B.A. Political Science
5th Semester Syllabus
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MJC-8 : Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective
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Unit 1: Approaches to Studying Comparative Politics and Political Process
◦System Approach
◦Structural-Functional Approach
Unit 2: Electoral System
◦Meaning
◦Types and Working with special reference to India and USA
Unit 3: Party System
◦Historical contexts of emergence of the party system and types of parties with special reference to democratic and socialist regimes
Unit 4: Nation-state
◦Meaning and Development
◦Nation and State debates
Unit 5: Democratization
◦Process of Democratization in post-colonial and post-communist countries
Unit 6: Federalism
◦Historical context of Federation and Confederation
◦Concept of Cooperative Federalism
Reference Books:
- Biswal, Tapan, Comparative Politics, (2013), Macmillan.
- Heywood, A. Representation Electoral and Voting in Politics, (2002), Palgrave.
- Johari, J.C, Contemporary Political Theory, Sterling Publisher
- Kapoor, A.C, Principles of Political Science, S.Chand Publication.
- Jain, P. Tulnatmak Shasan evam Rajniti, Sahitya Bhawan Publication.
- Kaushik, Sushila. Bharatiya Sashan evam Rajniti. Delhi University Press.
- Hall, P. Taylor and C. Rosemary, Political Science and the Three New Institutionalism, (1996), Political Studies. XLIV, .
- R. Moser, and S. Ethan, 'Mixed Electoral Systems and Electoral System Effects: Controlled Comparison and Cross-national Analysis, (2004), in Electoral Studies.
- B. Criddle, Parties and Party System, in R. Axtmann, (ed.) Understanding Democratic Politics: An Introduction, (2003), Sage Publications.
- A. Heywood, Politics, (2002), Palgrave
- B. Smith, 'Democratization in the Third World', in Understanding Third World Politics: Theories of Political Change and Development, (2003), Palgrave Macmillan,
- Chilcote, R. H. Theories of Comparative Politics. Westview Press.
- Sushila Ramaswamy and Subrato Mukhereij. Theoretical Foundation of Caomparative Politics. Orient Blackswan.