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Gauhati University TDC 2nd Semester Political Science Major
ৰাজনীতি বিজ্ঞান স্নাতক দ্বিতীয় ষাণ্মাসিকৰ প্ৰশ্ন আৰু উত্তৰ
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POL HC 2016 Political Theory-Concepts and Debates
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READING LIST
Section A: Core Concepts
I. Importance of Freedom
Essential Readings
Riley, Jonathan. (2008) ‘Liberty’ in Mckinnon, Catriona (ed.) Issues in Political Theory, New
York: Oxford University Press, pp. 103-119.
Knowles, Dudley. (2001) Political Philosophy. London: Routledge, pp. 69- 132.
Swift, Adam. (2001) Political Philosophy: A Beginners Guide for Student’s and Politicians.
Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 51-88.
Carter, Ian. (2003) ‘Liberty’, in Bellamy, Richard and Mason, Andrew (eds.). Political
Concepts. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 4-15.
Sethi, Aarti. (2008) ‘Freedom of Speech and the Question of Censorship’, in Bhargava,
Rajeev and Acharya, Ashok. (eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson
Longman, pp. 308-319.
II. Significance of Equality
Swift, Adam. (2001) Political Philosophy: A Beginners Guide for Student’s and Politicians.
Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 91-132.
Casal, Paula & William, Andrew.(2008) ‘Equality’, in McKinnon, Catriona. (ed.) Issues in Political Theory. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 149- 165.
Acharya, Ashok. (2008) ‘Affirmative Action’, in Bhargava, Rajeev and Acharya, Ashok.
(eds.) Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 298-307.
III. Indispensability of Justice
Menon, Krishna. (2008) ‘Justice’, in Bhargava, Rajeev and Acharya, Ashok. (eds.) Political
Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 74-86.
Wolf, Jonathan. (2008) ‘Social Justice’, in McKinnon, Catriona. (ed.) Issues in Political
Theory.New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 172-187.
Swift, Adam. (2001) Political Philosophy: A Beginners Guide for Student’s and Politicians.
Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 9-48.
Knowles, Dudley. (2001) Political Philosophy.London: Routledge, pp. 177-238.
McKinnon, Catriona. (ed.) (2008) Issues in Political Theory.New York: Oxford University
Press, pp. 289-305.
Bedau, Hugo Adam. (2003) ‘Capital Punishment’, in LaFollette, Hugh (ed.). The Oxford
Handbook of Practical Ethics.New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 705-733.
IV. The Universality of Rights
Seglow, Jonathan. (2003) ‘Multiculturalism’ in Bellamy, Richard and Mason, Andrew (eds.).
Political Concepts. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 156-168.
Tulkdar, P.S. (2008) ‘Rights’ in Bhargava, Rajeev and Acharya, Ashok. (eds.) Political
Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 88-104.
McKinnon, Catriona. (2003) ‘Rights’, in Bellamy, Richard and Mason, Andrew. (eds.)
Political Concepts. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 16-27.
Menlowe, M.A. (1993) ‘Political Obligations’, in Bellamy Richard.(ed.) Theories and
Concepts of Politics. New York: Manchester University Press, pp. 174-194.
Amoah, Jewel. (2007) ‘The World on Her Shoulders: The Rights of the Girl-Child in the
Context of Culture & Identity’, in Essex Human Rights Review, 4(2), pp. 1-23.
Working Group on the Girl Child (2007), A Girl’s Right to Live: Female Foeticide and Girl
Infanticide, available on http://www.crin.org/docs/Girl’s infanticide CSW 2007.txt
Section B: Major Debates
Hyums, Keith. (2008) ‘Political Authority and Obligation’, in Mckinnon, Catriona. (ed.)
Issues in Political Theory, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 9-26
Martin, Rex. (2003) ‘Political Obligation’, in Bellamy, Richard and Mason, Andrew. (eds.)
Political Concepts, Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 41-51.
Campbell, Tom. (2008) ‘Human Rights’ in Mckinnon, Catriona. (ed.) Issues in Political
Theory.New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 194-210.
Mookherjee, Monica, ‘Multiculturalism’, in Mckinnon, Catriona. (ed.) Issues in Political
Theory. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 218- 234.
Seglow, Jonathan, ‘Multiculturalism’, in Bellamy, Richard and Mason, Andrew. (eds.)
Political Concepts, Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 156-168.
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POL HC 2026 Political Process in India
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READING LIST
I. Political Parties and the Party System: Trends in the Party System; From the
Congress System to Multi-Party Coalitions
Essential Readings:
R. Kothari, (2002) ‘The Congress System’, in Z. Hasan (ed.) Parties and Party Politics in
India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp 39-55.
