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Gauhati University TDC 3rd Semester Political Science Notes
GU 3rd Semester Political Science Suggestion
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POL HC 3016 Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
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READING LIST
I. Understanding Comparative Politics
Essential Readings:
J. Kopstein, and M. Lichbach, (eds), (2005) Comparative Politics: Interests, Identities, and Institutions in a Changing Global Order.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.1-5; 16-36; 253-290.
M. Mohanty, (1975) ‘Comparative Political Theory and Third World Sensitivity’, in Teaching Politics, Nos. 1 and 2, pp. 22-38
Additional Readings:
A. Roy, (2001) ‘Comparative Method and Strategies of Comparison’, in Punjab Journal of Politics.Vol. xxv (2), pp. 1-15.
J. Blondel, (1996) ‘Then and Now: Comparative Politics’, in Political Studies. Vol. 47 (1), pp. 152-160.
N. Chandhoke, (1996) ‘Limits of Comparative Political Analysis ‘, in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 31 (4), January 27, pp.PE 2-PE2-PE8
II Historical context of modern government
a) Capitalism
Essential Readings:
R. Suresh, (2010) Economy & Society -Evolution of Capitalism, New Delhi, Sage
Publications, pp. 151-188; 235-268.
G. Ritzer, (2002) ‘Globalization and Related Process I: Imperialism,
Colonialism,Development, Westernization, Easternization’, in Globalization: A Basic Text. London: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 63-84.
Additional Readings:
M. Dobb, (1950) ‘Capitalism’, in Studies in the Development of Capitalism. London:Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd, pp. 1-32.
E. Wood, (2002) ‘The Agrarian origin of Capitalism’, in Origin of Capitalism: A Long View. London: Verso, pp. 91-95; 166-181.
A. Hoogvelt, (2002) ‘History of Capitalism Expansion’, in Globalization and Third World olitics.London: Palgrave, pp. 14-28.
b) Socialism
Essential Readings:
A.Brown, (2009) ‘The Idea of Communism’, in Rise and Fall of Communism, Harpercollins (ebook),pp. 1-25; 587-601.
J. McCormick, (2007) ‘Communist and Post-Communist States’, in Comparative Politics in Transition, United Kingdom: Wadsworth, pp. 195-209
Additional Readings:
R. Meek, (1957) ‘The Definition of Socialism: A Comment’, The Economic Journal. 67 (265), pp. 135-139.
c) Colonialism, decolonization& postcolonial society
Essential Readings:
P. Duara, (2004) ‘Introduction: The Decolonization of Asia and Africa in the TwentiethCentury’, in P. Duara, (ed), Decolonization: Perspective From Now and Then. London: Routledge, pp. 1-18.
J. Chiryankandath, (2008) ‘Colonialism and Post-Colonial Development’, in P. Burnell, et. al, Politics in the Developing World.New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 31-52.
Additional Reading:
M. Mohanty, (1999) ‘Colonialism and Discourse in India and China’, Available at http://www.ignca.nic.in/ks_40033.html http, Accessed: 24.03.2011.
III. Themes for Comparative Analysis
Essential Reading:
L. Barrington et. al (2010) Comparative Politics - Structures & Choices, Boston, Wadsworth, pp. 212-13; 71-76; 84-89.
M. Grant, (2009) ‘United Kingdom Parliamentary System’ in The UK Parliament. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 24-43 J. McCormick, (2007) Comparative Politics in Transition, UK: Wadsworth, pp. 260-270 (China)
M. Kesselman, J. Krieger and William (2010), Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Challenges and Changing Agendas, UK: Wadsworth. pp. 47-70 (Britain); 364- 388 (Nigeria); 625-648 (China); 415-440 (Brazil).
Additional Reading:
P. Rutland, (2007) ‘Britain’, in J. Kopstein and M. Lichbach. (eds.) Comparative Politics: Interest, Identities and Institutions in a Changing Global Order. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 39-79.
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POL HC 3026 Perspectives on Public Administration
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READING LIST
I. Public Administration as a Discipline
a. Meaning, Dimensions and Significance of the Discipline.
Nicholas Henry, Public Administration and Public Affairs, Prentice Hall, 1999
D. Rosenbloom, R. Kravchuk. and R. Clerkin, (2009) Public Administration: Understanding Management, Politics and Law in Public Sector, 7th edition, New Delhi: McGraw Hill, pp. 1-40
W. Wilson, (2004) ‘The Study of Administration’, in B. Chakrabarty and M. Bhattacharya (eds), Administrative Change and Innovation: a Reader, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 85-101
b. Public and Private Administration.
M. Bhattacharya, (2008) New Horizons of Public Administration, 5th Revised Edition. New Delhi: Jawahar Publishers, pp. 37-44.
