (2003). The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK.
Unit 2: Manu
Manu (2006) ‘Rules for Times of Adversity’, in P. Olivelle (ed. & trans.) Manu’s Code of Law:
A Critical Edition and Translation of the Manava- Dharamsastra, New Delhi: OUP, pp.208-
213.
V. Mehta (1992) ‘The Cosmic Vision: Manu’, in Foundations of Indian Political Thought, Delhi:
Manohar, pp. 23- 39.
R. Sharma (1991) ‘Varna in Relation to Law and Politics (c 600 BC-AD 500)’, in Aspects of
Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, pp. 233- 251
P. Olivelle (2006) ‘Introduction’, in Manu’s Code of Law: A Critical Edition and Translation of
the Manava –Dharmasastra, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 3- 50.
Unit 3: Brihaspati: Statecraft, Justice, Inter-state Relations
Vajpeyi, Raghavendra (1966) Barhaspatya Rajya-Vyavastha: Political and Legal System of
Brhaspati. ChaukhambaVidyabhawan, Varanasi.
Chousalkar Ashok S. (2018). Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India: Pre-
KautilyanArthashastra: SAGE Publications Pvt Ltd, Delhi.
Kane, P.V (1940). “Rajyashastras of Brihaspati, Usanas, Bhardwaj and Vishalaksh”. Journal
of the University of Bombay.
Unit 4: Shukra/Usana:
Nagar, Vandana (1985). Kingship in Shukra-Niti, Pushpa Prakashan, Delhi, India.
Varma, Vishwanath Prasad (December 1962). "Some Aspects of Public Administration in The
Sukraniti". Indian Journal of Political Science. 23 (1/4): 302–308.

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Puntambekar, S. V. (1948). Some Aspects of Sukra’s Political Thought. The Indian Journal of
Political Science, 9(2/3), 1–12.
Unit 5: Kautilya: Theory of State
Kautilya (1997) ‘The Elements of Sovereignty’ in R. Kangle (ed. and trns.), Arthasastra of
Kautilya, New Delhi: Motilal Publishers, pp. 511- 514.
V. Mehta (1992) ‘The Pragmatic Vision: Kautilya and His Successor’, in Foundations of Indian
Political Thought, Delhi: Manohar, pp. 88- 109.
R. Kangle (1997) Arthashastra of Kautilya-Part-III: A Study, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, pp.
116- 142.
Unit 6: Aggannasutta (DighaNikaya): Theory of kingship
S. Collins (ed) (2001) Agganna Sutta: An Annotated Translation, New Delhi: Sahitya
Academy, pp. 44-49.
S. Collins (2001) ‘General Introduction’, in Agganna Sutta: The Discussion on What is Primary
(An Annotated Translation from Pali), Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, pp. 1- 26.
B. Gokhale (1966) ‘The Early Buddhist View of the State’, in The Journal of Asian Studies,
Vol. XXVI (1), pp. 15- 22.
Unit 7: Tiruvalluvar: Ethical Life and Politics
Maharajan, S. (2017), Makers of Indian Literature: Tiruvalluvar, Sahitya Akademi Publication,
New Delhi.
K. V. Nagarajan Thiruvalluvar’s Vision: Polity and Economy in Thirukkural, History of Political
Economy 37:1, 2005 by Duke University Press.
C.S. Srinivasachari, The Political Ideology of the Kural, Indian Journal of Political Science,
Oct-Dec 1949, pp 15-23
Norman Cutler, Interpreting Thirukural: The Role of the Commentary in the Creation of a Text,
Journal of the American Oriental Society, October- December 1992, Vol 112, No 4, pp 549-
556
Unit 8: Basavanna
H. Thipperudraswamy, Basaveshwara, Sahitya Akademi, 1975.
Julia Leslie, Understanding Basava; History, Historiography, and a Modern Kannada Drama,
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, university of London, 1998, Vol 61, No
2, pp 228-261.
M. P. Samartha, Basava’s Spiritual Struggle, Religious Studies, Cambridge University Press,
Sept 1977, Vol 13, No 3, pp 335-347.
Unit 9: Adi Shankracharya –Advaita
Koller, John, M. (2012) ‘Shankara’, in Chad Meister & Paul Copan (eds.), The Routledge
Companion to Philosophy of Religion, pp. 99 - 108.
ManilalDvivedi, The Advaita Philosophy of Shankara, pp. 95-113. (Published by Department
of Oriental Studies, University of Vienna).
Chatterjee and Dutta (2007), An Introduction to Indian Philosophy, New Delhi: Rupa
Publications, pp 317 - 382.
Swami Mukhyananda (2006), Shri Shankaracharya: Life and Philosophy, Kolkata: Advaita
Ashram, pp. 1 - 64.
Unit 10: Kabir and Guru Nanak: Syncretism

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Kabir. (2002) The Bijak of Kabir (translated by L. Hess and S. Singh), Delhi: Oxford University
Press, No. 30, 97, pp. 50- 51 & 69- 70.
V. Mehta (1992) Foundation of Indian Political Thought, Delhi: Manohar, pp. 157- 183.
G. Omvedt (2008) ‘Kabir and Ravidas, Envisioning Begumpura’, in Seeking Begumpura: The
Social Vision of Anti Caste Intellectual, Delhi: Navayana, pp. 91- 107.
Unit 11: Abu’lFazl: Monarchy
A. Fazl (1873) The Ain-i Akbari (translated by H. Blochmann), Calcutta: G. H. Rouse, pp. 47-
57.
V. Mehta (1992) ‘The Imperial Vision: Barni and Fazal’, in Foundations of Indian Political
thought, Delhi: Manohar, pp. 134- 156.
Additional Readings:
V.R.Mehta, Foundations of Indian Political Thought. Delhi: 1992, Manohar
U.N.Ghoshal, A History of Indian Political Ideas: the ancient period and the period of transition
to the middle ages . OUP, Bombay, 1959
Himanshu Roy &M.P.Singh (eds.), Indian Political Thought, Pearson, Second edition, 2017.
Ankit Tomar&Suratha K Malik (eds.), Ancient and Medieval Indian Thought: Themes and
Traditions. Sage. 2020
Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the
Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE – 9: Constitutional Government and
Democracy in India
Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course
Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-
Code course criteria requisite of
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ the
Practice course(if
any)
Constitutional 4 3 1 0 12th Pass NIL
Government
and
Democracy in
India
DSC 9

Learning Objectives
The aim of this course is to enable students to know the constitutional design of government and
political institutions in India. The purpose is to understand how liberty, equality and justice, territorial
decentralization and federalism, development and democracy, serve as values on which
constitutional democracy in India is premised. The course traces the contestations over how these
values were incorporated in the Constitution, and demonstrates the manner in which they played
out in practice. It encourages students to see how institutional practices and constitutional design
are impacted by the political contexts within which they unfold. The relationship between
emergency provisions, constitutionalism and democracy offers significant insights into these
processes. The course helps develop an understanding of how the different organs of government
exist in an institutional matrix which is characterised by conflict and cooperation, division of powers
in an asymmetrical federal arrangement, protection of the vulnerable against discrimination on the
grounds of cases, class, ethnicity and gender, and decentralisation of power to facilitate
participatory governance at local levels. The course is expected to enable students to develop the
ability to comprehend the r relationships between constitutionalism, democracy and governance by
using concepts and analytical frameworks informed by the scholarly literature on the subject
buttressed by empirical details.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will demonstrate:
• understanding the specificities of Indian constitutionalism through a reading of the
Constituent Assembly debates
• familiarity with the debates around constitutional architecture, institutional design and
practice, and constitutional democracy
• awareness of the manner in which government functions through its various organs
• understanding of the division of power between various organs of the government at
different levels.

SYLLABUS OF DSC-9
UNIT – I (11 Hours)
The Constituent Assembly and the Constitution

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 a) Philosophy of the Constitution, the Preamble, and features of the
Constitution.
b) Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental
Duties

UNIT – II (11 Hours)

Organs of Government
a) The Legislature: Power and Functions of Parliament, Debates on
Representation in Parliament.
b) The Executive: Election, Power, Functions and the changing role of
President and Prime Minister.
c) The Judiciary: Appointment of Judges in High Courts and the Supreme
Court, Power and Functions of High Courts and the Supreme Court.

UNIT – III (12 Hours)

Federalism and Decentralization

a) Centre-State Relations, Asymmetrical Federalism
b) The Panchayats and Municipalities

UNIT – IV (11 Hours)

Constitutional Provisions and National Security Laws

a) Emergency Provisions
b) Preventive Detention and National Security Laws

Essential/recommended readings
Classics
The Nehru Committee Report: An Anti-Separatist Manifesto (1928), The Committee Appointed
by the All Parties’ Conference, New Delhi: Michiko &Panjathan.
Shriman Narayan Agarwal (1946), Gandhian Constitution for Free India, Foreword by
Mahatma Gandhi, Kitabistan, Allahabad.
Shiva Rao (1968), The Framing of India’s Constitution, A Study, Indian Institute of Public
Administration, New Delhi, printed by Government of India Press, Nasik, distributed by N.M.
Tripathi Pvt. Ltd, Bombay.
Unit wise reading list
1. The Constituent Assembly and the Constitution
a. Philosophy of the Constitution, the Preamble, and Features of the Constitution
G. Austin (2010), ‘The Constituent Assembly: Microcosm in Action’, in The Indian Constitution:
Cornerstone of a Nation, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 15th print, pp.1-25.
R. Bhargava (2008), ‘Introduction: Outline of a Political Theory of the Indian Constitution’, in
R. Bhargava (ed.) Politics and Ethics of the Indian Constitution, New Delhi: Oxford University
Press, pp. 1-40.

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A. Thiruvengadam (2017), The Constitution of India, A Contextual Analysis, Oxford:
Bloomsbury, Ch. ‘Origins and the Crafting of the Constitution’, pp.11-38.
D.D. Basu (2012), Introduction to the Constitution of India, New Delhi: Lexis Nexis.
S.K. Chaube (2009), The Making and Working of the Indian Constitution, Delhi: National Book
Trust [Ch.III: The Spirit of the Indian Constitution, pp.21-29].
Bipan Chandra, M Mukherjee, A Mukherjee (2000), India After Independence, 1947-2000,
[Ch.4. The Evolution of the Constitution and Main Provisions, pp.31-48, Ch.5. The Architecture
of the Constitution: Basic Features and Institutions, pp.49-67.]

b. Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties

The Constitution of India, Part II, Part III, Part IV and Part IV A
S.K. Chaube (2010), The Making and Working of the Indian Constitution, New Delhi: National
Book Trust [Chapter V: ‘The Rights of the Indians’, pp.33-61]
Madhav Khosla (2012), The Indian Constitution, New Delhi: Oxford University Press [Chapter
3: pp.87-148]
Subhash Kashyap (2017), Our Constitution: An Introduction to India’s Constitution and
Constitutional Law, New Delhi: National Book Trust.
V. Rodrigues (2008), ‘Citizenship and the Indian Constitution’, in R. Bhargava (ed.) Politics
and Ethics of the Indian Constitution, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp.164-188.
A. Roy (2016), Citizenship in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, Ch.1 and Ch.2.
MHRD (1999), Fundamental Duties of Citizens: Report of the Committee set up by the
Government of India to Operationalize the Suggestions to Teach Fundamental Duties to the
Citizens of the Country, Volume I, Delhi: Government of India.
G. Austin (2010), The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, 15th print [Chapter 3: The Conscience of the Constitution: The Fundamental
Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy – I, pp.50-83; Chapter 4: Fundamental Rights
– II, pp.84-115].
2. Organs of Government
a. The Legislature
The Constitution of India, Part V, Chapter II
S. K. Chaube (2009), The Making and Working of the Indian Constitution, Delhi: National Book
Trust [Ch. IX: The Union Government II: The Legislature, pp.132-161]
B. Shankar and V. Rodrigues (2011), ‘The Changing Conception of Representation: Issues,
Concerns and Institutions’, in The Indian Parliament: A Democracy at Work, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, pp. 105-173.
M.R. Madhavan (2017), ‘Parliament’, in D. Kapur, P.B. Mehta and M Vaishnav (eds.)
Rethinking Public Institutions in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 67-103.
A. Thiruvengadam (2017), The Constitution of India, A Contextual Analysis, Oxford:
Bloomsbury [Ch.2 Parliament and the Executive, pp.39-70]
Shirin M. Rai and Carole Spary (2019), Performing Representation: Women Members in the
Indian Parliament, New Delhi: Oxford University Press [Ch.4: Representative Women?
Presence and Performance of Intersectionality, pp.123-167; Ch. 5: Women Members of
Parliament: Presence and Participation in Parliamentary Debates, pp.168-209]

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V. Hewitt and S. Rai (2010), ‘Parliament’, in P. Mehta and N. Jayal (eds.) The Oxford
Companion to Politics in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 28-42.
G. Austin (2010),The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, 15th print [Chapter 6: The Legislature – Unity Through Popular Government,
pp.144-163]
b. The Executive
The Constitution of India, Part V, Chapter I and III
S.K. Chaube (2009), The Making and Working of the Indian Constitution, Delhi: National Book
Trust [Ch. VIII: The Union Government I: The Executive, pp.100-131].
James Manor (2017), ‘The Presidency’, in D. Kapur, P.B. Mehta and M Vaishnav (eds.)
Rethinking Public Institutions in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 33-66.
J. Manor (1994), ‘The Prime Minister and the President’, in B. Dua and J. Manor (eds.) Nehru
to the Nineties: The Changing Office of the Prime Minister in India, Vancouver: University of
British Columbia Press, pp. 20-47.
H. Khare (2003), ‘Prime Minister and the Parliament: Redefining Accountability in the Age of
Coalition Government’, in A. Mehra and G. Kueck (eds.) The Indian Parliament: A
Comparative Perspective, New Delhi: Konark, pp. 350-368.
G. Austin (2010), The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, 15th print [Chapter 5: The Executiy: Strength With Democracy, pp.116-143]
c. The Judiciary
The Constitution of India, Part V, Chapter IV; Part VI, Chapter V
Arghya Sengupta (2019), Independence and Accountability of the Indian Higher Judiciary,
New Delhi, Cambridge University Press, Ch.2 ‘Appointments to the Higher Judiciary’, pp.13-
62.
Upendra Baxi (1989), The Indian Supreme Court and Politics, The Eastern Book Company,
Lucknow.
Madhav Khosla and Anant Padmanabhan (2017), ‘The Supreme Court’, in D. Kapur, P.B.
Mehta and M Vaishnav (eds.) Rethinking Public Institutions in India, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, pp. 104-138.
R. Ramachandran (2006), ‘The Supreme Court and the Basic Structure Doctrine’ in B. Kirpal
et.al (eds.) Supreme but not Infallible: Essays in Honour of the Supreme Court of India, New
Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 107-133.
P. Khanna (2008) (second impression 2015), ‘The Indian Judicial System’ in Kamala Sankaran
and U.K. Singh (ed.,) Towards Legal Literacy: An Introduction to Law in India, Oxford
University Press, New Delhi.
B. Chakrabarty (2017), Indian Constitution, Text, Context and Interpretation, SAGE, New
Delhi, Ch.17, Judiciary in India, pp.269-293.
U. Baxi (2010), ‘The Judiciary as a Resource for Indian Democracy’, Seminar, Issue 615,
pp.61-67.
L. Rudolph and S. Rudolph (2008), ‘Judicial Review Versus Parliamentary Sovereignty’, in
Explaining Indian Institutions: A Fifty Year Perspective, 1956-2006: Volume 2: The Realm of
Institutions: State Formation and Institutional Change. New Delhi: Oxford University Press,
pp. 183-210.
G. Austin (2010), The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, 15th print [Chapter 7: The Judiciary and the Social Revolution, pp.164-185]

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3. Federalism and Decentralization
a. Federalism
The Constitution of India, Part XI
R. Dhawan and R. Saxena (2006), ‘The Republic of India’, in K. Roy, C. Saunders and
J.Kincaid (eds.) A Global Dialogue on Federalism, Volume 3, Montreal: Queen’s University
Press, pp. 166-197
M.P. Singh and Rekha Saxena (2013), Federalising India in the Age of Globalisation, Primus
New Delhi: Books [Ch.6: Asymmetrical Federalism, pp.79-93]
L. Tillin (2019), Indian Federalism, Oxford India Short Introduction series, Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
Louise Tillin (2013) Remapping India: New States and their Political Origins, New Delhi:
Oxford University Press [Ch.1: Introduction: The Compromise Politics of Statehood, pp.1-26;
Ch.2: History of Territorial Design and Federal Thought in India, pp.27-66]
b. The Panchayats and Municipalities
The Constitution of India, Part IX and IXA
Kuldeep Mathur (2013), Panchayati Raj, Oxford India Short Introductions, New Delhi, Oxford
University Press.
James Manor (2010), ‘Local Governance’ in P.B. Mehta and N.G. Jayal (eds.) The Oxford
Companion to Politics in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 61-79.
P. deSouza (2002) ‘Decentralization and Local Government: The Second Wind of Democracy
in India’, in Z. Hasan, E. Sridharan and R. Sudarshan (eds.) India’s Living Constitution: Ideas,
Practices and Controversies, New Delhi: Permanent Black, pp. 370-404.
M. John (2007) ‘Women in Power? Gender, Caste and Politics of Local Urban Governance’,
in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 42(39), pp. 3986-3993.
4. Constitutional Provisions and National Security Laws
The Constitution of India, Article 22, Part XVIII
S. K. Chaube (2010),TheMakingandWorkingoftheIndianConstitution, NewDelhi:
NationalBookTrust [Ch. VIV: TheEmergencies, pp.243-249]
V. Marwah (1995), ‘Use and Abuse of Emergency Powers: The Indian Experience’, in B. Arora
and D. Verney (eds.) Multiple Identities in a Single State: Indian Federalism in a Comparative
Perspective, Delhi: Konark, pp. 136-159.
A.G. Noorani (2011), Challenges to Civil Rights Guarantees in India, SAHRDC, New Delhi
[Chapter 1: Preventive Detention in India, pp.1-34; Chapter 9: Armed Forces (Special Powers)
Act, pp.265-276].
U.K. Singh (2015), ‘Anti-terror laws and Human Rights’ in Kamala Sankaran and Ujjwal Kumar
Singh (ed.) Towards Legal Literacy, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.pp181-197.
G Haragopal, B Jagannatham (2009), ‘Terrorism and Human Rights: Indian Experience with
Repressive Laws’, in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 44(28), pp. 76-85.
SAHRDC (2006), Oxford Handbook of Human Rights and Criminal Justice in India: The
System and Procedure, Oxford University Press, New Delhi [Chapter 6: Detention, pp.72-84]
Venkat Iyer (2000), States of Emergency: The Indian Experience, Butterworths, New Delhi.
D.P. Jinks (2001) ‘The Anatomy of an Institutionalized Emergency: Preventive Detention and
Personal Liberty in India’, Michigan Journal of International Law, Vol.22(2), pp.323-350

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U K Singh (2011), ‘Mapping Anti-terror Legal Regimes in India’ in Victor Ramraj et.al (ed.),
Global Anti-Terrorism Law and Policy, 2ndEdition, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press,
pp.420-446.
HindiReadings:
अनुपमारॉय (2017). ‘राष्ट्र, सं�वधानऔरनाग�रकता’,नाग�रकताकास्त्री-प� (अनु.) कमलनयनचौबे, नयी�दल्ल�:
वाणीप्रकाशन. पष्ृ ठ 186-237.