E. Sridharan, (2012) ‘Introduction: Theorizing Democratic Consolidation, Parties and
Coalitions’, in Coalition Politics and Democratic Consolidation in Asia, New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
Additional Reading:
Y. Yadav and S. Palshikar, (2006) ‘Party System and Electoral Politics in the Indian States,
1952-2002: From Hegemony to Convergence’, in P. deSouza and E. Sridharan (eds.) India’s
Political Parties, New Delhi: Sage Publications, pp. 73-115.
II. Determinants of Voting Behaviour: Caste, Class, Gender and Religion
Essential Readings:
Y. Yadav, (2000) ‘Understanding the Second Democratic Upsurge’, in F. Frankel, Z. Hasan,
and R. Bhargava (eds.) Transforming India: Social and Political Dynamics in Democracy,
New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 120-145.
C. Jaffrelot, (2008) ‘Why Should We Vote? The Indian Middle Class and the Functioning of
World’s Largest Democracy’, in Religion, Caste and Politics in India, Delhi: Primus, pp.
604-619.
R. Deshpande, (2004) ‘How Gendered was Women’s Participation in Elections 2004?’,
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 39, No. 51, pp. 5431-5436.
S. Kumar, (2009) ‘Religious Practices Among Indian Hindus,’ Japanese Journal of Political
Science, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 313-332.
IV. Regional Aspirations: The Politics of Secession and Accommodation
Essential Readings:
M. Chadda, (2010) ‘Integration through Internal Reorganisation’, in S. Baruah
(ed.)Ethnonationalism in India: A Reader, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 379-402.
P. Brass, (1999) ‘Crisis of National Unity: Punjab, the Northeast and Kashmir’, in The
Politics of India Since Independence, New Delhi: Cambridge University Press and
Foundation Books, pp.192-227.
V. Religion and Politics: Debates on Secularism: Minority and Majority Communalism
Essential Readings:
T. Pantham, (2004) ‘Understanding Indian Secularism: Learning from its Recent Critics’, in
R. Vora and S. Palshikar (eds.) Indian Democracy: Meanings and Practices, New Delhi:
Sage, pp. 235-256.
N. Menon and A. Nigam, (2007) ‘Politics of Hindutva and the Minorities’, in Power and Contestation: India since 1989, London: Fernwood Publishing, Halifax and Zed Books, pp.36-60.
Additional Reading:
N. Chandhoke, (2010) ‘Secularism’, in P. Mehta and N. Jayal (eds.) The Oxford Companion
to Politics in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 333-346.
VI. Caste and Politics: Caste in Politics and the Politicization of Caste
Essential Readings:
R. Kothari, (1970) ‘Introduction’, in Caste in Indian Politics, Delhi: Orient Longman, pp.3- 25.
M. Weiner, (2001) ‘The Struggle for Equality: Caste in Indian Politics’, in Atul Kohli (ed.)
The Success of India’s Democracy, New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, pp. 193-225.
G. Omvedt, (2002) ‘Ambedkar and After: The Dalit Movement in India’, in G. Shah (ed.)
Social Movements and the State, New Delhi: Sage Publications, pp. 293-309.
VII. Affirmative Action Policies: Women, Caste and Class
Essential Readings:
M. Galanter, (2002) ‘The Long Half-Life of Reservations’, in Z. Hasan, E. Sridharan and R.Sudarshan (eds.) India’s Living Constitution: Ideas, Practices, Controversies, New Delhi: Permanent Black, pp. 306-318.
C. Jaffrelot, (2005) ‘The Politics of the OBCs’, in Seminar, Issue 549, pp. 41-45.
M. John, (2011) ‘The Politics of Quotas and the Women’s Reservation Bill in India’, in M.
Tsujimura and J. Steele (eds.) Gender Equality in Asia, Japan: Tohoku University Press, pp. 169-195.
Manchanda, Rita. (Ed). (2017), Women and Politics of Peace: South Asia Narratives on Militarisation, Power, and Justice, New Delhi, Sage Publications
VII. Changing Nature of the Indian State: Developmental, Welfare and Coercive
Dimensions
Essential Readings:
S. Palshikar, (2008) ‘The Indian State: Constitution and Beyond’, in R. Bhargava (ed.)
Politics and Ethics of the Indian Constitution, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 143-163.
R. Deshpande, (2005) ‘State and Democracy in India: Strategies of Accommodation and Manipulation’, Occasional Paper, Series III, No. 4, Special Assistance Programme, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Pune.
M. Mohanty, (1989) ‘Duality of the State Process in India: A Hypothesis’, Bhartiya Samajik Chintan, Vol. XII (1-2)
Additional Readings:
T. Byres, (1994) ‘Introduction: Development Planning and the Interventionist State Versus Liberalization and the Neo-Liberal State: India, 1989-1996’, in T. Byres (ed.) The State, Development Planning and Liberalization in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1994, pp.1-35.
A. Verma, (2007) ‘Police Agencies and Coercive Power’, in S. Ganguly, L. Diamond and M. Plattner (eds.) The State of India’s Democracy, Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, pp. 130-139.
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