1st Semester B.A(H) Political Science | Unitwise Notes

 Understanding Political Theory  

 (1) Introduction to political theory

A. What is Politics: Theorising the ‘Political’

B.Traditions of Political Theory:

  • Liberal
  • Marxist
  • anarchist
  • conservative

C. Approaches to Political Theory:

  • normative
  • Historical
  • empirical

D. Critical and Contemporary Perspectives in Political Theory:

  • feminist
  • post modern

(2) Political theory and practice

grammar of democracy

  • Democracy: History of an Idea
  • Procedural democracy and its criticism
  • deliberative democracy
  • Participation and Representation

Constitutional Government and Democracy in India  

I. Constituent Assembly and Constitution

  • philosophy of the constitution
  • Preface
  • features of the constitution
  • Fundamental Rights
  • Directive Principles

II. organs of government

1.Legislature: Parliament

2. Executive:

President
Prime Minister

3.Judiciary: Supreme Court

III. federalism and decentralization

  1. Federalism:
  • separation of powers
  • emergency provision
  • Fifth and Sixth Schedules
  • Panchayati Raj and Municipalities