एस. के. चौबे (2011),भारतीयसं�वधान, रचनाएवंकायर्, एनबीट�, �दल्ल�

ग्रेन�वलऑिस्टन (2017),भारतीयसं�वधान: राष्ट्रक�आधार�शला, अनव

ु ादक: नरे शगोस्वामी, नयी�दल्ल�:वाणीप्रकाशन.

जॉजर्मैथ्यू, भारतम�पंचायतीराज: प�रप्रे�यऔरअनुभव, नई�दल्ल�: वाणीप्रकाशन

डीडीबसु (1989),भारतकासं�वधान: एकप�रचय (दसवांसंस्करण, 2013), लेिक्ससनेिक्सस.

मह� द्रप्रसाद�संहएवं�हमांशुरॉय (सं.) (2013),भारतीयराजनी�तकप्रणाल�: सरं चना, नी�तएवं�वकास, �दल्ल�:

�हन्द�माध्यमकायार्न्वयन�नदे शालय, �दल्ल��वश्व�वद्यालय.

माधवखोसला (2018). भारतकासं�वधान,नयी�दल्ल�: ऑक्सफडर्यू�नव�सर्ट�प्रेस.

सुभाषकाश्यप (2016),संवैधा�नक-राजनी�तकव्यवस्था: शासनप्रणाल�और�नवार्चनप्र�क्रया, नई�दल्ल�: राजकमलप्रकाशन.

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 Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Courses for Sem – III

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE – 1a: State Politics in India

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE

COURSE

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

& Code course criteria requisite of
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ the course
Practice (if any)
State 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
Politics in
India
DSE-1a

Learning Objectives
This course situates the study of state politics as one of the key domains of Indian politics. It aims
to introduce the students to ‘state politics’ in India as a significant site where key idioms, processes
and practices of democratic politics are produced. Discussing the relevance of the theme, the
course focusses on various theories on state politics, the historical and constitutional context that
shaped state reorganisation including linguistic demands and other recent demands for smaller
states. The course also focuses on the rise of regional parties and movements as the means
through which state politics unfolds. It subsequently looks at the political economy of development
in the states through a detailed analysis of agrarian change, with specific focus on the rise of the
agrarian capitalist class, rural markets, agrarian movements, regional business and economic
reforms in the states.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students would demonstrate:
• Knowledge of the historical context and legal framework of the emergence of state
politics in India
• Understanding of the phenomenon of state formation and reorganisation as part of
both national and regional politics in India
• Awareness of the nature of agrarian politics in India and the political economy of
states in India
• Knowledge of electoral politics and political leadership in states in India.

SYLLABUS OF DSE-1a

UNIT – I (9 hours)
State politics in India
Relevance and frameworks of analysis

UNIT – II (9 hours)
States reorganisation and formation of states

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UNIT – III (9 hours)
Agrarian politics
Rise of an agrarian capitalist class, rural markets, land acquisition and
farmers’ movements

UNIT – IV (9 hours)
Political economy of development and reforms in the states
Policy, politics, and regional business.

UNIT – V (9 hours)
Electoral politics in states
Political parties, leadership, and mobilisation

Essential/recommended readings
State politics in India: relevance and frameworks of analysis
Kumar, A. (2016) Introduction, in Rethinking State Politics in India-Regions Within Regions,
Taylor and Francis.
Pai, Sudha (1989) ‘Towards a theoretical framework for the study of state politics in India:
Some observations, The Indian Journal of Political Science , Jan. - March, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp.
94-109
Tillin, L. (2013) ‘National and Subnational Comparative Politics: Why, What and How,’ Studies
in Indian Politics, Vol.1, No.02, pp.235-240.
Snyder, R. (2001) ‘Scaling Down: The Subnational Comparative Method,’ Studies in
Comparative International Development, Spring 2001, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 93–110.
States reorganization and formation of states
Mawdsley, E. (2002). Redrawing the body politic: federalism, regionalism and the creation of
new states in India. Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, Vol. 40, No.3, pp. 34-54.
Sarangi, A. and Pai, S. (2011), Introduction: ContextualisingReorganisation, in Sarangi, A. and
Pai, S (eds) Interrogating Reorganisation of States-Culture, Identity and Politics in India,
Routledge, New Delhi.
Tillin, Louise (2011), Reorganising the Hindi Heartland in 2000: The Deep Regional Politics of
State Formation, in Sarangi, A. and Pai, S (eds) Interrogating Reorganisation of States-
Culture, Identity and Politics in India, Routledge, New Delhi.
Singh, M.P. (2008) ‘Reorganisation of States in India,’ Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.
43, No.11 (March 15-21) pp.70-75.
Tillin, Louise (2013). Remapping India: New states and their political origins. Hurst Publishers.
Samaddar, R. (2020). Rule, Governmental Rationality and Reorganisation of States, in
Sarangi, A. and Pai, S (eds) Interrogating Reorganisation of States (pp. 48-65). Routledge
India.
Nag, Sajal (2011) ‘Linguistic Provinces’ to ‘Homelands’: Shifting Paradigms of State-making
in Post-colonial India, in Sarangi, A. and Pai, S. (eds) Interrogating Reorganisation of States-
Culture, Identity and Politics in India, Routledge, New Delhi.

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Agrarian politics
Bhalla G.S. 1994 (ed.) Economic Liberalisation and Indian Agriculture, Institute for Studies in
Industrial Development, New Delhi: 61107.
Brass, T. (1994) Introduction: The new farmers’ movements in India, The Journal of Peasant
Studies, 21:3-4, 3-26,DOI: 10.1080/03066159408438553
Frankel, F. and Rao, M.S.A. (1989 and 1990) (eds.) Dominance and State Power in India
Oxford University Press, New Delhi 2 Vols. 198
Pai, S. (2009)‘Agrarian Mobilization and Farmers’ Movements in India’ in Oxford Companion
to Indian Politics (eds.) Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Niraja Gopal Jayal. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
Baviskar, A. and Levien, M. (2021) ‘Farmers’ protests in India: introduction to the JPS
Forum,’ The Journal of Peasant Studies, 48:7, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2021.1998002
Political economy of development and reforms in the states
Ahluwalia, M. (2000) ‘Economic Performance of States in Post-Reform Period,’ Economic and
Political Weekly, 6 May, pp.1637-1648
Jenkins, R. (2000). The evolution of economic reform in India. In Democratic Politics and
Economic Reform in India (Contemporary South Asia, pp. 12-41). Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511605871.004
Kennedy, L., Robin, K. and Zamuner, D. (2013) ‘Comparing State-level policy responses to
economic reforms in India,’ 13 | 1er semestre / Spring 2013: Économiepolitique de l’Asie (1)
Sinha, A. (2016) ‘A Distinctive Indian Political Economy: New Concepts and a Synthesizing
Framework’, Studies in Indian Politics, Vol.4, No.02, pp. 266-273.
Electoral politics in states
Auerbach, A. M., Bussell, J., Chauchard, S., Jensenius, F. R., Nellis, G., Schneider, M.,&
Ziegfeld, A. (2022). Rethinking the study of electoral politics in the developing world:
Reflections on the Indian case. Perspectives on Politics, 20(1), 250-264.
Kumar, A. (2003). State Electoral Politics: Looking for the Larger Picture. Economic and Political
Weekly, 38(30), 3145–3147
Yadav, Y. (1999). Electoral politics in the time of change: India's third electoral system, 1989-
99. Economic and political weekly, 2393-2399.
Yadav, Yogendra, and Palshikar, S. (2006)‘Party system and electoral politics in the Indian
States, 1952-2002: From hegemony to convergence,’ India’s political parties 6: 73-116.
Additional Readings:
Roy, H., Singh, M.P. and Chouhan, A.P.S. (2017) State Politics in India, Primus Books.
Narain, I. (1965) (ed.) State Politics in India Meerut, Meenakshi Prakashan

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 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE – 1b: Indian Constitution: Key
Debates
CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE
COURSE

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

& Code course criteria requisite of
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ the course
Practice (if any)
Indian 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
Constitution:
Key Debates
DSE-1b

Learning Objectives
The course has been designed with the aim to familiarise students with the key debates
that went into the making of the Indian Constitution. The debates have been identified for
their historical significance and contemporary relevance. The course is on the
distinguishing features of the constitution, the modalities through which consensus on
contentious matters were arrived in the Constituent Assembly, and the political contexts in
which these debates have remained significant. The course takes the students back to the
Constituent Assembly Debates to help them comprehend the principles that were
articulated to resolve or defer a debate. While the Constituent Assembly Debates serve as
resources for a historical and a contextual analysis of the Constitution, the forms in which
the debates have resurfaced is also paid attention through recourse to debates in the
Parliament. Alongside, scholarship produced by political theorists, historians and lawyers
have been included to trace the contours of the debate and the constitutional values that
emerge out of it.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students will demonstrate:
• Knowledge of the process of constitution making and familiarity with Constituent
Assembly debates
• An understanding of the framing of debates in the Constituent Assembly and the forms
in which they have remained significant
• An understating of the principles that undergirded the debates and the constitutional
values that they sought to entrench

SYLLABUS OF DSE-1b

UNIT – I (7 Hours)
Citizenship

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UNIT – II (7 Hours)
Religious Freedom (and Minority Rights)

UNIT – III (7 Hours)

Uniform Civil Code

UNIT – IV (7 Hours)
Asymmetrical Federalism

UNIT – V (7 Hours)
Emergency Provisions and Preventive Detention Laws

UNIT – VI (5 Hours)
Constitutional Amendment

UNIT – VII (5 Hours)

Language Question

Essential/recommended readings
Unit wise reading list

Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings), Volumes I- XII, available at

http://164.100.47.194/Loksabhahindi/cadebatefiles/cadebates.html
1. Citizenship
Primary Text: Part II, The Constitution of India
Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings), On Citizenship, 10 August 1949 to 12 August
1949, Vol. IX, pp. 343-349, 353-357, 398-401 (Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi, 4th edition,
2003). URL: http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/vol9.html
Valerian Rodrigues, 2008, Citizenship and the Indian Constitution, in Rajiv Bhargava (ed),
Politics and Ethics of Indian Constitution, Oxford University Press
Anupama Roy, 2016, We the People: Citizenship in the Indian Constitution, in Citizenship in
India (Oxford India Short Introductions), Oxford University Press.
Anupama Roy, 2019, The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and the Aporia of Citizenship,
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 54, Issue No. 49.
2. Religious Freedom (and Minority Rights)
Primary Text: Art 25- 30, The Constitution of India
Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings),On Religious Conversion, 1st May 1947, Vol III
(http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/C01051947.html) and 6th
December 1948, Vol. VII
(http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Debates/cadebatefiles/C06121948.html )
Rajeev Bhargava, 2002, India’s Secular Constitution, in ZoyaHasan et al, India’s Living
Constitution, Permanent Black.

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Gurpreet Mahajan, 2008, Religion and the Indian Constitution: Questions of Separation and
Equality, in Rajiv Bhargava (ed), Politics and Ethics of Indian Constitution, Oxford University
Press
ShibaniKinkarChaube, 2000, End of the Indian Problem II- Minority Rights, in Constituent
Assembly of India: Springboard of Revolution, Manohar
3. Uniform Civil Code
Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings), On UCC, 23rd November 1948, Vol. VII URL:
http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/C23111948.html
Peter Ronald deSouza, 2015, Politics of the Uniform Civil Code, Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. 50, Issue No. 48,
NiveditaMenon, 2014,A Uniform Civil Code in India: The State of the Debate in 2014. Feminist
Studies 40(2), 480-486. doi:10.1353/fem.2014.0025.
4. Asymmetrical Federalism
Primary Texts: Article 370- 371 (J), Part XXI, The Constitution of India,
Primary Texts:Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule, Part XXII, Constitution of India
Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings), On Special Status to Jammu and Kashmir, 17th
October 1949, Vol. X.
URL: http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/C17101949.html
Arun Thiruvengadam, 2018, Federalism and Local Government (pp. 71-92), The Constitution
of India, a Contextual Analysis, Hart Publishing
Rekha Saxena, 2021, Constitutional Asymmetry in Indian Federalism, Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. 56, Issue No. 34.
M.P. Singh, 2016, The Federal Scheme, in Sujit Choudhry et al, The Oxford Handbook of the
Indian Constitution, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Ashwani Kumar, 2019, The Constitutional Legitimacy of Abrogating Article 370, Economic and
Political Weekly, Vol. 54, Issue No. 38
5. Emergency Provisions and Preventive Detention Laws
Primary Text: Articles 352, 353, 356, 358, 359, Part XVIII, The Constitution of India
Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings) on Draft Article 15-A, Personal Liberty and
Procedure Established by Law (Article 22), September 15 and 16, 1949, Volume IX
(http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/vol9.html )
Venkat Iyer, 2000, Emergency Law in India: the Background and the Development of the Law,
in States of Emergency, the Indian Experience, Butterworths.
S.P. Mukherjee, 1990, Preventive Detention (Parliamentary Debates, 13 February, 1951), in
Eminent Parliamentarians Monograph Series, LokSabha Secretariat, pp. 61- 81
(https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/58670/1/Eminent_Parliamentarians_Series_Syam
a_Prasad_Mookerjee.pdf )
Granville Austin, 1966, Fundamental Rights II, Social Reform and State Security versus ‘Due
Process’ (pp. 128- 142), in Indian Constitution, Cornerstone of a Nation, OUP.
Granville Austin, 1999, Democracy Rescued or Constitution Subverted: Emergency and 42nd
Amendment, in Working a Democratic Constitution, OUP

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Arvind Narrain, 2022, Roots of the Emergency: Preventive Detention, in India’s Undeclared
Emergency, Context, Westland Publications.
6. Constitutional Amendment
Primary Text: Art 368, Part XX, The Constitution of India.
Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings), Excerpts on Amendment Procedure in B R
Ambedkar’s Final Speech on 25th November 1949 URL:
http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/C25111949.html
D DBasu, 2011, Procedure for Amendment, in Introduction to the Constitution of India
(20thed.). Lexis Nexis, India.
Arun Thiruvengadam, 2018, Constitutional Change, in The Constitution of India, a Contextual
Analysis, Hart Publishing
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, 2002, The Inner Conflict of Constitutionalism: Judicial Review and the
‘Basic Structure’, in ZoyaHasan et al, India’s Living Constitution, Permanent Black.
Sudhir Krishnaswamy, 2009, Amending Power: The Constitutional Basis for Basic Structure
Review, in Democracy and Constitutionalism in India, A Study of the Basic Structure Doctrine,
Oxford University Press.
7. Language Question
Primary Text: Art 343- 351, Part XVII, The Constitution of India.
Granville Austin, 1966, Language and the Constitution- The Half-Hearted Compromise, in
Indian Constitution, Cornerstone of a Nation, OUP.
Paramjit S Judge, 2021, Fifteen Years that Never Ended: The Language Debate in Making of
Modern India, Rawat
Paramjit S Judge, 2021, Language Issue in Constituent Assembly Debates, Economic and
Political Weekly, Vol. 56, Issue No. 14
(On Assembly Debates) Indian Express, 24 Sep 2019,
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/amit-shah-on-hindi-language-status-constituent-
assembly-national-launguage-6022271/

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 Category II
Political Science Courses for Undergraduate Programme of study
with Political Science as one of the Core Disciplines
(B.A. Programmes with Political Science as Major discipline)

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE (DSC-3A): Ancient and Medieval

Indian Political Thought

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE

COURSE
Course Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-
title & course criteria requisite of
Code Lecture Tutorial Practical/ the course
Practice (if any)
Ancient 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
and
Medieval
Indian
Political
Thought
MDSC-3A

Learning Objectives
The political thought which constitutes the dominant element of political Science is essentially euro
genetic and Eurocentric. What we study in our universities are ones which evolved and developed
with European and Anglo-American tradition. The conceptual framework and discourses were
product of societies and the forces amidst which they took birth and the shape. That does not mean
that India had no tradition of political thinking. This paper seeks to critically engage with writers of
ancient India who produced wonderful treatise on the statecraft and several elements of
government and governance. This includes the concept of monarchy, the forms of government, the
role of the state and state individual relationship.

