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PAPER IPolitical Theory: Meaning & Approaches
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Theories of the State
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Justice
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Equality
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Rights
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Democracy
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Concept of power, hegemony, ideology, and legitimacy
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Political ideologies
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Indian political thought3 Submodules
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Western political thought11 Submodules
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Basic Concepts
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Ancient Greek Political Thought
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Modern Western Political Thought - Basic concepts
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Modern Western Political Thought - Machiavelli (1469-1527)
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Modern Western Political Thought - Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
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Modern Western Political Thought - John Locke (1632-1704)
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Modern Western Political Thought - John S.Mill (1806-1873)
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Modern Western Political Thought - Hannah Arendt (1906-1975)
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Modern Western Political Thought - Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937)
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Modern Western Political Thought - Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
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Modern Western Political Thought - Karl Marx (1818-1883)
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Basic Concepts
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Indian nationalism – Perspectives
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Making of the Indian constitution4 Submodules
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Salient features of the Indian constitution10 Submodules
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Principle organs of the union government6 Submodules
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Principal organs of the state government6 Submodules
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Grassroots democracy
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Statutory institutions/Commissions3 Submodules
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Federalism3 Submodules
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Planning and Economic Development
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Caste in Indian Politics
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Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics
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Party system
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Social Movements
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PAPER IIComparative politics4 Submodules
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State in comparative perspective5 Submodules
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State in comparative perspective - an introduction
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Characteristics and changing nature of the State in capitalist economy
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Characteristics and changing nature of the State in socialist economy
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Characteristics and Changing Nature of the State in Advanced Industrial Societies
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Characteristics and Changing Nature of the State in Developing Societies
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State in comparative perspective - an introduction
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Politics of representation and participation
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Globalisation3 Submodules
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Approaches to the study of international relations
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Key concepts in international relations
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Changing international political order
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Evolution of the international economic system
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United Nations
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Regionalisation of world politics5 Submodules
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Contemporary global concerns
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Indian foreign policy
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India’s contribution to Non-Alignment Movement
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India and South Asia4 Submodules
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India and Global South4 Submodules
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India and Global Centres of Power5 Submodules
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India and the UN system
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India and the nuclear question
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Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy5 Submodules
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RELATED CURRENT AFFAIRSRelated Current Affairs
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Referred Sources
General Studies
- Current affairs – Hindu, Indian Express, PIB, Down to Earth, & other news sources.
- Polity – Laxmikanth, DD Basu, Internet.
- Economy – Ramesh Singh, Internet.
- Art & Culture – Spectrum, Internet.
- Geography – NIOS, NCERT, Internet.
- Environment – NIOS, Shankar, Internet.
- Ancient India – R.S. Sharma (old NCERT), Internet.
- Medieval India – Satish Chandra, Internet.
- Modern India – Bipan Chandra, Internet.
- Post-independent India – Bipan Chandra, Internet.
- World History – Tamil Nadu Board book, Internet.
- International Relations – Internet.
- Ethics – Lexicon, Internet.
- Indian Society & Social Justice – NCERT, Internet.
- Internal Security – News & research papers.
- Disaster – News & research papers.
- Governance – Internet.
- Science & Technology – NCERT, Arihant, News sources.
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Political Science (Optional)
- IGNOU MA Notes
- Political Theory by O P Gauba
- Global Politics by Andrew Heywoods
- VP Verma – Modern Indian political thoughts
- etc
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Anthropology (Optional)
Paper 1:
- Physical Anthropology – P Nath
- Anthropology Simplified- Vivek Bhasme
- Anthropology – Ember and Ember
- epg pathashala
- ignou M.A Anthropology
Paper-II:
- ignou M.A Anthropology
- epg pathashala
- January 2014 edition of Yojana- Tribal and Marginalized Communities
- The Tribal Culture of India – LP Vidyarthi
- Tribal India – Nadeem Hasnain
- Indian Anthropology -Nadeem Hasnain
- Anthropology Simplified – Vivek Bhasme
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Geography (Optional)
- Savindra Singh’s Geomorphology
- Savindra Singh’s Physical Geography
- Savindra Singh’s Climatology
- Savindra Singh’s Oceanography
- D.R khullar
- Majid Hussain
- Geographical thought by R. D Dikshit
- Internet
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Sociology (Optional)
- Haralambos and Holborn (blue & orange )
- IGNOU Material
- Seeing sociology in everyday life by J.J.Macionis
- Sociological theory – George Ritzer
- Oxford Dictionary of Sociology
- Research papers from the internet
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History (Optional)
Standard sources like NCERT, Ignou, Upinder Singh, R.S.Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra, Bipin Chandra, etc + Internet.
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Psychology (Optional)
Standard sources like XI & XII NCERT, Robert A Baron, Morgan and King, Saundra Ciccarelli, Robert S. Feldman, A K Singh, Smarak Swain
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Abbreviations (GS only)
If you’ve found any abbreviations not provided in the list below, please contact us here.
General
- WRT – With respect to
- NOTH – Need of the hour
- W.O – With Out
- AKA – Also Known As
- 1ly – Only
- Sev – Several
- Misc – Miscellaneous
- Diff – Difference
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Polity
- Const – Constitution
- C – Central Government
- S – State Government
- P – Parliament
- L – Legislature
- E – Executive
- SL – State Legislature
- SLA – State Legislative Assembly
- SLC – State Legislative Council
- CAA – Constitutional Amendment Act
- CFOI – Consolidated Fund of India
- CFOS – Consolidated Fund of State
- BS – Basic Structure
- COM – Council of Ministers
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Economy
- P.P – Purchasing Power
- M.T – Monitorable Targets
- MLP – Multi-Level Planning
- CFOI – Consolidated Fund of India
- CFOS – Consolidated Fund of State
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