G. Alhson, (1997) ‘Public and Private Management’, in Shafritz, J. and Hyde, A. (eds.) Classicsof Public Administration, 4th Edition. Forth Worth: Hartcourt Brace, TX, pp. 510-529.
c. Evolution of Public Administration
N. Henry, Public Administration and Public Affairs, 12th edition. New Jersey: Pearson, 2013 M.Bhattacharya,Restructuring Public Administration: A New Look, New Delhi: Jawahar Publishers, 2012
P.Dunleavy and C.Hood, “From Old Public Administration to New Public Management”, Public Money and Management, Vol. XIV No-3, 1994
M. Bhattacharya, New Horizons of Public Administration, New Delhi: Jawahar Publishers, 2011
Basu, Rumki, Public Administration : Concepts and Theories Sterling Publishers, New Delhi 2014
II. Theoretical Perspectives
Scientific Management
D. Gvishiani, Organisation and Management, Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1972
F. Taylor, ‘Scientific Management’, in J. Shafritz, and A. Hyde, (eds.) Classics of Public Administration, 5th Edition. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2004
P. Mouzelis, ‘The Ideal Type of Bureaucracy’ in B. Chakrabarty, And M. Bhattacharya, (eds), Public Administration: A Reader, New Delhi: Oxford University Press,2003
Administrative Management
D. Ravindra Prasad, Y. Pardhasaradhi, V. S. Prasad and P. Satyrnarayana, [eds.], Administrative Thinkers, Sterling Publishers, 2010
E. J. Ferreira, A. W. Erasmus and D. Groenewald , Administrative Management, Juta Academics, 2010
Ideal Type-Bureaucracy
M. Weber,‘Bureaucracy’, in C. Mills, and H. Gerth, From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1946
Warren. G.Bennis, Beyond Bureaucracy, Mc Graw Hill, 1973
Human Relations Theory
D. Gvishiani, Organisation and Management, Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1972
B. Miner, ‘Elton Mayo and Hawthrone’, in Organisational Behaviour 3: Historical Origins and the Future. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2006
Ecological approach
R. Arora, ‘Riggs’ Administrative Ecology’ in B. Chakrabarty and M. Bhattacharya (eds), Public Administration: A reader, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2003
A. Singh, Public Administration: Roots and Wings. New Delhi: Galgotia Publishing Company, 2002
F. Riggs, Administration in Developing Countries: The Theory of Prismatic Society. Boston: Houghton Miffin, 1964
III. Public Policy
Concept, Relevance and Approaches
T. Dye, (1984) Understanding Public Policy, 5th Edition. U.S.A: Prentice Hall, pp. 1-44 The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy ,OUP,2006
Xun Wu, M.Ramesh, Michael Howlett and Scott Fritzen ,The Public Policy Primer:
Managing The Policy Process, Rutledge, 2010
Mary Jo Hatch and Ann .L. Cunliffe Organisation Theory :Modern, Symbolicand Postmodern Perspectives, Oxford University Press,2006
Michael Howlett, Designing Public Policies : Principles And Instruments, Rutledge, 2011
The Oxford Handbook Of Public Policy, Oxford University Press, 2006
Chakrabarty, B. & Chand, P. (2016), Public Policy: Concepts, Theory and Practice, New Delhi: Sage Publications
Formulation, implementation and evaluation
Prabir Kumar De, Public Policy and Systems, Pearson Education, 2012
R.V. Vaidyanatha Ayyar, Public Policy Making In India, Pearson,2009
Surendra Munshi and Biju Paul Abraham [Eds.] Good Governance, Democratic Societies and Globalisation, Sage Publishers, 2004
IV. Major Approaches in Public Administration
Development administration
M. Bhattacharya, ‘Chapter 2 and 4’, in Social Theory, Development Administration and Development Ethics, New Delhi: Jawahar Publishers, 2006
F. Riggs,The Ecology of Public Administration, Part 3, New Delhi: Asia Publishing House, 1961
New Public Administration
Essential Reading:
M. Bhattacharya, Public Administration: Issues and Perspectives, New Delhi: Jawahar Publishers, 2012
H. Frederickson, ‘Toward a New Public Administration’, in J. Shafritz, & A. Hyde, (eds.) Classics of Public Administration, 5th Edition, Belmont: Wadsworth, 2004
New Public Management
U. Medury, Public administration in the Globalization Era, New Delhi: Orient Black Swan, 2010
A. Gray, and B. Jenkins, ‘From Public Administration to Public Management’ in E. Otenyo and N. Lind, (eds.) Comparative Public Administration: The Essential Readings: Oxford University Press, 1997
C. Hood, ‘A Public Management for All Seasons’, in J. Shafritz, & A. Hyde, (eds.) Classics of Public Administration, 5th Edition, Belmont: Wadsworth, 2004
New Public Service Approach
R.B.Denhart& J.V.Denhart [Arizona State University] “ The New Public Service: Serving Rathet Than Steering”, in Public Administration Review ,Volume 60, No-6,November-December 2000
Good Governance
A. Leftwich, ‘Governance in the State and the Politics of Development’, in Development and Change. Vol. 25,1994
M. Bhattacharya, ‘Contextualizing Governance and Development’ in B. Chakrabarty and M. Bhattacharya, (eds.) The Governance Discourse. New Delhi: Oxford University Press,1998 B. Chakrabarty, Reinventing Public Administration: The India Experience. New Delhi: Orient Longman, 2007
U. Medury, Public administration in the Globalisation Era, New Delhi: Orient Black Swan, 2010
Singh, Shivani. (2016), Governance: Issues and Challenges, New Delhi, Sage Publication
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POL HC 3036 Perspectives on International Relations and World History
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READING LIST
Essential Readings:
M. Nicholson, (2002) International Relations: A Concise Introduction, New York: Palgrave, pp. 1-4.
R. Jackson and G. Sorensen, (2007) Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approches, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 2-7
S. Joshua. Goldstein and J. Pevehouse, (2007) International Relations, New York: Pearson Longman, 2007, pp. 29-35
C. Brown and K. Ainley, (2009) Understanding International Relations, Basingstoke: Palgrave, pp. 1-16.
Additional Readings:
K. Mingst and J. Snyder, (2011) Essential Readings in International Relations, New York: W.W. Nortan and Company, pp. 1-15.
M. Smith and R. Little, (eds) (2000) ‘Introduction’, in Perspectives on World Politics, New York: Routledge, 2000, 1991, pp. 1-17.
J. Baylis and S. Smith (eds), (2008) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-6.
R. Mansbach and K. Taylor, (2008) Introduction to Global Politics, New York: Routledge, pp. 2-32.
Rumki Basu, (ed)(2012) International Politics: Concepts, Theories and Issues New Delhi, Sage.
History and IR: Emergence of the International State System:
Essential Readings:
R. Mansbach and K. Taylor, (2012) Introduction to Global Politics, New York: Routledge, pp. 33-68.
K. Mingst, (2011) Essentials of International Relations, New York: W.W. Nortan and Company, pp. 16-63.
P. Viotti and M. Kauppi, (2007) International Relations and World Politics: Security, Economy, Identity, Pearson Education, pp. 40-85.
Additional Readings:
J. Baylis, S. Smith and P. Owens, (2008) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 36-89
R. Mansbach and K. Taylor, (2008) Introduction to Global Politics, New York: Routledge, pp. 70-135.
J Goldstein and J. Pevehouse, (2007) International Relations, New York: Pearson Longman, pp. 50-69.
E. Hobsbawm, (1995) Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914-1991, Vikings. S. Lawson, (2003) International Relations, Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 21-60.
How do you Understand IR (Levels of Analysis):
Essential Readings:
J. Singer, (1961) ‘The International System: Theoretical Essays’, World Politics, Vol. 14(1), pp. 77-92.
B. Buzan, (1995) ‘The Level of Analysis Problem in International Relations Reconsidered,’ in K. Booth and S. Smith, (eds), International Relations Theory Today, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, pp. 198-216.
Additional Readings:
K. Mingst, (2011) Essentials of International Relations, New York: W.W. Nortan and Company, pp. 93-178.
J. Goldstein and J. Pevehouse, (2007) International Relations, New York: Pearson Longman, pp. 35-49.
K. Waltz, (1959) Man, The State and War, Columbia: Columbia University Press.
Theoretical Perspectives:
Classical Realism and Neorealism
Essential Readings:
E. Carr, (1981) The Twenty Years Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations, London: Macmillan, pp. 63-94.
H. Morgenthau, (2007) ‘Six Principles of Political Realism’, in R. Art and R. Jervis, International Politics, 8th Edition, New York: Pearson Longman, pp. 7-14.
T. Dunne and B. Scmidt, (2008) ‘Realism’, in J. Baylis and S. Smith (eds), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 90-107.
K. Waltz, (2007) ‘The Anarchic Structure of World Politics’, in R. Art and R. Jervis, International Politics, 8th Edition, New York: Pearson Longman, pp. 29-49.
Additional Readings:
M. Nicholson, (2002) International Relations: A Concise Introduction, New York: Palgrave, pp. 6-7.
H. Bull, (2000) ‘The Balance of Power and International Order’, in M. Smith and R. Little (eds), Perspectives on World Politics, New York: Routledge, pp. 115-124.