Learning outcomes
After reading the course the students would be able to answer
• What were the major institutions of government in ancient India and how did they
function?
• How thinkers like Manu, Shukra, Brihaspati and Kautilya perceived the role of statecraft
in society?
• What was the Nitisar tradition? How did it mark a difference from the Arthashastra
tradition?
• The students will be able to answer how Kabir epitomised the syncretic traditions of
India.
• What was the political and economic ideas of Tiruvallur and what was his take on
ethics?

SYLLABUS OF MDSC-3A

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UNIT – I (5 Hours)
Foundations of Indian Political Thought:
• An Overview on Sources of Indian Political Thought
• Cultural and Territorial conception of India
• Distinctive Features of Indian Political Thought

UNIT – II (4 Hours)
Manu
• Authenticity of Manu smriti (Talking Point)
• Social Laws and Conception of Justice
UNIT – III (4 Hours)
Brihaspati: Statecraft, Justice, Inter-state Relations

UNIT – IV (4 Hours)
Shukra/Usana
• Talking Point: Debate on the authenticity of Shukra-Niti
• The Concept of Kingship and Statecraft in Shukra-Niti

UNIT – V (4 Hours)
Kautilya: Theory of State

UNIT – VI (4 Hours)
Aggannasutta (DighaNikaya): Theory of kingship

UNIT – VII (4 Hours)

Tiruvalluvar: Ethical Life and Politics

UNIT – VIII (4 Hours)

Basavanna

UNIT – IX (4 Hours)
Adi Shankracharya: Advaita

UNIT – X (4 Hours)
Kabir and Guru Nanak: Syncretism

UNIT – XI (4 Hours)
Abu’lFazl: Monarchy

Essential/recommended readings
Unit 1: Foundations of Indian Political Thought:
V. R. Mehta (1992) Introduction, in Foundation of Indian Political Thought, Delhi, Manohar,
pp. 1-11.

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Brown, D. M. (1953). The Premises of Indian Political Thought. The Western Political
Quarterly, 6(2), 243–249.
Suda, J. P. (1970). Dharma: Its Nature and Role in Ancient India. The Indian Journal of Political
Science, 31(4), 356–366.
Varma, Vishwanath Prasad (1953). Studies in Hindu Political Thought and its Metaphysical
Foundations, Motilal Banarsidas, Delhi.
Flood, Gavin (2003). The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK.
Unit 2: Manu
Manu (2006) ‘Rules for Times of Adversity’, in P. Olivelle (ed. & trans.) Manu’s Code of Law:
A Critical Edition and Translation of the Manava- Dharamsastra, New Delhi: OUP, pp.208-
213.
V. Mehta (1992) ‘The Cosmic Vision: Manu’, in Foundations of Indian Political Thought, Delhi:
Manohar, pp. 23- 39.
R. Sharma (1991) ‘Varna in Relation to Law and Politics (c 600 BC-AD 500)’, in Aspects of
Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, pp. 233- 251
P. Olivelle (2006) ‘Introduction’, in Manu’s Code of Law: A Critical Edition and Translation of
the Manava –Dharmasastra, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 3- 50.
Unit 3: Brihaspati: Statecraft, Justice, Inter-state Relations
Vajpeyi, Raghavendra (1966) Barhaspatya Rajya-Vyavastha: Political and Legal System of
Brhaspati. ChaukhambaVidyabhawan, Varanasi.
Chousalkar Ashok S. (2018). Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India: Pre-
KautilyanArthashastra: SAGE Publications Pvt Ltd, Delhi.
Kane, P.V (1940). “Rajyashastras of Brihaspati, Usanas, Bhardwaj and Vishalaksh”. Journal
of the University of Bombay.
Unit 4: Shukra/Usana:
Nagar, Vandana (1985). Kingship in Shukra-Niti, Pushpa Prakashan, Delhi, India.
Varma, Vishwanath Prasad (December 1962). "Some Aspects of Public Administration in The
Sukraniti". Indian Journal of Political Science. 23 (1/4): 302–308.
Puntambekar, S. V. (1948). Some Aspects of Sukra’s Political Thought. The Indian Journal of
Political Science, 9(2/3), 1–12.
Unit 5: Kautilya: Theory of State
Kautilya (1997) ‘The Elements of Sovereignty’ in R. Kangle (ed. and trns.), Arthasastra of
Kautilya, New Delhi: Motilal Publishers, pp. 511- 514.
V. Mehta (1992) ‘The Pragmatic Vision: Kautilya and His Successor’, in Foundations of Indian
Political Thought, Delhi: Manohar, pp. 88- 109.
R. Kangle (1997) Arthashastra of Kautilya-Part-III: A Study, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, pp.
116- 142.
Unit 6: Aggannasutta (DighaNikaya): Theory of kingship
S. Collins (ed) (2001) Agganna Sutta: An Annotated Translation, New Delhi: Sahitya
Academy, pp. 44-49.
S. Collins (2001) ‘General Introduction’, in Agganna Sutta: The Discussion on What is Primary
(An Annotated Translation from Pali), Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, pp. 1- 26.
B. Gokhale (1966) ‘The Early Buddhist View of the State’, in The Journal of Asian Studies,
Vol. XXVI (1), pp. 15- 22.

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Unit 7: Tiruvalluvar: Ethical Life and Politics
Maharajan, S. (2017), Makers of Indian Literature: Tiruvalluvar, Sahitya Akademi Publication,
New Delhi.
K. V. Nagarajan Thiruvalluvar’s Vision: Polity and Economy in Thirukkural, History of Political
Economy 37:1, 2005 by Duke University Press.
C.S. Srinivasachari, The Political Ideology of the Kural, Indian Journal of Political Science,
Oct-Dec 1949, pp 15-23
Norman Cutler, Interpreting Thirukural: The Role of the Commentary in the Creation of a Text,
Journal of the American Oriental Society, October- December 1992, Vol 112, No 4, pp 549-
556
Unit 8: Basavanna
H. Thipperudraswamy, Basaveshwara, Sahitya Akademi, 1975.
Julia Leslie, Understanding Basava; History, Historiography, and a Modern Kannada Drama,
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, university of London, 1998, Vol 61, No
2, pp 228-261.
M. P. Samartha, Basava’s Spiritual Struggle, Religious Studies, Cambridge University Press,
Sept 1977, Vol 13, No 3, pp 335-347.
Unit 9: Adi Shankracharya –Advaita
Koller, John, M. (2012) ‘Shankara’, in Chad Meister & Paul Copan (eds.), The Routledge
Companion to Philosophy of Religion, pp. 99 - 108.
ManilalDvivedi, The Advaita Philosophy of Shankara, pp. 95-113. (Published by Department
of Oriental Studies, University of Vienna).
Chatterjee and Dutta (2007), An Introduction to Indian Philosophy, New Delhi: Rupa
Publications, pp 317 - 382.
Swami Mukhyananda (2006), Shri Shankaracharya: Life and Philosophy, Kolkata: Advaita
Ashram, pp. 1 - 64.
Unit 10: Kabir and Guru Nanak: Syncretism
Kabir. (2002) The Bijak of Kabir (translated by L. Hess and S. Singh), Delhi: Oxford University
Press, No. 30, 97, pp. 50- 51 & 69- 70.
V. Mehta (1992) Foundation of Indian Political Thought, Delhi: Manohar, pp. 157- 183.
G. Omvedt (2008) ‘Kabir and Ravidas, Envisioning Begumpura’, in Seeking Begumpura: The
Social Vision of Anti Caste Intellectual, Delhi: Navayana, pp. 91- 107.
Unit 11: Abu’lFazl: Monarchy
A. Fazl (1873) The Ain-i Akbari (translated by H. Blochmann), Calcutta: G. H. Rouse, pp. 47-
57.
V. Mehta (1992) ‘The Imperial Vision: Barni and Fazal’, in Foundations of Indian Political
thought, Delhi: Manohar, pp. 134- 156.
Additional Readings:
V.R.Mehta, Foundations of Indian Political Thought. Delhi: 1992, Manohar
U.N.Ghoshal, A History of Indian Political Ideas: the ancient period and the period of transition
to the middle ages . OUP, Bombay, 1959
Himanshu Roy &M.P.Singh (eds.), Indian Political Thought, Pearson, Second edition, 2017.

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Ankit Tomar&Suratha K Malik (eds.), Ancient and Medieval Indian Thought: Themes and
Traditions. Sage. 2020

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the

Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE (DSC-3B): Theory and Practice of
D
CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE
COURSE
Course Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-
title & course criteria requisite of
Code Lecture Tutorial Practical/ the course
Practice (if any)
Theory and 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
Practice of
Democracy
MDSC-3B

Learning Objectives
This course offers an introduction to the evolution, theories, and practices of democracy. The
course will introduce debates in democratic theory and practices in the past, and their contested
legacies in contemporary times. Students will learn to evaluate past practices, critically examine
current practices, learn about recent innovations and discuss the future of democracy. This course
will provide an overview of different theories of democracy, covering approaches such as civic
republicanism, liberal constitutionalism, participatory and deliberative democracy. The course will
engage in challenges and debates on diversity, citizenship, representation and globalization.

Learning outcomes
After completing this course students will be able to:
• Develop a broad historical, normative and empirical understanding of the idea and
practice of democracy.
• Distinguish different models of democracy and their normative assumptions
• Understand different theories of democracy and how different theories led to waves of
democratization over history.
• Understand/assess some of the major political challenges that democracy faces in the
wake of globalization.
• Examine current problems and understand how different democratic crises have
emerged in practice
• Apply democratic theories to critically assess political institutions and practices
• Engage in dialogue about the meaning and value of democracy
• Explain and defend how democratic theory might be used to respond to problems
being faced by nation-states

SYLLABUS OF MDSC-3B

UNIT – I (11 Hours)

Origins of the idea
Ancient Greece and India
Modern developments
Procedural and substantive accounts
Contemporary innovations

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UNIT – II (11 Hours)
Theory
Liberal Representative democracy
Participatory democracy
Deliberative democracy

UNIT – III (11 Hours)

Institutions
Constitutionalism
Legislatures and legislation
Political Parties
Media & the Civil Society

UNIT – IV (12 Hours)

Contemporary Debates
Diversity
Representation
Globalization & Global Issues

Essential/recommended readings

Unit wise reading list

Unit 1: Origins of the idea
Isakhan, Benjamin and Stephen Stockwell, The Edinburgh Companion to the History of
Democracy, Edinburgh University Press, 2012. Ch. 3, 6, 7, 16, 17.
Dahl, Robert. On Democracy. Yale University Press, 1998.
Dunn, John (ed.), Democracy: The Unfinished Journey: 508 BC to AD 1993, Oxford University
Press, 1992. Ch. 1, 4, 6, 7, 8.
Schmitter, Philippe C. and Terry Lynn Karl, ‘What Democracy is….and is not,’ Journal of
Democracy, Summer 1991: 3-16.
Arblaster, Anthony. Democracy. 3rd Edition. Open University Press, 2002.
Unit 2: Theory
Pateman, C, ‘Rousseau, J. S. Mill, and G. D. H. Cole: A Participatory Theory of Democracy’, in
“Participation and Democratic Theory, Cambridge University Press, 1970.
Pateman, C, ‘Participatory Democracy Revisited’, Perspectives on Politics, March 2012, Vol.
10:17.
Saward, M. ‘Representation and Democracy: Revisions and Possibilities’, Sociology Compass
2/3 (2008): 1000–1013
Mansbridge, J. Clarifying the Concept of Representation, American Political Science Review
Vol. 105, No. 3 August 2011
Gutman A, and Dennis Thompson, ‘What Deliberative Democracy Means’ in Why Deliberative
Democracy? Princeton University Press, 2004.

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Unit 3: Institutions
Manin, Bernard. The Principles of Representative Government. Cambridge:
CambridgeUniversity Press, 1997.
Freeman, M. Constitutional Democracy and the Legitimacy of Judicial Review, Law and
Philosophy, 9: 327-370, 1990-1991.L
Zurn, C. From Majoritarian to Deliberative Theories of Constitutional Democracy’ (Ch – III), in
Deliberative Democracy and the Institutions of Judicial Review, Cambridge University Press,
2007
Bark, A. ‘Protecting the Constitution and Democracy’ (Ch. 2) in Judge in a Democracy
Princeton University Press, 2004.
Unit 4: Contemporary Debates
Birch, A. H. The Concepts and Theories of Modern Democracy, 3rd Edition. Routledge, 2007.
Dowding, Keith, James Hughes and Helen Margetts, Challenges to Democracy:
Ideas,Institutions and Involvement. The PSA Yearbook 2000, Palgrave, 2001.
Held, David. Models of Democracy. 3rd Edition. Polity Press, 2007.
Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the
Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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 Category III
Political Science Courses for Undergraduate Programme of study
with Political Science as one of the Core Disciplines
(B.A. Programmes with Political Science as non-Major or Minor discipline)

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE (DSC-3A): Ancient and Medieval

Indian Political Thought

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE

COURSE
Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-
Code course criteria requisite of
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ the course
Practice (if any)
Ancient and 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
Medieval
Indian
Political
Thought
MDSC-3A

Learning Objectives
The political thought which constitutes the dominant element of political Science is essentially euro
genetic and Eurocentric. What we study in our universities are ones which evolved and developed
with European and Anglo-American tradition. The conceptual framework and discourses were
product of societies and the forces amidst which they took birth and the shape. That does not mean
that India had no tradition of political thinking. This paper seeks to critically engage with writers of
ancient India who produced wonderful treatise on the statecraft and several elements of
government and governance. This includes the concept of monarchy, the forms of government, the
role of the state and state individual relationship.

Learning outcomes
After reading the course the students would be able to answer
• What were the major institutions of government in ancient India and how did they
function?
• How thinkers like Manu, Shukra, Brihaspati and Kautilya perceived the role of statecraft
in society?
• What was the Nitisar tradition? How did it mark a difference from the Arthashastra
tradition?
• The students will be able to answer how Kabir epitomised the syncretic traditions of
India.
• What was the political and economic ideas of Tiruvallur and what was his take on
ethics?

SYLLABUS OF MDSC-3A

UNIT – I (5 Hours)

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Foundations of Indian Political Thought:
• An Overview on Sources of Indian Political Thought
• Cultural and Territorial conception of India
• Distinctive Features of Indian Political Thought

UNIT – II (4 Hours)
Manu
• Authenticity of Manu smriti (Talking Point)
• Social Laws and Conception of Justice
UNIT – III (4 Hours)
Brihaspati: Statecraft, Justice, Inter-state Relations

UNIT – IV (4 Hours)
Shukra/Usana
• Talking Point: Debate on the authenticity of Shukra-Niti
• The Concept of Kingship and Statecraft in Shukra-Niti

UNIT – V (4 Hours)
Kautilya: Theory of State

UNIT – VI (4 Hours)
Aggannasutta (DighaNikaya): Theory of kingship

UNIT – VII (4 Hours)

Tiruvalluvar: Ethical Life and Politics

UNIT – VIII (4 Hours)

Basavanna

UNIT – IX (4 Hours)
Adi Shankracharya: Advaita

UNIT – X (4 Hours)
Kabir and Guru Nanak: Syncretism

UNIT – XI (4 Hours)
Abu’lFazl: Monarchy

Essential/recommended readings
Unit 1: Foundations of Indian Political Thought:
V. R. Mehta (1992) Introduction, in Foundation of Indian Political Thought, Delhi, Manohar,
pp. 1-11.
Brown, D. M. (1953). The Premises of Indian Political Thought. The Western Political
Quarterly, 6(2), 243–249.

