{"id":50187,"date":"2019-07-19T16:17:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T10:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=50187"},"modified":"2023-10-26T17:52:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:22:49","slug":"political-science-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-syllabus\/political-science-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Science and International Relations Optional UPSC Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

<\/a>Political Science\u00a0 optional Syllabus-\u00a0(Download pdf<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\r\n

PAPER- I<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Political Theory and Indian Politics : <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Political Theory: meaning and approaches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. Theories of state : Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, Pluiralist, post-colonial and Feminist.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. Justice : Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl\u2019s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. Equality : Social, political and economic; relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5. Rights : Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; Concept of Human Rights.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

6. Democracy : Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy\u2014representative, participatory and deliberative.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

7. Concept of power : hegemony, ideology and legitimacy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

8. Political Ideologies : Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

9. Indian Political Thought: Dharamshastra, Arthashastra <\/em>and Buddhist Traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M. K. Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, M. N. Roy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

10. Western Political Thought : Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, John S. Mill, Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Indian Government and Politics <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Indian Nationalism : <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Political Strategies of India\u2019s Freedom Struggle : Constitutionalism to mass Satyagraha, Non-cooperation, Civil Disobedience; Militant and Revolutionary Movements, Peasant and Workers Movements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Perspectives on Indian National Movement; Liberal, Socialist and Marxist; Radical Humanist and Dalit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. Making of the Indian Constitution : Legacies of the British rule; different social and political perspectives.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. Salient Features of the Indian Constitution : The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles; Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures; Judicial Review and Basic Structure doctrine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. (a) Principal Organs of the Union Government : Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and Supreme Court.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Principal Organs of the State Government : Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and High Courts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5. Grassroots Democracy : Panchayati Raj and Municipal Government; Significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments; Grassroot movements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

6. Statutory Institutions\/Commissions : Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Finance Commission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Women; National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Backward Classes Commission.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

7. Federalism : Constitutional provisions; changing nature of centre-state relations; integrationist tendencies and regional aspirations; inter-state disputes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

8. Planning and Economic development : Nehruvian and Gandhian perspectives; Role of planning and public sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian relations; liberalization and economic reforms.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

9. Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

10. Party System : National and regional political parties, ideological and social bases of parties; Patterns of coalition politics; Pressure groups, trends in electoral behaviour; changing socio-economic profile of Legislators.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

11. Social Movement : Civil liberties and human rights movements; women\u2019s movements; environmentalist movements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

PAPER-II<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Comparative Politics and International Relations Comparative Political Analysis and International Politics : <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Comparative Politics : Nature and major approaches; Political economy and political sociology perspectives; Limitations of the comparative method.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. State in Comparative Perspective : Characteristics and changing nature of the State in capitalist and socialist economies, and advanced industrial and developing societies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. Politics of Representation and Participation : Political parties, pressure groups and social movements in advanced industrial and developing societies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. Globalisation : Responses from developed and developing societies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5. Approaches to the Study of International Relations : Idealist, Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and Systems theory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

6. Key Concepts in International Relations : National interest, security and power; Balance of power and deterrence; Transational actors and collective security; World capitalist economy and globalisation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

7. Changing International Political Order :<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Rise of super powers; Strategic and ideological Bipolarity, arms race and cold war; Nuclear threat;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) Non-aligned Movement : Aims and achievements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity and American hegemony; Relevance of non-alignment in the contemporary world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

8. Evolution of the International Economic System : From Brettonwoods to WTO; Socialist economies and the CMEA (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance); Third World demand for new international economic order; Globalisation of the world economy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

9. United Nations : Envisaged role and actual record; Specialized UN agencies\u2014aims and functioning; need for UN reforms.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

10. Regionalisation of World Politics : EU, ASEAN, APEC, AARC, NAFTA. 11. Contemporary Global Concerns : Democracy, human rights, environment, gender justice terrorism, nuclear proliferation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

India and the World <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Indian Foreign Policy : Determinants of foreign policy; the institutions of policy-making; Continuity and change.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. India\u2019s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement Different phases; Current role.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. India and South Asia :<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(a) Regional Co-operation : SAARC-past performance and future prospects.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(b) South Asia as a Free Trade Area.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(c) India\u2019s \u201cLook East\u201d policy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

(d) Impediments to regional co-operation : River water disputes; illegal cross border migration; Ethnic conflicts and insurgencies; Border disputes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. India and the Global South : Relations with Africa and Latin America; Leadership role in the demand for NIEO and WTO negotiations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

5. India and the Global Centres of Power : USA, EU, Japan, China and Russia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

6. India and the UN System: Role in UN Peace-keeping; Demand for Permanent Seat in the Security Council.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

7. India and the Nuclear Question : Changing perceptions and policy. 8. Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy : India\u2019s position on the recent crises in Afghanistan, Iraq and West Asia, growing relations with US and Isreal; Vision of a new world order.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Political Science\u00a0 optional Syllabus-\u00a0(Download pdf) PAPER- I Political Theory and Indian Politics : 1. Political Theory: meaning and approaches. 2. Theories of state : Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, Pluiralist, post-colonial and Feminist. 3. Justice : Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl\u2019s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques. 4. Equality : Social, political and… Continue reading Political Science and International Relations Optional UPSC Syllabus<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":50153,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50187","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50187\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}