Liberalism and Neoliberalism
Essential Readings:
T. Dunne, (2008) ‘Liberalism’, in J. Baylis and S. Smith (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 108-123.
R. Keohane and J. Nye, (2000) ‘Transgovernmental Relations and the InternationalOrganization’, in M. Smith and R. Little (eds.), Perspectives on World Politics, New York: Routledge, pp. 229-241.
Additional Readings:
J. Goldstein and J. Pevehouse, (2007) International Relations, New York: Pearson Longman, pp. 127-137.
R. Jackson and G. Sorensen, (2007) Introduction to International Relations: Theories andApproaches, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 97-128.
Rumki Basu, (ed)(2012) International Politics: Concepts, Theories and Issues New Delhi, Sage.
Marxist Approaches
Essential Readings:
I. Wallerstein, (2000) ‘The Rise and Future Demise of World Capitalist System: Concepts for Comparative Analysis’, in Michael Smith and Richard Little (eds), Perspectives on World Politics, New York: Routledge, pp. 305-317.
S. Hobden and R. Jones, (2008) ‘Marxist Theories of International Relations’ in J. Baylis andS. Smith (eds), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations,
New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 142-149; 155-158.
J. Goldstein and J. Pevehouse, (2007) International Relations, New York: Pearson Longman, pp. 494-496; 500-503.
Additional Readings:
J. Galtung, (2000) ‘A Structural Theory of Imperialism’, in M. Smith and R. Little, (eds), Perspectives on World Politics, New York: Routledge, pp. 292-304.
A. Frank, (1966) ‘The Development of Underdevelopment’ Monthly Review, pp. 17-30. P. Viotti and M. Kauppi (2007), International Relations and World Politics: Security, Economy, Identity, Pearson Education, pp. 40-85.
Modern History Sourcebook: Summary of Wallerstein on World System Theory, Available at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/Wallerstein.asp, Accessed: 19.04.2013
Feminist Perspectives
Essential Readings:
J. Tickner, (2007) ‘A Critique of Morgenthau’s Principles of Political Realism’, in R. Art and R. Jervis, International Politics, 8th Edition, New York: Pearson Longman, pp. 15-28.
F. Halliday, (1994) Rethinking International Relations, London: Macmillan, pp. 147-166.
Additional Readings:
M. Nicholson, International Relations: A Concise Introduction, New York: Palgrave, 2002, pp. 120-122.
J. Goldstein and J. Pevehouse, (2007) International Relations, New York: Pearson Longman, pp. 138-148.
S. Smith and P. Owens, (2008) ‘Alternative Approaches to International Theory’ in J. Baylis and S. Smith (eds), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 181-184.
World War II: Causes and Consequences
Taylor, A.J.P. (1961) The Origins of the Second World War. Harmondsworth: Penguin, pp.29-65.
Carrtuthers, S.L. (2005) ‘International History, 1900-1945’ in Baylis, J. and Smith, S. (eds.) (2008)
The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations. 4th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 76-84.
Cold War: Different Phases
Calvocoressi, P. (2001) World Politics: 1945—2000. Essex: Pearson, pp. 3-91.
Scott, L. (2005) ‘International History, 1945-1990’ in Baylis, J. and Smith, S. (eds.) (2008) The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations.4th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 93-101.
Hobsbawm, E. (1995) Age of Extreme: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914—1991. London: Abacus, pp. 225-226.
Emergence of the Third World
Hobsbawm, E. (1995) Age of Extreme: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914—1991. London: Abacus, pp. 207-222.
Collapse of the USSR and the End of the Cold War
Scott, L. (2005) ‘International History, 1945-1990’ in Baylis, J. and Smith, S. (eds.) (2008) The Globalization of World Politics An Introduction to International Relations.4th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 93-101.
Post Cold War Developments and Emergence of Other Power Centres of Power:
Japan, European Union (EU) and Brazil, Russia, India, China (BRIC)
Brezeznski, Z. (2005) Choice: Global Dominance or Global Leadership. New York: Basic Books, pp. 85-127.34
Gill, S. (2005) ‘Contradictions of US Supremacy’ in Panitch, L. and Leys, C. (eds.) Socialist Register: The Empire Reloaded. London: Merlin Press. 2004, London, Merlin Press and New York, Monthly Review Press. Socialist Register, pp.24-47.
Therborn, G. (2006) ‘Poles and Triangles: US Power and Triangles of Americas, Asia and Europe’ in Hadiz, V.R. (ed.) Empire and Neo Liberalism in Asia.London: Routledge, pp.23-37.
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