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Suda, J. P. (1970). Dharma: Its Nature and Role in Ancient India. The Indian Journal of Political
Science, 31(4), 356–366.
Varma, Vishwanath Prasad (1953). Studies in Hindu Political Thought and its Metaphysical
Foundations, Motilal Banarsidas, Delhi.
Flood, Gavin (2003). The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK.
Unit 2: Manu
Manu (2006) ‘Rules for Times of Adversity’, in P. Olivelle (ed. & trans.) Manu’s Code of Law:
A Critical Edition and Translation of the Manava- Dharamsastra, New Delhi: OUP, pp.208-
213.
V. Mehta (1992) ‘The Cosmic Vision: Manu’, in Foundations of Indian Political Thought, Delhi:
Manohar, pp. 23- 39.
R. Sharma (1991) ‘Varna in Relation to Law and Politics (c 600 BC-AD 500)’, in Aspects of
Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, pp. 233- 251
P. Olivelle (2006) ‘Introduction’, in Manu’s Code of Law: A Critical Edition and Translation of
the Manava –Dharmasastra, Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 3- 50.
Unit 3: Brihaspati: Statecraft, Justice, Inter-state Relations
Vajpeyi, Raghavendra (1966) Barhaspatya Rajya-Vyavastha: Political and Legal System of
Brhaspati. ChaukhambaVidyabhawan, Varanasi.
Chousalkar Ashok S. (2018). Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India: Pre-
KautilyanArthashastra: SAGE Publications Pvt Ltd, Delhi.
Kane, P.V (1940). “Rajyashastras of Brihaspati, Usanas, Bhardwaj and Vishalaksh”. Journal
of the University of Bombay.
Unit 4: Shukra/Usana:
Nagar, Vandana (1985). Kingship in Shukra-Niti, Pushpa Prakashan, Delhi, India.
Varma, Vishwanath Prasad (December 1962). "Some Aspects of Public Administration in The
Sukraniti". Indian Journal of Political Science. 23 (1/4): 302–308.
Puntambekar, S. V. (1948). Some Aspects of Sukra’s Political Thought. The Indian Journal of
Political Science, 9(2/3), 1–12.
Unit 5: Kautilya: Theory of State
Kautilya (1997) ‘The Elements of Sovereignty’ in R. Kangle (ed. and trns.), Arthasastra of
Kautilya, New Delhi: Motilal Publishers, pp. 511- 514.
V. Mehta (1992) ‘The Pragmatic Vision: Kautilya and His Successor’, in Foundations of Indian
Political Thought, Delhi: Manohar, pp. 88- 109.
R. Kangle (1997) Arthashastra of Kautilya-Part-III: A Study, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, pp.
116- 142.
Unit 6: Aggannasutta (DighaNikaya): Theory of kingship
S. Collins (ed) (2001) Agganna Sutta: An Annotated Translation, New Delhi: Sahitya
Academy, pp. 44-49.
S. Collins (2001) ‘General Introduction’, in Agganna Sutta: The Discussion on What is Primary
(An Annotated Translation from Pali), Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, pp. 1- 26.
B. Gokhale (1966) ‘The Early Buddhist View of the State’, in The Journal of Asian Studies,
Vol. XXVI (1), pp. 15- 22.
Unit 7: Tiruvalluvar: Ethical Life and Politics

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Maharajan, S. (2017), Makers of Indian Literature: Tiruvalluvar, Sahitya Akademi Publication,
New Delhi.
K. V. Nagarajan Thiruvalluvar’s Vision: Polity and Economy in Thirukkural, History of Political
Economy 37:1, 2005 by Duke University Press.
C.S. Srinivasachari, The Political Ideology of the Kural, Indian Journal of Political Science,
Oct-Dec 1949, pp 15-23
Norman Cutler, Interpreting Thirukural: The Role of the Commentary in the Creation of a Text,
Journal of the American Oriental Society, October- December 1992, Vol 112, No 4, pp 549-
556
Unit 8: Basavanna
H. Thipperudraswamy, Basaveshwara, Sahitya Akademi, 1975.
Julia Leslie, Understanding Basava; History, Historiography, and a Modern Kannada Drama,
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, university of London, 1998, Vol 61, No
2, pp 228-261.
M. P. Samartha, Basava’s Spiritual Struggle, Religious Studies, Cambridge University Press,
Sept 1977, Vol 13, No 3, pp 335-347.
Unit 9: Adi Shankracharya –Advaita
Koller, John, M. (2012) ‘Shankara’, in Chad Meister & Paul Copan (eds.), The Routledge
Companion to Philosophy of Religion, pp. 99 - 108.
ManilalDvivedi, The Advaita Philosophy of Shankara, pp. 95-113. (Published by Department
of Oriental Studies, University of Vienna).
Chatterjee and Dutta (2007), An Introduction to Indian Philosophy, New Delhi: Rupa
Publications, pp 317 - 382.
Swami Mukhyananda (2006), Shri Shankaracharya: Life and Philosophy, Kolkata: Advaita
Ashram, pp. 1 - 64.
Unit 10: Kabir and Guru Nanak: Syncretism
Kabir. (2002) The Bijak of Kabir (translated by L. Hess and S. Singh), Delhi: Oxford University
Press, No. 30, 97, pp. 50- 51 & 69- 70.
V. Mehta (1992) Foundation of Indian Political Thought, Delhi: Manohar, pp. 157- 183.
G. Omvedt (2008) ‘Kabir and Ravidas, Envisioning Begumpura’, in Seeking Begumpura: The
Social Vision of Anti Caste Intellectual, Delhi: Navayana, pp. 91- 107.
Unit 11: Abu’lFazl: Monarchy
A. Fazl (1873) The Ain-i Akbari (translated by H. Blochmann), Calcutta: G. H. Rouse, pp. 47-
57.
V. Mehta (1992) ‘The Imperial Vision: Barni and Fazal’, in Foundations of Indian Political
thought, Delhi: Manohar, pp. 134- 156.
Additional Readings:
V.R.Mehta, Foundations of Indian Political Thought. Delhi: 1992, Manohar
U.N.Ghoshal, A History of Indian Political Ideas: the ancient period and the period of transition
to the middle ages . OUP, Bombay, 1959
Himanshu Roy &M.P.Singh (eds.), Indian Political Thought, Pearson, Second edition, 2017.
Ankit Tomar&Suratha K Malik (eds.), Ancient and Medieval Indian Thought: Themes and
Traditions. Sage. 2020

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 Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Courses for Sem – III
[Category II and III – Multidisciplinary]

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE – 1a: State Politics in India

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE

COURSE

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

& Code course criteria requisite of
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ the course
Practice (if any)
State 4 3 1 0 12Pass NIL
Politics in
India
MDSE-1a

Learning Objectives
This course situates the study of state politics as one of the key domains of Indian politics. It aims
to introduce the students to ‘state politics’ in India as a significant site where key idioms, processes
and practices of democratic politics are produced. Discussing the relevance of the theme, the
course focusses on various theories on state politics, the historical and constitutional context that
shaped state reorganisation including linguistic demands and other recent demands for smaller
states. The course also focuses on the rise of regional parties and movements as the means
through which state politics unfolds. It subsequently looks at the political economy of development
in the states through a detailed analysis of agrarian change, with specific focus on the rise of the
agrarian capitalist class, rural markets, agrarian movements, regional business and economic
reforms in the states.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students would demonstrate:
• Knowledge of the historical context and legal framework of the emergence of state
politics in India
• Understanding of the phenomenon of state formation and reorganisation as part of
both national and regional politics in India
• Awareness of the nature of agrarian politics in India and the political economy of
states in India
• Knowledge of electoral politics and political leadership in states in India.

SYLLABUS OF MDSE-1a

UNIT – I (9 Hours)
State politics in India
Relevance and frameworks of analysis

UNIT – II (9 Hours)

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States reorganisation and formation of states

UNIT – III (9 Hours)

Agrarian politics
Rise of an agrarian capitalist class, rural markets, land acquisition and
farmers’ movements

UNIT – IV (12 Hours)

Political economy of development and reforms in the states
Policy, politics, and regional business.

UNIT – V (9 Hours)
Electoral politics in states
Political parties, leadership, and mobilisation

Essential/recommended readings
State politics in India: relevance and frameworks of analysis
Kumar, A. (2016) Introduction, in Rethinking State Politics in India-Regions Within Regions,
Taylor and Francis.
Pai, Sudha (1989) ‘Towards a theoretical framework for the study of state politics in India:
Some observations, The Indian Journal of Political Science , Jan. - March, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp.
94-109
Tillin, L. (2013) ‘National and Subnational Comparative Politics: Why, What and How,’ Studies
in Indian Politics, Vol.1, No.02, pp.235-240.
Snyder, R. (2001) ‘Scaling Down: The Subnational Comparative Method,’ Studies in
Comparative International Development, Spring 2001, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 93–110.
States reorganization and formation of states
Mawdsley, E. (2002). Redrawing the body politic: federalism, regionalism and the creation of
new states in India. Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, Vol. 40, No.3, pp. 34-54.
Sarangi, A. and Pai, S. (2011), Introduction: ContextualisingReorganisation, in Sarangi, A. and
Pai, S (eds) Interrogating Reorganisation of States-Culture, Identity and Politics in India,
Routledge, New Delhi.
Tillin, Louise (2011), Reorganising the Hindi Heartland in 2000: The Deep Regional Politics of
State Formation, in Sarangi, A. and Pai, S (eds) Interrogating Reorganisation of States-
Culture, Identity and Politics in India, Routledge, New Delhi.
Singh, M.P. (2008) ‘Reorganisation of States in India,’ Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.
43, No.11 (March 15-21) pp.70-75.
Tillin, Louise (2013). Remapping India: New states and their political origins. Hurst Publishers.
Samaddar, R. (2020). Rule, Governmental Rationality and Reorganisation of States, in
Sarangi, A. and Pai, S (eds) Interrogating Reorganisation of States (pp. 48-65). Routledge
India.

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Nag, Sajal (2011) ‘Linguistic Provinces’ to ‘Homelands’: Shifting Paradigms of State-making
in Post-colonial India, in Sarangi, A. and Pai, S. (eds) Interrogating Reorganisation of States-
Culture, Identity and Politics in India, Routledge, New Delhi.
Agrarian politics
Bhalla G.S. 1994 (ed.) Economic Liberalisation and Indian Agriculture, Institute for Studies in
Industrial Development, New Delhi: 61107.
Brass, T. (1994) Introduction: The new farmers’ movements in India, The Journal of Peasant
Studies, 21:3-4, 3-26,DOI: 10.1080/03066159408438553
Frankel, F. and Rao, M.S.A. (1989 and 1990) (eds.) Dominance and State Power in India
Oxford University Press, New Delhi 2 Vols. 198
Pai, S. (2009)‘Agrarian Mobilization and Farmers’ Movements in India’ in Oxford Companion
to Indian Politics (eds.) Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Niraja Gopal Jayal. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
Baviskar, A. and Levien, M. (2021) ‘Farmers’ protests in India: introduction to the JPS
Forum,’ The Journal of Peasant Studies, 48:7, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2021.1998002
Political economy of development and reforms in the states
Ahluwalia, M. (2000) ‘Economic Performance of States in Post-Reform Period,’ Economic and
Political Weekly, 6 May, pp.1637-1648
Jenkins, R. (2000). The evolution of economic reform in India. In Democratic Politics and
Economic Reform in India (Contemporary South Asia, pp. 12-41). Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511605871.004
Kennedy, L., Robin, K. and Zamuner, D. (2013) ‘Comparing State-level policy responses to
economic reforms in India,’ 13 | 1er semestre / Spring 2013: Économiepolitique de l’Asie (1)
Sinha, A. (2016) ‘A Distinctive Indian Political Economy: New Concepts and a Synthesizing
Framework’, Studies in Indian Politics, Vol.4, No.02, pp. 266-273.
Electoral politics in states
Auerbach, A. M., Bussell, J., Chauchard, S., Jensenius, F. R., Nellis, G., Schneider, M.,&
Ziegfeld, A. (2022). Rethinking the study of electoral politics in the developing world:
Reflections on the Indian case. Perspectives on Politics, 20(1), 250-264.
Kumar, A. (2003). State Electoral Politics: Looking for the Larger Picture. Economic and Political
Weekly, 38(30), 3145–3147
Yadav, Y. (1999). Electoral politics in the time of change: India's third electoral system, 1989-
99. Economic and political weekly, 2393-2399.
Yadav, Yogendra, and Palshikar, S. (2006)‘Party system and electoral politics in the Indian
States, 1952-2002: From hegemony to convergence,’ India’s political parties 6: 73-116.
Additional Readings:
Roy, H., Singh, M.P. and Chouhan, A.P.S. (2017) State Politics in India, Primus Books.
Narain, I. (1965) (ed.) State Politics in India Meerut, Meenakshi Prakashan

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the

Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE – 1b: Indian Constitution: Key
Debates

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE

COURSE

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

& Code course criteria requisite of
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ the course
Practice (if any)
Indian 4 3 1 0 12Pass NIL
Constitution:
Key Debates
MDSE-1b

Learning Objectives
The course has been designed with the aim to familiarise students with the key debates
that went into the making of the Indian Constitution. The debates have been identified for
their historical significance and contemporary relevance. The course is on the
distinguishing features of the constitution, the modalities through which consensus on
contentious matters were arrived in the Constituent Assembly, and the political contexts in
which these debates have remained significant. The course takes the students back to the
Constituent Assembly Debates to help them comprehend the principles that were
articulated to resolve or defer a debate. While the Constituent Assembly Debates serve as
resources for a historical and a contextual analysis of the Constitution, the forms in which
the debates have resurfaced is also paid attention through recourse to debates in the
Parliament. Alongside, scholarship produced by political theorists, historians and lawyers
have been included to trace the contours of the debate and the constitutional values that
emerge out of it.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students will demonstrate:
• Knowledge of the process of constitution making and familiarity with Constituent
Assembly debates
• An understanding of the framing of debates in the Constituent Assembly and the forms
in which they have remained significant
• An understating of the principles that undergirded the debates and the constitutional
values that they sought to entrench

SYLLABUS OF MDSE-1b

UNIT – I (7 Hours)
Citizenship

UNIT – II (7 Hours)
Religious Freedom (and Minority Rights)

UNIT – III (7 Hours)

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Uniform Civil Code

UNIT – IV (7 Hours)
Asymmetrical Federalism

UNIT – V (7 Hours)
Emergency Provisions and Preventive Detention Laws

UNIT – VI (5 Hours)
Constitutional Amendment

UNIT – VII (5 Hours)

Language Question

Essential/recommended readings

Unit wise reading list

Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings), Volumes I- XII, available at
http://164.100.47.194/Loksabhahindi/cadebatefiles/cadebates.html
1. Citizenship
Primary Text: Part II, The Constitution of India
Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings), On Citizenship, 10 August 1949 to 12 August
1949, Vol. IX, pp. 343-349, 353-357, 398-401 (Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi, 4th edition,
2003). URL: http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/vol9.html
Valerian Rodrigues, 2008, Citizenship and the Indian Constitution, in Rajiv Bhargava (ed),
Politics and Ethics of Indian Constitution, Oxford University Press
Anupama Roy, 2016, We the People: Citizenship in the Indian Constitution, in Citizenship in
India (Oxford India Short Introductions), Oxford University Press.
Anupama Roy, 2019, The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and the Aporia of Citizenship,
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 54, Issue No. 49.
2. Religious Freedom (and Minority Rights)
Primary Text: Art 25- 30, The Constitution of India
Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings),On Religious Conversion, 1st May 1947, Vol III
(http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/C01051947.html) and 6th Dec.
1948, Vol. VII (http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Debates/cadebatefiles/C06121948.html )
Rajeev Bhargava, 2002, India’s Secular Constitution, in ZoyaHasan et al, India’s Living
Constitution, Permanent Black.
Gurpreet Mahajan, 2008, Religion and the Indian Constitution: Questions of Separation and
Equality, in R. Bhargava (ed), Politics and Ethics of Indian Constitution, Oxford University
Press
ShibaniKinkarChaube, 2000, End of the Indian Problem II- Minority Rights, in Constituent
Assembly of India: Springboard of Revolution, Manohar
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Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings), On UCC, 23rd November 1948, Vol. VII URL:
http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/C23111948.html
Peter Ronald deSouza, 2015, Politics of the Uniform Civil Code, Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. 50, Issue No. 48,
NiveditaMenon, 2014,A Uniform Civil Code in India: The State of the Debate in 2014. Feminist
Studies 40(2), 480-486. doi:10.1353/fem.2014.0025.
4. Asymmetrical Federalism
Primary Texts: Article 370- 371 (J), Part XXI, The Constitution of India,
Primary Texts:Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule, Part XXII, Constitution of India
Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings), On Special Status to Jammu and Kashmir, 17th
October 1949, Vol. X.
URL: http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/C17101949.html
Arun Thiruvengadam, 2018, Federalism and Local Government (pp. 71-92), The Constitution
of India, a Contextual Analysis, Hart Publishing
Rekha Saxena, 2021, Constitutional Asymmetry in Indian Federalism, Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. 56, Issue No. 34.
M.P. Singh, 2016, The Federal Scheme, in Sujit Choudhry et al, The Oxford Handbook of the
Indian Constitution, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Ashwani Kumar, 2019, The Constitutional Legitimacy of Abrogating Article 370, Economic and
Political Weekly, Vol. 54, Issue No. 38
5. Emergency Provisions and Preventive Detention Laws
Primary Text: Articles 352, 353, 356, 358, 359, Part XVIII, The Constitution of India
Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings) on Draft Article 15-A, Personal Liberty and
Procedure Established by Law (Article 22), September 15 and 16, 1949, Volume IX
(http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/vol9.html )
Venkat Iyer, 2000, Emergency Law in India: the Background and the Development of the Law,
in States of Emergency, the Indian Experience, Butterworths.
S.P. Mukherjee, 1990, Preventive Detention (Parliamentary Debates, 13 February, 1951), in
Eminent Parliamentarians Monograph Series, LokSabha Secretariat, pp. 61- 81
(https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/58670/1/Eminent_Parliamentarians_Series_Syam
a_Prasad_Mookerjee.pdf )
Granville Austin, 1966, Fundamental Rights II, Social Reform and State Security versus ‘Due
Process’ (pp. 128- 142), in Indian Constitution, Cornerstone of a Nation, OUP.
Granville Austin, 1999, Democracy Rescued or Constitution Subverted: Emergency and 42nd
Amendment, in Working a Democratic Constitution, OUP
Arvind Narrain, 2022, Roots of the Emergency: Preventive Detention, in India’s Undeclared
Emergency, Context, Westland Publications.
6. Constitutional Amendment
Primary Text: Art 368, Part XX, The Constitution of India.
Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings), Excerpts on Amendment Procedure in B R
Ambedkar’s Final Speech on 25th November 1949 URL:
http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/cadebatefiles/C25111949.html
D DBasu, 2011, Procedure for Amendment, in Introduction to the Constitution of India
(20thed.). Lexis Nexis, India.

