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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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