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Arun Thiruvengadam, 2018, Constitutional Change, in The Constitution of India, a Contextual
Analysis, Hart Publishing
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, 2002, The Inner Conflict of Constitutionalism: Judicial Review and the
‘Basic Structure’, in ZoyaHasan et al, India’s Living Constitution, Permanent Black.
Sudhir Krishnaswamy, 2009, Amending Power: The Constitutional Basis for Basic Structure
Review, in Democracy and Constitutionalism in India, A Study of the Basic Structure Doctrine,
Oxford University Press.
7. Language Question
Primary Text: Art 343- 351, Part XVII, The Constitution of India.
Granville Austin, 1966, Language and the Constitution- The Half-Hearted Compromise, in
Indian Constitution, Cornerstone of a Nation, OUP.
Paramjit S Judge, 2021, Fifteen Years that Never Ended: The Language Debate in Making of
Modern India, Rawat
Paramjit S Judge, 2021, Language Issue in Constituent Assembly Debates, Economic and
Political Weekly, Vol. 56, Issue No. 14
(On Assembly Debates) Indian Express, 24 Sep 2019,
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/amit-shah-on-hindi-language-status-constituent-
assembly-national-launguage-6022271/
Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the
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 COMMON POOL OF GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE) COURSES
OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-1): Ideas in Indian Political Thought

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course

Course Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

title & course criteria requisite
Code Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
Ideas in 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
Indian
Political
Thought
GE-1

Learning Objectives
This paper is designed for students who are from other disciplines and wish to have a
basic understanding of the various themes that has shaped Indian society and politics.
It revolves around key concepts based on original texts which would help the students
to critically engage with the ideas.

Learning outcomes
After completion of this course, students will be able to
• answer about the nature and form of statecraft that existed in Ancient India.
• explain how the texts in ancient India interpreted Dharma and Danda
• answer what were sources and mechanisms to practice Nyay in ancient India.
• make distinction between Rastra and Rajya.
• explain the meaning and foundations of Varna and how are they different from
caste.

SYLLABUS OF GE-1

UNIT – I (7 Hours)
Dharma and Danda: Kautilya

UNIT – II (6 Hours)
Gender: Tarabai Shinde

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UNIT – III (6 Hours)
Culture and Nationalism: Vivekananda

UNIT – IV (6 Hours)
Swaraj: Gandhi

UNIT – V (6 Hours)
Nyaya: Ambedkar

UNIT – VI (7 Hours)
Hindutva: Savarkar

UNIT – VII (7 Hours)

Integral Humanism: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Essential/recommended readings

1. Dharma and Danda: Kautilya

Mehta, V.R. (1992) ‘The Pragmatic Vision: Kautilya and His Successor’, in Foundations of
Indian Political Thought, Delhi: Manohar, pp. 88- 109.
Sharma, R S (2005), Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India, Motilal
Banarsidass, New Delhi pp 143-164
2. Gender: Tarabai Shinde
O’ Hanlon, Rosalind (2002) A comparison between women and men: Tarabai Shinde and the
critique of Gender Relations in Colonial India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Lele, Jayant (1998) Gender Consciousness in Mid-Nineteenth Century Maharashtra, in Anne
FeldhausImages of women in Maharastrain Society. The University of New York Press: New
York
3. Culture and Nationalism: Vivekananda
Sen, Amiya P. (2011), ‘Vivekanand: Cultural Nationalism’, in M. P. Singh and Himanshu Roy
(ed.), Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers Delhi. Pearson
Kiggley, Dermot (1990) ‘Vivekananda’s western message from the East’ in William Radice
(ed) Swami Vivekananda and modernization of Hinduism, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
4.Swaraj: Gandhi
Parel, A. (ed.) (2002), ‘Introduction’, in Gandhi, freedom and Self Rule, Delhi: Vistaar
Publication.
Dalton, Denis (1982) Indian Idea of freedom, Gurgaon: Academic Press, pp 154-190
5. Nyaya: Ambedkar
Pantham, Thomas and Kenneth Deutsch (ed) (1986) Political Thought in Modern India, New
Delhi: Sage, pp 161-175
Rodrigues, Valerian (2002) The Essential writings of B.R Ambedkar, Delhi: Oxford University
Press, pp 1-44
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Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar (1922-23) Essentials of Hindutva, 1922, available at:
http://savarkar.org/en/encyc/2017/5/23/2_12_12_04_essentials_of_hindutva.v001.pdf_1.pdf
Sampath, Vikram (2021) Savarkar: A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966, Gurugram: Penguin
Random House India
7. Integral Humanism: DeenDayal Upadhyaya
Upadhyaya, Deendayal. (1964), Integral Humanism, Delhi: Bharatiya Jan Sangh.

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the

Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-2) :Introduction to the Indian Constitution

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

& Code course criteria requisite
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
Introduction 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
to the
Indian
Constitution
GE-2

Learning Objectives
The course aims to introduce the students to the foundational text of constitutional
democracy in India - the Indian Constitution. By providing an overview of the socio-
political context of its origin and its basic tenets, which provide the organizing
framework for democracy in India, the course expects to bring historical insights in
making the constitutional text comprehensible. The course traces the history of the
Constitution both in the colonial legislations and in the declaration and reports
produced in the course of the Indian National Movement. It focuses on the creation
and the working of the Constituent Assembly as part of a transformative vision for
independent India. The basic features of the Constitution form the core themes of the
course introducing students to the philosophy behind them and the final form in which
they were adopted in the Indian Constitution to make it a document for social
revolution. The course aims at providing students with both a textual and a contextual
introduction to the Indian Constitution.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students will demonstrate
• Knowledge of the origin and contents of the Indian Constitution
• Awareness of the rights and duties of the citizens and the obligations of the
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 • Familiarity with the functioning of constitutional governance in India and the
division of power between different tiers of the government.

SYLLABUS OF GE-2

UNIT – I (8 Hours)
Constitutional antecedents and the making of the Constitution of India

UNIT – II (7 Hours)
Basic features of the Indian Constitution

UNIT – III (8 Hours)

Fundamental Rights

UNIT – IV (7 Hours)
Obligations of State and Duties of Citizens

UNIT – V (7 Hours)
Organs of Constitutional Governance- Legislature, Executive and Judiciary

UNIT – VI (8 Hours)
Centre-State Relations and Decentralization

Essential/recommended readings
Readings:
1. Constitutional antecedents and the making of the Constitution of India
(a) Constitutional antecedents
ShibaniKinkarChaube, 2010, Pre History, in The Making and Working of the Indian
Constitution, NBT, India.
Arun Thiruvengadam, 2018, Origin and Crafting of the Constitution (pp. 11 to 26), in The
Constitution of India, a Contextual Analysis, Hart Publishing.
D DBasu, 2011, The Historical background,inIntroduction to the Constitution of India (20thed.).
Lexis Nexis, India.
(b) Making of the Constitution of India
ShibaniKinkarChaube, 2000, Birth of the Constituent Assembly, in Constituent Assembly of
India: Springboard of Revolution, Manohar.
Granville Austin, 1966, The Constituent Assembly- Microcosm in Action, in Indian Constitution,
Cornerstone of a Nation, OUP.

Subhash Kashyap, 1994, Making of the Constitution, in Our Constitution: An Introduction to

India's Constitution and Constitutional Law, NBT, India.
2. Basic Features of the Indian Constitution
B R Ambedkar, 2010, Basic features of the Indian Constitution, in Valerian Rodrigues (ed),
The essential writings of BR Ambedkar. Oxford University Press, India.

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D DBasu, 2011, Outstanding Feature of Our Constitution,inIntroduction to the Constitution of
India (20thed.). Lexis Nexis, India.
Ivor Jennings, 1953, Introduction, in Some Characteristics of Indian Constitution, G
Cumberlege and Oxford University Press.
3. Fundamental Rights
Primary text: Article 14- 32, Part III, The Constitution of India
Granville Austin, 1966, The Conscience of the Constitution- Fundamental Rights and Directive
Principles of State Policy- I (pp. 63-94), inIndian Constitution, Cornerstone of a Nation, OUP
ShibaniKinkarChaube, 2010, Rights of Indians, in The Making and Working of the Indian
Constitution, NBT, India.
D DBasu, 2011, Fundamental Rights and Duties (pp. 79- 142),inIntroduction to the
Constitution of India (20thed.). Lexis Nexis, India.
Arun Thiruvengadam, 2018, Fundamental rights, Directive Principles and the Judiciary (pp.
118-137), in The Constitution of India, a Contextual Analysis, Hart Publishing.
4. Obligations of State and Duties of Citizens
Primary text: Article 36- 51A, Part IV and IVA, The Constitution of India
ShibaniKinkarChaube, 2010, Duties of State and Citizens, in The Making and Working of the
Indian Constitution, NBT, India.
D DBasu, 2011, Directive Principles of State Policy (pp. 79- 142), in Introduction to the
Constitution of India (20th ed.). Lexis Nexis, India.
Gautam Bhatia, 2016, Directive Principles of State Policy, in Sujit Choudhry, et al, The Oxford
Handbook of the Indian Constitution, New Delhi: OUP
Ivor Jennings, 1953, Directives of Social Policy, in Some Characteristics of Indian Constitution,
G Cumberlege and Oxford University Press.
5. Organs of Constitutional Governance- Legislature, Executive and Judiciary
Primary Text: Part V, The Constitution of India
S.K. Chaube, Union Government- 1: The Executive, in The Making and Working of Indian
Constitution, NBT, India
S.K. Chaube, Union Government 2: The Legislature, in The Making and Working of Indian
Constitution, NBT, India
Granville Austin, 1966, Indian Constitution, Cornerstone of a Nation, OUP, pp. 145- 230.
Arun Thiruvengadam, 2018, The Executive and the Parliament, in The Constitution of India, a
Contextual Analysis, Hart Publishing
M.R. Madhavan, 2017, Parliament, in D. Kapur, P.B. Mehta and M Vaishnav (eds.), Rethinking
Public Institutions in India, Oxford University Press
D.D. Basu, 2011, The Judicature (pp. 299- 313), in Introduction to the Constitution of India
(20thed.). Lexis Nexis, India.
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, 2005, India's Judiciary: the Promise of Uncertainty, in Public Institutions
in India: Performance and Design, OUP, India.
Punam S Khanna, 2008, The Indian Judicial system, in K Sankaran and U K Singh (eds),
Towards Legal Literacy: An Introduction to Law in India, OUP.
6. Centre-State Relations and Decentralization
D DBasu, 2011, Distribution of Legislative and Executive Powers, in Introduction to the
Constitution of India (20thed.). Lexis Nexis, India.

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M.P. Singh and Rekha Saxena, 2013, Asymmetrical Federalism, in Federalising India in the
Age of Globalisation, Primus
Ivor Jennings, 1953, Indian Federalism, in Some Characteristics of Indian Constitution, G
Cumberlege and Oxford University Press.
S.K. Chaube, Local Government, in The Making and Working of Indian Constitution, NBT,
India.

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the

Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-3): Nationalism in India

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

& Code course criteria requisite
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
Nationalism 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
in India
GE-3

Learning Objectives
The course aims to help students understand the national movement in India. It looks
at the movement from different theoretical perspectives that highlight its varied
dimensions. The course begins by looking at the Indian responses to colonial
dominance in the nineteenth century, and traces the development of the anti-colonial
struggle up to the mid-20th century. It successively focuses on the events leading to
the Partition and the Independence in 1947. In the process, the course also tries to
focus on the various tensions and debates within nationalism in India as it engaged
with the questions of communalism, class struggle, caste and gender.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students would:
• Gain an understanding of the different theoretical views on the emergence and
development of nationalism in India and the tensions that existed between them
• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical trajectory of the development of the
nationalist movement in India, with specific focus on its different phases
• Understand the contribution of various social movements in the anti-colonial
struggle
• Demonstrate awareness of the history of partition and independence

SYLLABUS OF GE-3

UNIT – I (8 Hours)

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Approaches to the Study of Nationalism in India: Nationalist, Imperialist, Marxist,
and Subaltern

UNIT – II (8 Hours)
Reformism and Anti-Reformism in the Nineteenth Century: Major Social and
Religious Movements in 19th century

UNIT – III (11 Hours)

Nationalist Politics and Expansion of its Social Base
a. Phases of Nationalist Movement: Liberal Constitutionalists; Swadeshi;
Revolutionaries, Socialists and Communists; Beginning of Constitutionalism in
India
b. Gandhi and Mass Mobilisation: Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil
Disobedience Movement, and Quit India Movement
c. Socio-cultural Organizations and National Movement

UNIT – IV (9 Hours)
Social Movements
Peasants, Tribals, Workers, Women and anti-caste movements

UNIT – V (9 Hours)
Partition, Independence and Integration of states
Communalism in Indian Politics, The Two-Nation Theory and Partition,
Independence and Integration of Indian States

Essential/recommended readings

Approaches to the Study of Nationalism in India

S. Bandopadhyay (2004) From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India, New Delhi:
Orient Longman, pp. 184-191.
R. Thapar (2000) ‘Interpretations of Colonial History: Colonial, Nationalist, Post-colonial’, in P.
DeSouza (ed.) Contemporary India: Transitions, New Delhi: Sage Publications, pp. 25-36.
Reformism and Anti-Reformism in the Nineteenth Century
S. Bandopadhyay (2004) From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India, New Delhi:
Orient Longman, pp.139-158, 234-276.
A. Sen (2007) ‘The idea of Social Reform and its Critique among Hindus of Nineteenth Century
India’, in S. Bhattacharya (ed.) Development of Modern Indian Thought and the Social
Sciences, Vol. X. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Nationalist Politics and Expansion of its Social Base
S. Bandopadhyay (2004) From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India. New Delhi:
Orient Longman, pp. 279-311.
S. Sarkar (1983) Modern India (1885-1947), New Delhi: Macmillan,
P. Chatterjee (1993) ‘The Nation and its Pasts’, in P. Chatterjee, The Nation and its
Fragments: Colonial and Postcolonial Histories. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 76-
115.
Social Movements

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S. Bandopadhyay (2004) From Plassey to Partition: A history of Modern India. New Delhi:
Orient Longman, pp. 342-357, 369-381.
Desai, A.R. (2019, reprint- 6th edition) Crusade Against Caste System, in Social Background
of Indian Nationalism, Sage.
Desai, A.R. (2019, reprint- 6th edition) Crusade Against Untouchability, in Social Background
of Indian Nationalism, Sage.
Desai, A.R. (2019, reprint- 6th edition) Movement for the Emancipation of Women, in Social
Background of Indian Nationalism, Sage.
G. Shah (2002) Social Movements and the State, New Delhi: Sage, pp. 13-31
Partition, Independence and Integration of States
A. Jalal, and S. Bose (1997) Modern South Asia: History, Culture, and Political Economy. New
Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 135-156.
A. Nandy (2005) RashtravadbanamDeshbhaktiTranslated by A. Dubey, New Delhi: Vani
Prakashan. pp. 23-33. (The original essay in English is from A. Nandy (1994) New Delhi:
Oxford University Press, pp. 1-8.)
V P Menon (1956), CH I- Setting the Stage and Ch XXV- The Cost of Integration, in The Story
of the Integration of the Indian States, Orient Longman.

Suggestive readings
B.Chakrabarty and R. Pandey (2010) Modern Indian Political Thought, New Delhi: Sage
Publications.
P. Chatterjee (1993) The Nation and its Fragments: Colonial and Postcolonial Histories, New
Delhi: Oxford University Press.
R. Pradhan (2008) Raj to Swaraj, New Delhi: Macmillan (Available in Hindi).
S. Islam (2006) Bharat Mein AlgaovaadaurDharm, New Delhi: Vani Prakashan.

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the

Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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 GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-4): Understanding International Relations
Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course

Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

Code course criteria requisite
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
Understanding 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
International
Relations
GE-4

Learning Objectives
This course aims to make students understand the intersections between politics, economics,
culture and nature that shape human life in the contemporary world. These intersectional
relations foreground the multiple interactions that constitute the reality of the group life of
humans. The issues around which the course is designed consists of the role of state in
international politics, cultural identities such as the nation and, issues such as global poverty
and global inequalities. Additionally, the course dwells on the psycho-cultural and politico-
economic causes of violence, oppression and injustices that make the world a contested
space. It examines the ways in which information technology shapes the course of human life
in the age of globalization and how the phenomenon of the international manifests both in the
virtual and the material world. Going beyond the Westphalian conception of territoriality, the
course looks at the ways in which IR manifests in the realm of art/cinema/museums.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students would be able to:
• Understand the nature of the contemporary world in which we live through connected
histories, economies and societies.
• Analyze the ways in which our world is shaped in both territorial and non-territorial
forms leading to basic planetary understandings of both human and non-human
relations.
• Enhance cognitive abilities to map out the multiple and complex interactions in
international relations between peoples, histories and civilisations.
• To understand the role of the state and its interface with the market, probe into the
cultural identities of a nation, analyse global poverty and climate change politics.
• To critically analyse the politics of ‘common yet differentiated responsibilities.’
• Think critically about issues of global inequalities, violence, and injustices in the age
of globalization.
• Appreciate the ways in which aesthetic articulation(s) problematize and interrogate
the international and our ways of being therein.

SYLLABUS OF GE-4

UNIT – I (7 Hours)
Making Sense of the World

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 1.1 What is International Relations?
1.2 Understanding Space: How do we sense our planet
1.3 Ways of knowing and being: - Peoples, Histories and Civilisations

UNIT – II (12 Hours)

States, Nations and Markets
2.1 State and Diffusion of authority/power
2.2 Nations and Nationalism
2.3 States and Markets

UNIT – III (12 Hours)

Inequalities
3.1 Politico-military inequalities: big states, small states
3.2 Economic inequalities: rich states, poor states
3.3 Climate Change: Global commons and differentiated responsibilities

UNIT – IV (7 Hours)
Sites of Conflict and Forms of Violence
4.1 Changing Landscape/ Nature of Conflict
4.2 Forms of Violence

UNIT – V (7 Hours)
Knowing our Virtual and Creative World: The Visual Turn in International
Relations
5.1 Internet
5.2 Museums
5.3 Cinemas

Essential/recommended readings

1.1. What is IR?

David Blaney, “Where, When and What is IR?” in Arlene B, Tickner and Karen Smith (eds.),
International Relations from the Global South: World of Difference, New York: Routledge,
2020, pp. 38-55.
1.2. Understanding Space: How can we understand our planet.
Simon Dalby, “What happens if we don’t take nature for granted,” in Jenny Edkins and Maja
Zehfuss (eds.), Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2008, pp. 39-60.
Dipesh Chakrabarty, ‘The Climate of History in a Planetary Age,’ London: University of
Chicago Press, 2021, pp. 1-20.
1.3. Ways of knowing and being: - Peoples, Histories and Civilisations
Veronique Pin-Fat, “How do we begin to think about the world,” in Jenny Edkins and Maja
Zehfuss (eds.), Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2008, pp. 20-38.
Tamara A. Trownsell, Amaya Querejazu, Giorgio Shani, Navnita Chadha Behera, Jarrad
Reddekop and Arlene B. Tickner Recrafting International Relations through Relationality,” E-
International Relations, January 2019. https://www.e- ir.info/2019/01/08/recrafting-
international-relations-through-relationality/.

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Tamara A. Trownsell, Arlene B. Tickner, Amaya Querejazu, Jarrad Reddekop, Giorgio Shani,
Kosuke Shimizu, Navnita Chadha Behera and Anahita Arian, ‘Differing about difference:
relational IR from around the world,’ International Studies Perspectives, 22:1, February 2021,
pp. 25-64.
Giorgio Shani, ‘IR as inter-cosmological relations?’ International Politics Review, 9 (2021)
306–312. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41312-021-00120-2.
Additional Readings:
MiljaKurki, “International Relations in a Relational Universe,” Oxford University Press (2020)
1-16.
Arturo Escobar, ‘Introduction: Another possible is possible,’ and ‘Theory and the un/real: Tools
for rethinking “Reality” and the possible,” in Pluriversal Politics: The Real and the Possible,
Durham: Duke University Press, 2020, pp. 1-30.
Ashish Kothari, Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar, Federico Demaria, Albert Acosta, ‘Introduction:
Finding Pluriversal Paths’, in Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar, Federico Demaria, Albert Acosta
(eds.), ‘Pluriverse: a post-development dictionary’, New Delhi: Tulika Books, 2019, pp. xxii-xl.
Also, see, https://kalpavriksh.org/ourteam/ashish-kothari/
2.1 State and Diffusion of authority/power
Shibashish Chatterjee, ‘Reconsidering the State in International Relations,’ in Kanti and
Siddharth Mallavarapu (eds.), International Relations in India: Bringing Theory back home,
New Delhi: Orient Longman, 2005, pp. 451-489.
David Held, “The territorial State and Global Politics,” in Global Transformations: Politics,
Economics and Culture, USA: Stanford University Press, 1999, pp. 32-48.
Susan Strange, “The State of the State,” in The Retreat of the State: The Diffusion of Power
in the World Economy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, pp. 66- 88.
2.2 Nations and Nationalism
Andrew Heywood, “Nations and Nationalism” in Politics, China: Palgrave Macmillian, 2013,
pp. 108-127.
Michael J. Shapiro, “Does the nation-state work?” in Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss (eds.),
Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2008, pp. 269- 287.
Elena Barabantseva, “How do people come to identify with nations?” in Jenny Edkins and
Maja Zehfuss (eds.), Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2008, pp. 245-
268.
Sanjay Chaturvedi, ‘Indian Geo-politics: ‘Nation-State and the Colonial Legacy’ in Kanti Bajpai
and Siddharth Mallavarapu (eds.), International Relations in India: Theorising the Region and
Nation, New Delhi: Orient Longman, 2005, pp. 238-283.
2.3 States and Markets
Lavanya Rajamani,“The principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective
capabilities in the international climate change regime” in Ludwig Kramer and Emanuela
Orlando (eds.), Principles of Environmental Law, Sussex: Edward Elgar publishing, 2018, pp.
46-60.
David Held, Chapter five on “Corporate Power and Global Production Networks,” in Global
Transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999,
pp. 236-282.

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Matthew Watson, ‘Understanding the State within Modern Society’ and ‘Understanding the
Market within Modern Society’ in Foundations of International Political Economy, New York:
Palgrave, 2005, pp. 161-196.
Additional Readings:
Thomas L. Friedman, The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, New York:
Picador Publication, 2005, pp. 1-50.

Yuval Noah Harari, “Nationalism,” in 21 Lessons for the 21stCentury, USA: Spiegel & Grau,
Jonathan Cape, 2018, pp. 104-117.
Dr V. Basil Hans, ‘State and the Market- Debate and Developments,’ January 2014,
http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2373827
Andrew Heywood, “Sovereignty, the Nation and Supranationalism,” in Political Ideas and
Concept, New York: St. Martin’s Press,1994, pp. 48-77.
Stuart Elden, “Why the World Divided Territorially,” in Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss (eds.),
Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2008, , pp. 220-244.
Robert Gilpin, “Nature of political economy,” in Global Political Economy: Understanding the
International Economic Order, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001, pp- 25-45.
Stephen D. Krasner, ‘Sharing Sovereignty: New Institutions for Collapsed and Failing States,’
International Security, 29: 2, 2004, pp. 85-120.
Susan Strange, Chapters 3-6, on ‘The Security Structure’, ‘The Production Structure’, ‘The
Financial Structure’, ‘The Knowledge Structure’, in States and Markets, London: Bloomsbury,
2015,
Unit 3. Inequalities
Mohammad Ayoob, ‘Inequality and Theorizing in International Relations: The Case for
Subaltern Realism,’ International Studies review, 4:3, 2002, pp. 27-48.
3.1 Mapping inequalities in IR
Joao Pontes Nogueira, “Inequality,” in Arlene B, Tickner and Karen Smith (eds.), International
Relations from the Global South: World of Difference, New York: Routledge, 2020, pp. 240-
255.
Paul Cammack, “Why are Some People Better off than Others,” in Jenny Edkins and Maja
Zehfuss (eds.), Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2008, pp. 405-428.
3.2 Climate Change: Global commons and differentiated responsibilities
A. Damodaran, ‘Encircling the Seamless- India, Climate Change, and the Global Commons,’
Oxford University Press, 2010, India. Chapters 1 and 2.

Additional Readings:
Amartya Sen, “Capabilities and Resources,” in The Idea of Justice, New York: Penguin Books,
2009, pp. 253-268.
Amartya Sen, “Measures of Inequality,” in On Economic Inequality, New York: Clarendon
Press Oxford, 1997, pp. 24-46.
Dipesh Chakrabarty, Chapter 7 on ‘Anthropocene Time,” in The Climate of History in a
Planetary Age,’ University of Chicago Press London, 2021, pp. 155-181.

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Graham Thompson, “Global Inequality, Economic Globalization and Technological Change,”
Chapter Eleven in ‘A World of Whose Making- Ordering the International: History, Change and
Transformation’ by William Brown, Simon Bromley, and Suma Athreye. Pluto Press, 2004, pp.
377-415.
Unit 4. Sites of Conflict and Forms of Violence
Arlene B. Tickner, “War and Conflict,” in Arlene B, Tickner and Karen Smith (eds.),
International Relations from the Global South: World of Difference, New York: Routledge,
2020, pp. 115-138.
4.1 Changing Landscape/ Nature of Conflict
Michael Dillon, “What makes the world dangerous,” in Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss (eds.),
Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2008, pp. 519-538
Mary Kaldor, ‘In Defense of New Wars’, Stability: International Journal of Security and
Development, 2:1, 2013, 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/sta.at.
4.2 Forms of Violence
Joanna Bourke, “Why Does Politics Turns into Violence?” in Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss
(eds.), Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2008, pp. 472-495.
Anuradha M. Chenoy, “Militarization, Conflict and Women in South Asia,” in Lois Ann
Lorentzen and Jennifer Turpin (eds.), The Women and War Reader, New York: New York
University Press, 1998, pp. 101-110.
Additional Readings:
Roland Bleiker, “Can we move beyond Conflict,” in Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss (eds.),
Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2008, pp. 564- 589.
David Held, “Expanding reach of organized violence,” in Global Transformations: Politics,
Economics and Culture, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999, pp. 87- 92.
5.1 Internet
M. I. Franklin, “How does the way we use the Internet make a difference?” in Jenny Edkins
and Maja Zehfuss (eds.), Global Politics: A New Introduction, New York: Routledge, 2008, pp.
176-199.
Jr. Harry M. Cleaver, ‘The Zapatista Effect: The Internet and the Rise of an Alternative Political
Fabric,’ Journal of International Affairs, 51:2, 1998, pp. 621- 640.
5.2 Museums
Christine Sylvester, “Can International Relations and Art/Museums Come Together,” in
Art/Museums: International Relations Where We Least Expect it, New York: Routledge, 2016,
pp. 1-24.
https://www.ushmm.org/teach/teaching-materials/holocaust
https://www.partitionmuseum.org/event/remembering-the-jallianwala-bagh-massacre-100-
years-later/
5.3 Cinemas
Cynthia Weber, “Culture, Ideology, and the Myth Function in IR Theory,” in International
Relations Theory: A Critical Introduction, London: Routledge, 2013, pp. 1-12.

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Cynthia Weber, “Case Study: Modernization and Development theory: is there a clash of
civilizations? Movie analysis of East is East,” in International Relations Theory: A Critical
Introduction, London: Routledge, 2013, pp. 173-202.
Additional Readings:
Maria Elena Martinez- Torres, ‘Civil Society, the Internet, and the Zapatistas,’ Journal of Social
Justice, 13:3, 2001, pp. 347-355.
Lene Hansen, Rebecca Adler-Nissen and Katrine Emelie Andersen, ‘The visual international
politics of the European refugee crisis: Tragedy, humanitarianism, borders,’ Cooperation and
Conflict, 56:44, 2021, pp. 367-393.
Mirzoeff, Nicholas, “Global Visual Cultures” in An Introduction to Visual Culture 2nd Edition,
London: Routledge, 2009, pp. 1-16.
Azmat Rasul and Mudassir Mukhtar, ‘Bollywoodization of foreign policy: How film discourse
portrays tensions between states’ Journal of Media Critiques, 1:1, June 2015, pp. 11-27.
Roland Bleiker, Visual Global Politics, London and New York: Routledge, 2018, pp.1-29.

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 GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-5): Governance: Issues and Challenges

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course

Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

Code course criteria requisite
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
Governance: 4 3 1 0 12Pass NIL
Issues and
Challenges
GE-5

Learning Objectives
This paper deals with concepts and different dimensions of governance highlighting the major
debates in the contemporary times. There is a need to understand the importance of the
concept of governance in the context of a globalising world, environment, administration,
development. The essence of governance is explored through the various good governance
initiatives introduced in India.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students will be
• acquainted with the changing nature of governance in the era of globalization.
• introduced to the most contemporary ideas of sustainable development and green
governance.
• familiarised with a rigorous introduction to the best practices in India on good
governance.

SYLLABUS OF GE-5

UNIT – I (10 Hours)

Government and Governance: Concepts
a) Role of State in The Era of Globalisation
b) State, Market and Civil Society

UNIT – II (8 Hours)
Governance and Development
Changing Dimensions of Development Strengthening Democracy through
Good Governance

UNIT – III (8 Hours)

Environmental Governance
a) Human-Environment Interaction
b) Green Governance: Sustainable Human Development

UNIT – IV (9 Hours)

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Local Governance
a) Democratic Decentralisation
b) People's Participation in Governance

UNIT – V (10 Hours)

Good Governance Initiatives in India: Best Practices
a) Public Service Delivery
b) Electronic Governance
c) Citizens Charter & Right to Information
d) Corporate Social Responsibility

Essential/recommended readings

Government and Governance: Concepts

B. Chakrabarty and M. Bhattacharya (eds.) The Governance Discourse. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press,1998
Surendra Munshi and Biju Paul Abraham (eds.), Good Governance, Democratic Societies and
Globalisation, Sage Publishers, 2004
United Nation Development Programme, Reconceptualising Governance, New York, 1997
Carlos Santiso, Good Governance and Aid Effectiveness: The World Bank and Conditionality,
Johns Hopkins University, The Georgetown Public Policy Review, Volume VII, No.1, 2001
Vasudha Chotray and Gery Stroker, Governance Theory: A Cross Disciplinary Approach,
Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
J. Rosenau, ‘Governance, Order, and Change in World Politics’, in J. Rosenau, and E.
Czempiel (eds.) Governance without Government: Order and Change in World Politics,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992
B. Nayar (ed.), Globalization and Politics in India. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007 pp.
218-240.
Smita Mishra Panda, Engendering Governance Institutions: State, Market and Civil Society,
Sage Publications, 2008
NeeraChandhoke, State and Civil Society Explorations in Political Theory, Sage Publishers,
1995

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ु दे एवंचन
ु ौ�तयाँ, ओ�रयंटब्लैकस्वान, नई�दल्ल�

चक्रबत�, �बद्युत, प्रकाशचंद (2018),वैश्वीकृतद�ु नयाम� लोकप्रशासन, सेजभाषा, नई�दल्ल�

�सन्हा, मनोज (2010) प्रशासनएवंलोकनी�त, ओ�रयंटब्लैकस्वान, नई�दल्ल�

Governance and Development

B. C. Smith, Good Governance and Development, Palgrave, 2007
World Bank Report, Governance and Development, 1992

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P. Bardhan, ‘Epilogue on the Political Economy of Reform in India’, in The Political Economy
of Development in India. 6th edition, Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2005
J. Dreze and A. Sen, India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press, 1995
Niraja Gopal Jayal [ed.], Democracy in India, Oxford University Press, 2007
Environmental Governance
Ramachandra Guha, Environmentalism: A Global History, Longman Publishers, 1999
J.P. Evans, Environmental Governance, Routledge, 2012
Emilio F. Moran, Environmental Social Science: Human - Environment interactions and
Sustainability, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
Burns H Weston and David Bollier, Green Governance: Ecological Survival, Human Rights
and the Law of the Commons, Cambridge University Press, 2013
Bina Agarwal, Gender And Green Governance, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2013
J. Volger, ‘Environmental Issues’, in J. Baylis, S. Smith and P. Owens (eds.) Globalization of
World Politics, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 348-362.
A. Heywood, Global Politics, New York: Palgrave, 2011, pp. 383-411.
N. Carter, The Politics of Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy, Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2007, pp. 13-81.
Local Governance
Pranab Bardhan and DilipMookherjee, Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing
Countries: A Comparative Perspective, MIT Press, 2006
T.R. Raghunandan, Decentralization And Local Governments: The Indian Experience,
Readings On The Economy, Polity And Society, Orient Blackswan, 2013
Pardeep Sachdeva, Local Government In India, Pearson Publishers, 2011
P. de Souza (2002) ‘Decentralization and Local Government: The Second Wind of Democracy
in India’, in Z. Hasan, E. Sridharan and R. Sudarshan (eds.) India’s Living
Constitution: Ideas, Practices and Controversies, New Delhi: Permanent Black, 2002
Mary John, ‘Women in Power? Gender, Caste and Politics of Local Urban Governance’,
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 42(39), 2007
Good Governance Initiatives in India: Best Practices
Niraja Gopal Jayal, Democracy and the State: Welfare, Secularism, and Development in
Contemporary India, Oxford University Press, 1999
ReetikaKhera[ed.], The Battle for Employment Guarantee, Oxford University Press, 2011
Nalini Juneja, Primary Education for All in the City of Mumbai: The Challenge Set By Local
Actors', International Institute For Educational Planning, UNESCO: Paris, 2001
Maxine Molyneux and ShahraRazavi, Gender, Justice, Development, and Rights, Oxford
University Press, 2002
Jugal Kishore, National Health Programs of India: National Policies and Legislations, Century
Publications, 2005

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Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen, India, Economic Development and Social Opportunity, Oxford
University Press, 1995
K. Lee and Mills, The Economic Of Health In Developing Countries, Oxford University Press,
1983
Marmar Mukhopadhyay and Madhu Parhar (eds.) Education in India: Dynamics of
Development, Shipra Publications, 2007
K. Vijaya Kumar, Right to Education Act 2009: Its Implementation as to Social Development
in India, Akansha Publishers, 2012
Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze, Omnibus: Poverty and Famines, Hunger and Public Action,
India- Economic Development and Social Opportunity, Oxford University Press, 1998
Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen, An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions, Princeton
University Press, 2013
ReetikaKhera, ‘Rural Poverty and Public Distribution System’, Economic and Political Weekly,
Vol-XLVIII, No.45-46, Nov 2013
Pradeep Chaturvedi, Women and Food Security: Role Of Panchayats, Concept Publishing
House, 2002
Bidyut Mohanty, “Women, Right to Food and Role of Panchayats”, Mainstream, Vol. LII, No.
42, October 11, 2014
D. Crowther, Corporate Social Responsibility, Deep and Deep Publishers, 2008
Sanjay K. Agarwal, Corporate Social Responsibility in India, Sage Publishers, 2008
Pushpa Sundar, Business & Community: The Story of Corporate Social Responsibility in India,
New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2013.

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the

Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-6): Western Political Philosophy

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course

Course Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

title & course criteria requisite
Code Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
Western 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
Political
Philosophy
GE-6

Learning Objectives
This course familiarizes the students with the manner in which the political questions are
posed and answered normatively by select thinkers. The aim is to introduce to the students

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the questions, ideas and values of political philosophy addressed by political thinkers and
juxtapose the same to contemporary political thinking.

Learning outcomes
By the end of the course students would be able to:
• Understand how to read and decode the classics and use them to engage
contemporary socio-political issues.
• Connect with historically written texts and their interpretations.
• Clearly present their own arguments and thoughts about contemporary issues and
develop ideas to engage with the latter.

SYLLABUS OF GE-6

UNIT – I (15 Hours)

Classical Political Philosophy

a) Plato
b) Aristotle

UNIT – II (30 Hours)

Renaissance and Modern Political Philosophy

a) Machiavelli
b) Hobbes
c) Rousseau
d) Mill
e) Marx

Essential/recommended readings

Unit 1
R. Kraut (1996) ‘Introduction to the study of Plato’, in R. Kraut (ed.) The Cambridge
Companion to Plato. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 1-50.
D. Boucher and P. Kelly (eds) Political Thinkers: From Socrates to the Present, Oxford:
Oxford University Press, pp. 62-80
A. Skoble and T. Machan (2007) Political Philosophy: Essential Selections. New Delhi:
Pearson Education pp. 53-64.
J. Barnes (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
Q. Skinner (2000) Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press,
pp. 23-53
Unit 2
C. Macpherson (1962) The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism: Hobbes to Locke.
Oxford University Press.
D. Boucher and P. Kelly (eds) Political Thinkers: From Socrates to the Present. Oxford:
Oxford University Press, pp. 207-224

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J. Coleman (2000) ‘Introduction’, in A History of Political Thought: From Ancient Greece to
Early Christianity, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
I. Hampsher-Monk (2001) A History of Modern Political Thought: Major Political Thinkers
from Hobbes to Marx, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

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 GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-7): Politics of Globalisation

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

& Code course criteria requisite
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
Politics of 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
Globalisation
GE-7

Learning Objectives
This course examines the paradoxes of contemporary globalisation. It has been crafted in a
manner as to introduce to the students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds the complex
multifaceted nature of the contemporary phenomenon of globalization. Students will learn
about the evolution of globalization by examining whether globalization is a mere historical
process, or, it is also a socio-cultural, politico-economic and,psychological phenomenon and,
understand these through different conceptual frames. It then makes the students
understand the debates that have been put forth for and against globalization. The course
introduces the discourse regarding the Eurocentric formulations of globalization and the ways
in which the non-European voices have historically been marginalized in the shaping of
Western modernity. Students will also learn about the political, economic and cultural facets
of globalization. As a political phenomenon, the course seeks to understand as to how
globalization has impacted upon the functioning of the sovereignty of nation-states. In the
realm of economy, it introduces the impact of time/space compression upon the
macroeconomic structures of trade and finance as well as the structural transformation that
information and communications technology has brought in the working of the global political
economy. As a cultural phenomenon, the course also discusses the new global mobilizations
in the form of global social movements, movements of people across borders and the political
and economic impact of global epidemics.

Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
• Understand the nature, significance, and principal debates in the literature on
globalisation and the concept of globalization as both a historical process and, a
socio-cultural phenomenon.
• Study various approaches which will augment student's knowledge on international
political economy.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of the interconnectedness of global issues, processes,
and dynamics.
• Develop insight into the alternative understanding of globalisation and various critical
aspects related to it like who are the beneficiaries in this process.
• Understand diverse global challenges like global migration and epidemics.
• Learn the ways in which globalization holds promise for a better world and a
developed world and, at the same time, understand how it is laden with deep-seated
tendencies to engender strands of inequalities and spur erosion of local cultures.

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SYLLABUS OF GE-7

UNIT – I (9 Hours)

Conceptualizing Globalisation
1.1 Is Globalisation New? Historical Perspectives
1.2 Approaches to Understand globalisation
1.3 The Globalisation Debate

UNIT – II (9 Hours)

Globalization: A Eurocentric Project?

2.1 The Question of Post-Coloniality
2.2 Making Sense of Globalization for the People at the Margins

UNIT – III (9 Hours)

Sovereign State in a Globalised World

3.1 Political Dimensions
3.2 Shift from State to Market?

UNIT – IV (9 Hours)

Role of International Institutions: Multi-dimensionality of Globalisation

4.1 World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organisation and,
G-20
4.2 The Globalisation of Trade
4.3 Global Epidemics and Working of World Health Organization

UNIT – V (9 Hours)

Responses and Resistances to Globalization

5.1 Global Social Movements
5.2 International Migration

Essential/recommended readings
Unit 1. Conceptualizing Globalisation
Essential Readings
1.1 Is Globalisation New? Historical Perspectives
Hirst, Paul and Thompson, G. “Globalisation in Question” (Third Edition), UK: Polity Press,
2009, pp. 25-52.
Ritzer, George and Paul D. Paul, Globalization: A Basic Text (Second Edition), UK: Wiley
Blackwell, 2015, pp. 14-53.
1.2 Approaches to Understand Globalisation
Held, D and et. al. “Rethinking Globalisation” in Held, David and Anthony McGrew (eds.) The
Global Transformations Reader: An Introduction to the Globalisation Debate,(Second
Edition). Cambridge: Polity Press, Blackwell Publishing, 2003, pp. 60-67.

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Ritzer, G and Dean, P. Globalisation: The Essentials, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2019, pp. 55-92.
1.3 The Globalisation Debate
Bishop, Matthew Louis & Anthony, “The political economies of different Globalizations:
Theorising Reglobalization”, Globalizations, Vol. 18, June 2020, pp. 1- 21.
Keohane, Robert O. and Nye Jr, Joseph S., “What’s New? What’s Not? (And So What?), in
Held, D and McGrew, A (ed.), The Global Transformations Reader: An Introduction to the
Globalisation Debate (2nd edition). Cambridge: Polity Press, Blackwell Publishing, 2003, pp.
75-84.
Additional Readings
Held, David and Anthony McGrew (eds.) The Global Transformations Reader: An
Introduction to the Globalisation Debate (Second Edition). Cambridge: Polity Press,
Blackwell Publishing, 2000, pp 1-42.
Bhagwati, J. “In Defence of Globalisation”, UK: Oxford University Press, 2007, pp. 3-36, 199-
220.
Dwivedi, Sangit S., “Localisation vs Globalisation: A Conscious Vision of India” in Tyagi, R.,
S. Mangla and Giri (eds.), Glocalization and Federal Governance in India, Bloomsbury.
2019,pp. 141-154.
Michie, Jonathan. (eds.), “Globalisation in Questions?”, Handbook of Globalisation, UK,
Edward Elgar, 2003, pp: 17-79.
Mcgrew, A. “Globalisation and Global Politics” in Baylis J., Smith and Owens (eds.), The
Globalisation of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, New York: Oxford
University Press. 2017, pp. 15-31.
Unit 2. Globalization: A Eurocentric Project?
Essential Readings
2.1 The Question of Post-Coloniality
Chatterjee, P. Our Modernity (SEPHIS) and (CODESRIA), Rotterdam/Dakar. 1997 pp. 3-20.
Sanjeev Kumar H.M., “Contesting Modernity: Crisis of Democratization in South Asia,” India
Quarterly, LXIV (4), October-December 2008, pp. 124-155.
2.2 Making Sense of Globalization for the People at the Margins
Vandana Shiva, “Ecological Balance in an Era of Globalisation,” in Frank J. Lechner and
John Boli (eds.), The Globalization Reader, Oxford: Blackwell, 2004: pp. 422-429.
Kirsten Foot, “Actors and Activities in the Anti-Human Trafficking Movement,” in Jorge Heine
and Ramesh Thakur (eds)., The Dark Side of Globalization, Tokyo: UN University Press,
2011, pp. 249-265.
Additional Readings
Sen, A. “Introduction” and “The Perspective of Freedom” Development as freedom (2nd ed.).
New York: Oxford University Press. 2001 pp.1- 34.
Hirst, P. and Thompson, G. “The Future of Globalization”, Cooperation and Conflict, Vol. 37,
No. 3, Special Issue on Globalization, Cooperation and Conflict, September 2002, pp. 247-
265.
Appadurai, Arjun. Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation. Minneapolis:
University of Minnesota Press, 1996, pp. 66-88.
Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffins, eds. The Empire Writes Back: Theory and
Practice in Post-Colonial Literature. London: Routledge, 1989, pp.1-32; 193-220.

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GustavaEsteva and Madhu Suri Prakash, “From Global to Local: Beyond Neo-liberalism to
International Hope,” in Frank J. Lechner and John Boli (eds.), The Globalization Reader,
Oxford: Blackwell, 2004: pp. 410-416.
Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Diversity, “Jaiv Panchayat: Biodiversity
Protection at the Village Level,” in Robin Broad (ed.), Global Backlash: Citizen Initiatives for
a Just World Economy, Boulder: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002, pp. 269-272.
Unit 3. Sovereign State in a Globalised World
Essential Readings
3.1 Political Dimensions
Bull, Hedley. “Beyond the state system?” in Held, David and Anthony McGrew (eds.) The
Global Transformations Reader: An Introduction to the Globalisation Debate (Second
Edition). Cambridge: Polity Press, Blackwell Publishing, 2000, pp 577-582.
Elizabeth, A. and Ozioko, M. V, Effect of Globalisation on Sovereignty of States, UN
Document, 2000, pp. 256-270.
3.2 Shift from State to Market?
Susan Strange, “The Declining Authority of States,” in in Frank J. Lechner and John Boli
(eds.), The Globalization Reader, Oxford: Blackwell, 2004: pp. 219-224.
Jessica T. Mathews, “Power Shift,” in David Held and Anthony McGrew (eds.), The Global
Transformations Reader: An Introduction to the Globalisation Debate(Second Edition).
Cambridge: Polity Press, Blackwell Publishing, 2003, pp. 204-212.
Unit 4. Role of International Institutions: Multi-dimensionality of Globalisation
Essential Readings
4.1 World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organisation and, G-20
Coffey Peter, Riley, Robert, Reform of the International Institutions - The IMF, World Bank
and the WTO, Part-2, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006, pp. 12-84.
Dash, P., Shaw, Khandelwal, “Evolution of G20 Process: From Crisis Management
toDevelopment Cooperation”, G 20 Digest, pp. 5-12. Available at: https://www.g20-
insights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Dash_Shaw_Khandelwal_Evolution_G20.pdf
4.2 The Globalisation of Trade
Woods, N. “International Political Economy in an Age of Globalisation”, and Watson, M.
“Global Trade and Global Finance”, in Baylis J., Smith and Owens (eds.) The Globalisation
of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, New York: Oxford University
Press. 2017, pp. 243-257, 417-428.
4.3.Global Epidemics and Working of World Health Organization
Editors, CFR. "What does the World Health Organisation do?" Council on Foreign Relations,
29 Jan. 2021, New York: 1-14.https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-does-world-health-
organization-do
Lee, Kelley and Julliane Piper, “The WHO and Covid-19 Pandemic”, Global Governance and
Review of Multilateral Organizations, 2020. https://brill.com/view/journals/gg/gg-
overview.xml
Additional Readings
Stiglitz, J. “The Promise of Global Institutions”, Globalisation and its Discontents, New York:
Norton, 2002, pp. 3–22.
Cypher, J. and Dietz, J. “The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and Foreign Aid”,
The Process of Economic Development. New York: Routledge, 2009, pp. 555-591.

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Oatley, Thomas, “Trade and Development: Import Substitution Industrialization”, International
Political Economy: Interests and Institutions in the Global Economy, 2011. 5th ed, pp. 111-
132.
Hoekman, B. and Kostecki, M, “The Trading System in Perspective”, The Political Economy
of the World Trading System: From GATT to WTO, 3rd Ed, 2009, New York: OUP, pp. 7-57.
Friedman, T., Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization, 2000, New York:
Anchor, pp. 101-142.
Gilpin, Robert, The Challenge of Global Capitalism: The World Economy in the 21st Century,
USA: Princeton University Press, 2000, pp. 15-52, 293–324.
Charles, Clift. The Role of the World Health Organisation in the International System. London:
Chatham House, 2013: 1-51.
Lorena, Barberia et.al. “The Political Science of Covid-19: An Introduction”, Social Science
Quarterly, 2021. pp. 2045-2054.
Lebni Javed Y. and Abbas Jaffar et al., “How the COVID-19 pandemic affected economic,
social, political, and cultural factors: A lesson from Iran”, Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2021,
63 (7). pp: 298-300
Unit 5. Responses and Resistances to Globalization
Essential Readings
5.1 Global Social Movements
Donatella della Porta, et al, “The Study of Social Movements: Recurring Questions” and
“Social Movements and Democracy”, Social Movements in a Globalising World, UK:
Macmillan, 1999, pp. 3-23; 223-248.
5.2 International Migration
Keeley, B. “International Migration: The Human Face of Globalisation”, OECD, 2009, pp: 9-
40
Inglis Christine et al (edited), “Introduction,” in The Handbook of International Migration, New
Delhi: Sage Publication, 2020, pp. 1-17
Additional Readings
Khagram, Sanjeev et al (ed.) “Women’s Rights are Human Rights”, and “Globalisation,
Global Alliances, and the Narmada Movement”, Restructuring World Politics: Transnational
Social Movements: Social Movements, Protest, and Contention, Volume 14, MN: University
of Minnesota Press. 2002. pp. 96-122; pp. 231-244
Berger, S., “Globalisation and Politics”, Annual Review of Political Science, 2000, vol- 3, pp.
43-62.
Schaeffer, Robert K. Social Movement and Global Social Change: The Rising Tide, UK:
Rowman & Littlefield, 2014, pp. 1-18.
Tarrow, S. “The Global in the Local: Global Framing”, The New Transnational Activism, New
York: Cambridge University Press, 2005, pp 35-59.
Suggestive readings
Gottlieb, G. “Nation against State: New Approach to Ethnic Conflicts and The Decline of
Sovereignty”, New York: Council on Foreign Press, 1993, pp: 6-47
Smith, G. and Naim, M. Altered States: Globalization, Sovereignty and Governance, IDRC,
2000. pp. 5-20.

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Hardt, M. and Negri, A., “Passages of Sovereignty”, Empire, England: Harvard University
Press, 2000 pp. 67-183.
Stiglitz, J. E., Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited: Anti-Globalization in the Era of
Trump, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2018. pp. 89-132

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Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-8): Introduction to Public Policy

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

& Code course criteria requisite
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
Introduction 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
to Public
Policy
GE-8

Learning Objectives
The paper seeks to provide an understanding to the concept of Public Policy. Public Policy is
a proposed course of action of a government to realize its socio-economic objectives. The
essence of public policy lies in its effectiveness in translating the governing philosophy into
programmes and policies and making it a part of community living. This course will help to
understand the complexities of public policy and its interaction with the socio-economic
structure.

Learning outcomes
By the end of this course a student will acquire the following knowledge and skills.
a. Contextualization of knowledge;
b. Praxis and technique;
c. Critical Thinking;
d. Research and Communication

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UNIT – I (10 Hours)

Public Policy
(a) Concept, Characteristics and Significance
(b) Determinants of Public Policy
(c) Policy Impact: Socio-Economic

UNIT – II (10 Hours)

Theoretical Approaches to Public Policy

(a) Elite Theory
(b) Group Theory
(c) Incremental Theory
(d) Rational Choice Theory

UNIT – III (10 Hours)

Process of Public Policy

(a) Policy Formulation
(b) Policy Implementation
(c) Policy Evaluation

UNIT – IV (15 Hours)

Public Policy: Case Studies

(a) Education – National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
(b) Health – National Health Mission (NHM)
(c) Employment – Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(MNREGA)
(d) Economic Empowerment – Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yogana (PMJDY),
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

Essential/recommended readings

Unit 1
Anderson, J. (1975) Public Policy making. New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.
Dye, T. (2002) Understanding Public Policy. New Delhi: Pearson.
Unit 2
Henry, Nicholos (2019) Public Administration and Public Affairs. New York: Routledge.
Simon, Herbert A. (1997) Administrative Behavior. New York: MacMillan.
Unit 3
Sapru, R.K. (1996) Public Policy: Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation. New Delhi:
Sterling.

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Self, Peter (1972) Administrative Theories and Politics. London: Allen and Unwin.
Unit 4
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Government of India.
National Health Mission, Ministry of Health, Government of India.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act-2005, Ministry of Rural
Development, Government of India.

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the

Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-9): Women and Politics in India: Concepts and Debates

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

& Code course criteria requisite
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
Women and 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL
Politics in
India:
Concepts
and
DebatesGE-
9

Learning Objectives
The course attempts to bring together feminist theory and praxis by focussing on conceptual
categories theorized by feminism and the mobilization of the feminist epistemology to focus
on key concerns surrounding the everyday existence of women. This course would serve as
the fundament introduction to the history of women’s movement with particular emphasis on
the women’s movement in India. The course opens up the question of women’s agency, taking
it beyond the question of women empowerment and locates women as radical social agents.
It attempts to question the complicity of social structures and relations in preserving gender
inequality. This is extended to cover new forms of precarious work and labour under the new
economy.

Learning outcomes
After completing this course, the students will be able to:
• Understand the concept of patriarchy, feminism, gender, etc.
• Understand the intersection between family, community and state in feminist debates
• Demonstrate awareness of the history of the women’s movement in India

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 • Show familiarity with and awareness of the key issues taken up by the women’s
movement

SYLLABUS OF GE-9

UNIT – I (8 Hours)

Patriarchy and Feminism

a. Sex-Gender Debates
b. Public and Private Dichotomy
c. Power

UNIT – II (7 Hours)

Family and Community

UNIT – III (7 Hours)

Law, State and Women

UNIT – IV (8 Hours)

History of the Women’s Movement in India

UNIT – V (7 Hours)

Violence against women

UNIT – VI (8 Hours)

Women and Labour: Unpaid labour, Reproductive and care work, Sex work

Essential/recommended readings

Patriarchy and Feminism

N. Menon (2008) ‘Gender’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya (eds), Political Theory: An
Introduction, Delhi: Pearson
V Geetha (2002) Gender, Kolkata, Stree, pp. 1-20.
M. Kosambi (2007) Crossing the Threshold, New Delhi, Permanent Black, pp. 3-10; 40-46.
N. Menon (2008) ‘Power’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya (eds), Political Theory: An
Introduction, Delhi: Pearson, pp.148-157
B. Hooks (2010) ‘Feminism: A Movement to End Sexism’, in C. McCann and S. Kim (eds),
The Feminist Reader: Local and Global Perspectives, New York: Routledge, pp. 51-57.
R. Delmar (2005) ‘What is Feminism?’, in W. Kolmar & F. Bartkowski (eds) Feminist Theory:A
Reader, pp. 27-37

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N. Menon (2015), Is Feminism about ‘Women’? A Critical View on Intersectionality from
India, International Viewpoint,
http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/IMG/article_PDF/article_a4038.pdf.
T. Shinde (1993) ‘Stree Purusha Tulna’, in K. Lalitha and Susie Tharu (eds), Women Writing
in India, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, pp. 221-234
U. Chakravarti (2001) ‘Pitrasatta Par ek Note’, in S. Arya, N. Menon & J. Lokneeta (eds.)
NaarivaadiRajneeti: Sangharsh evamMuddey, University of Delhi: Hindi Medium
Implementation Board, pp.1-7
Family and Community
R. Palriwala (2008) ‘Economics and Patriliny: Consumption and Authority within the
Household’ in M. John. (ed) Women's Studies in India, New Delhi: Penguin, pp. 414-423
Saheli Women’s Centre (2007) Talking Marriage, Caste and Community: Women’s Voices
from Within, New Delhi: monograph 114
U. Chakravarti (2003) Gendering Caste through a Feminist Lens, Kolkata, Stree, pp. 139- 159.
S. Rege (2005), A Dalit Feminist Standpoint, in Gender and Caste, in Anupama Rao (ed)
Gender and Caste, Zed Books, pp. 90-101
Kumkum Sangari (1995) Politics of Diversity: Religious Communities and Multiple
Patriarchies,Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 30, No. 52,, pp. 3381-3389
Law, State and Women
C. MacKinnon, ‘The Liberal State’ from Towards a Feminist Theory of State, Available at
http://fair-use.org/catharine-mackinnon/toward-a-feminist-theory-of-the-state/chapter-8
R. Kapur& B. Cossman (1999) ‘On Women, Equality and the Constitution: Through the
Looking Glass of Feminism’ in Nivedita Menon (ed) Gender and Politics in India, Oxford
University Press
C MacKinnon (2006) ‘Sex Equality under the Constitution of India: Problems, Prospects and
Personal Laws’, International Journal of Constitutional Law, Volume 4, Issue 2, 181–202.
Ved Kumari (1999) ‘Gender Analyses of Indian Penal Code’ in AmitaDhanda, Archana
Parashar(eds) Engendering Law - Essays in Honour of Lotika Sarkar, Eastern Book Company,
139-160
History of the Women’s Movement in India
Radha Kumar (1993), The History of Doing: An Illustrated Account of Movements for Women’s
Rights and Feminism in India, 1800-1990, Zubaan
Anupama Roy (2010) Women's Movement in N.G. Jayal and P.B. Mehta (Ed.) Oxford
Companion to Indian Politics, New Delhi, Oxford
I. Agnihotri and V. Mazumdar (1997) ‘Changing the Terms of Political Discourse: Women’s
Movement in India, 1970s-1990s’, Economic and Political Weekly, 30 (29), pp. 1869-1878.
R. Kapur (2012) ‘Hecklers to Power? The Waning of Liberal Rights and Challenges to
Feminism in India’, in A. Loomba South Asian Feminisms, Durham and London: Duke
University Press, pp. 333-355
Violence against women
N. Menon (2004) ‘Sexual Violence: Escaping the Body’, in Recovering Subversion, New Delhi:
Permanent Black, pp. 106-165
F. Agnes (1992), Protecting Women Against Violence – Review of a Decade of Legislation
1980-89, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 27, Issue No. 17, Apr. 25.

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Sunita V S Bandewar, AmitaPitre& Lakshmi Lingam (2018) Five Years Post Nirbhaya: Critical
Insights into the Status of Response to Sexual Assault, in Indian Journal Of Medical Ethics,
available at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29650498/
A. Verma, H. Qureshi & J.Y. Kim (2017) Exploring the trend of violence against women in
India, International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 41:1-2, 3-18
Women and Labour
P Swaminathan (2014) Outside the Realm of Protective Legislation: The Saga of Unpaid Work
in India, in Women and Law: Critical Feminist Perspective: New Delhi: Sage, pp. 115-143
P. Swaminathan (2012) ‘Introduction’, in Women and Work, Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan,
pp.1-17
J. Tronto (1996) ‘Care as a Political Concept’, in N. Hirschmann and C. Stephano, Revisioning
the Political, Boulder: Westview Press, pp. 139-156.
Darbar MahilaSamanwaya Committee, Kolkata (2011) ‘Why the so-called Immoral Traffic
(Preventive) Act of India Should be Repealed’, in P. Kotiswaran, Sex Work, New Delhi,
Women Unlimited, pp. 259-262
N. Jameela (2011) ‘Autobiography of a Sex Worker’, in P. Kotiswaran, Sex Work, New Delhi:
Women Unlimited, pp. 225-241

Suggestive readings
K. Millet (1968) Sexual Politics, http://www.marxists.org/subject/women/authors/millett-
kate/sexualpolitics.htm
S. de Beauvoir (1997) Second Sex, London: Vintage.
F. Engles, Family, Private Property and State,
http://readingfromtheleft.com/PDF/EngelsOrigin.pdf
S. Brownmiller (1975) Against our Wills, New York: Ballantine.
R. Hussain (1988) ‘Sultana’s Dream’, in Sultana’s Dream and Selections from the Secluded
Ones – translated by Roushan Jahan, New York: The Feminist Press.
S. Ray ‘Understanding Patriarchy’,
http://www.du.ac.in/fileadmin/DU/Academics/course_material/hrge_06.pdf,
C. Zetkin, ‘Proletarian Woman’, http://www.marxists.org/archive/zetkin/1896/10/women.htm
J. Ghosh (2009) Never Done and Poorly Paid: Women’s Work in Globalising India, Delhi:
Women Unlimited
Justice Verma Committee Report, http://nlrd.org/womensrightsinitiative/justiceverma-
committee-report-download-full-report
N. Gandhi and N. Shah (1992) Issues at Stake – Theory and Practice in the Women’s
Movement, New Delhi: Kali for Women.
V. Bryson (1992) Feminist Political Theory, London: Palgrave-MacMillan, pp. 175-180; 196-
200
M. Mies (1986) ‘Colonisation and Housewifisation’, in Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World
Scale London: Zed, pp. 74-111, http://caringlabor.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/maria-mies-
colonizationand-housewifization/
R. Ghadially (2007) Urban Women in Contemporary India, Delhi: Sage Publications.

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Saheli Women’s Centre (2001) ‘Reproductive Health and Women’s Rights, Sex Selection and
feminist response’ in S Arya, N. Menon, J. Lokneeta (eds), NariwadiRajneeti, Delhi, pp. 284-
306
V. Bryson (2007) Gender and the Politics of Time, Bristol: Polity Press
Readings in Hindi:
D. Mehrotra (2001) Bhartiya MahilaAndolan: Kal, Aaj aur Kal, Delhi: Books for Change
G. Joshi (2004) Bharat Mein StreeAsmaanta: Ek Vimarsh, University of Delhi: Hindi Medium
Implementation Board
N. Menon (2008) ‘Power’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya (eds) Political Theory: An
Introduction, New Delhi: Pearson
N. Menon (2008) ‘Gender’, in R. Bhargava and A. Acharya (eds) Political Theory: An
Introduction, New Delhi, Pearson
R. Upadhyay and S. Upadhyay (eds.) (2004) AajkaStreeAndolan, Delhi: ShabdSandhan.
मेनन, �नवे�दता, साधनाआयार्औरिजनीलोकनीता (ed.) नार�वाद�राजनी�त: संघषर्एवंमुद्दे , �दल्ल�:
�हंद�माध्यमकायर्न्वय�नदे शालय,2001.

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the

Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-10): Digital Social Sciences

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-

& Code course criteria requisite
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
Digital 4 3 1 0 12 pass NIL
Social
SciencesGE-
10

Learning Objectives
Digital technology in the discipline of Social Science cannot be viewed only as a tool for
research but as something that transforms the nature of Social Science and the object of its
study- the society- in course of researching about it. This very aspect of digital technology and
its capacity for social transformation is the mainstay of the emerging field of Digital Social
Sciences. The course aims to introduce students to this field of Digital Social Science
sbyprimarily focussing on two intertwined aspects of the field- first, impact of digital
technologies on the society and two, the role of digital technologies in the study of Social
Sciences or the study of society. The intertwined aspect of the twin focus can be alternately
formulated as the attempt of the course to understand social change taking place under the
impact of digital technology while digital technology providing with the tools to map out these
changes. The course begins with a basic introduction to digital literacy and its contribution to
pedagogic Social Science and proceeds by way of foundational introduction to prominent
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The course throws light on how the digital turn has redefined the contours of debates
surrounding personal identity and social identification through biometrical techniques having
consequences both for social welfare and social surveillance; whether access to the digital
spaces is impacting social cleavages, creating space for democracy or re-entrenching social
inequality through the digital divide; is the digital economy offering new forms of employment
or restructuring the vulnerability of the forms of labour; and how is algorithm driven digital
space reformulating social choice and social classification. These are some of the illustrative
questions through which the course intends to reflect upon the evolving relationship between
digital technologies and social sciences.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students would demonstrate:
• An understanding of digital technology and the ways in which it shapes the society.
• An understanding into how digital tools are used as research and pedagogic devises
to map out social changes
• Clarity on concepts of the digital world such as Big Data, Artificial Intelligence,
Algorithm, etc.
• Familiarity with digital techniques such as the biometrics and digital spaces such as
the Social Media in the sphere of communication or the Gig Economy in the market
sphere

SYLLABUS OF GE-10

UNIT – I (6 Hours)

Digital Literacy in Social Sciences

UNIT – II (7 Hours)

Digital Information and Science of Society

UNIT – III (6 Hours)

Biometrics and identification

UNIT – IV (7 Hours)

Access to Technology and the Internet

UNIT – V (7 Hours)

Social Media and Public Sphere

UNIT – VI (6 Hours)

Labour in Digital Economy

UNIT – VII (6 Hours)

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Essential/recommended readings

1. Digital Literacy in Social Sciences

Polizzi, Gianfranco, ‘Information literacy in the digital age: why critical digital literacy matters for
democracy.’ In: Goldstein, Stéphane (ed.) Informed societies: why information literacy matters
for citizenship, participation and democracy. Facet Publishing, London, UK (2020), 1-23.
Robert Todd Perdue & Joshua Sbicca (2013) "Public Access: For Socially Relevant. Knowledge
Production and a Democratic Cybersphere", Fast Capitalism, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2013
2. Digital Information, Data and Society
Buckland, Michael. Information and Society. United Kingdom: MIT Press, 2017. (Chapter 1 and
2)
Sandeep Mertia (edited), Lives of Data: Essays on Computational Cultures from
India. Netherlands: Institute of Network Cultures, 2020. (Introduction), pp. 9-25.
Holmes, Dawn E.. Big Data: A Very Short Introduction. United Kingdom: Oxford University
Press, 2017.
Sinha, Amber (2019). “The Politics of India’s Data Protection Ecosystem,” Economic and
Political Weekly. Vol. 54, Issue No. 49, 14 Dec, 2019.
3. Biometrics and identification
Fairhurst, Michael. Biometrics: A Very Short Introduction. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford, 2018.
Nayar, Pramod K., ‘I Sing the Body Biometric': Surveillance and Biological Citizenship,’
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 47, No. 32 (August 11, 2012)
Singh, P. ‘Aadhaar: Platform over Troubled Waters.’ In: Athique, A., Parthasarathi, V. (eds)
Platform Capitalism in India. Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research,
Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
4. Access to Technology and the Internet
Agrawal, Ravi. 2018. India Connected: How the Smartphone is Transforming the World’s
Largest Democracy. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Jeffrey, Robin and AssaDoron. 2013. Cell Phone Nation: How Mobile Phones Have
Revolutionized Business, Politics and Ordinary Life in India. Hachette India.
Narayanan Shalini and SunetraSen Narayan, India Connected: Mapping the Impact of New
Media. India: SAGE Publications, 2016.
Venkatraman, Shriram. Social Media in South India. United Kingdom: UCL Press, 2017.
(Chapter 6: The Wider World: Social Media and Education in a Knowledge Economy)
5. Social Mediaand Public Sphere
Sunstein, Cass R. #Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media. United
Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 2018.
Castells, Manuel. Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet
Age. Germany: Polity Press, 2015. (Chapter 1)
Sinha, Amber. The Networked Public: How Social Media Changed Democracy. New Delhi:
Rupa, 2019.

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Philipose, Pamela. Media's Shifting Terrain: Five Years that Transformed the Way India
Communicates. India: Orient BlackSwan, 2019.
Biju. P. R., Political Internet: State and Politics in the Age of Social Media. Taylor &
Francis, 2016.
Rodrigues, U. (2020). Political Communication on Social Media Platforms. In: Athique, A.,
Parthasarathi, V. (eds) Platform Capitalism in India. Global Transformations in Media and
Communication Research, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
6. Labour in Digital Economy
Chander, Anupam. The Electronic Silk Road: How the Web Binds the World Together in
Commerce. United Kingdom: Yale University Press, 2013.
Dolber, Brian, ChenjeraiKumanyika, Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Todd Wolfson (edited), The Gig
Economy: Workers and · Media in the Age of Convergence. United Kingdom: Taylor &
Francis, 2021,- (Chapter 1 and 3)
Verma, Ravinder Kumar, P. Vigneswarallavarasan, and Arpan Kumar Kar, 'Inequalities in Ride­
Hailing Platforms.' In: Athique, A., Parthasarathi, V. (eds) Platform Capitalism in India. Global
Transformations in Media and Communication Research, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
7. Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms
Boden, Margaret A. Artificial Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction. London: Oxford University·
Press, 2018.
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. Frey, Carl Benedikt. The Technology Trap: · Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of
Automation. United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 2020. (Chapter 12: Artificial
. Intelligence)
Eubanks, Virginia. Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police and Punish the
Poor. St Martin's Press. (2018) (Introduction: Red Flags)_
Cheney-Lippold, J. We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves. United
States: NYU Press. (2017). (Introduction)
Pasquale, Frank. The Black Box Society: The Secret' Algorithms That Control Money and
Information. United States: Harvard University Press, _2015. (Introduction)

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