Jammu University Syllabus BA Part 2

Can you provide me the syllabus of BA (Bachelor of Arts) Political Science Part 2 (Sem 3 and Sem 4) offered by University of Jammu?

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The syllabus of BA (Bachelor of Arts) Political Science Part 2 (Sem 3 and Sem 4) offered by University of Jammu is as follows:

B.A. Political Science Semester-III

Unit-I: Plato (427 B.C. – 347 B.C.)
1.1 Concept of Justice: Prevalent Theories of Justice and Plato’s Concept of Justice
1.2 Concept of Education: Education in Ancient Greece and Platonic Concept of Education
1.3 Concept of Communism: Communism of Wives and Children and Property
1.4 Concept of Ideal State and Philosopher King

Unit-II: Aristotle (384 B.C. – 322 B.C.)
2.1 Aristotle as Father of Political Science: A shift from Political Philosophy to Political Science
2.2 Aristotle’s views on Household: Criticism of Plato’s Concept of Communism and
Aristotle’s Concept of Slavery
2.3 Aristotle’s Classification of Government and Concept of Revolution
2.4 Aristotle’s best practicable State: Concept and Characteristics

Unit-III: Machiavelli (1469 -- 1527 A.D.)
3.1 Renaissance and its impact on Machiavelli
3.2 Machiavelli’s views on Human Nature and Motives – Implications and Evaluation
3.3 Machiavelli’s views on Relationship between Ethics and Politics
3.4 Machiavelli’s views regarding Preservation and Extension of State Power

Unit-IV: John Stuart Mill (1806 – 1873)
4.1 Concept of Liberty, Thought, Expression and Action
4.2 Mill’s views on Women’s Equality
4.3 Mill’s views on Representative Government:Proportional Representation and Plural Voting
4.4 Relevance of Mill’s Ideas on Modern State and Government

Note for Paper-setter:
Theory Examination: The question paper will be divided into two sections.
Section-I: It will carry 20 marks. There will be total 08 short answer type questions in this section. Students will attempt any four questions with upper limit of 150 words in every answer. Each question will be of 5 marks.
Section-II:It will consist of08 questions of which students will attempt 04 questions from within unit choice. The upper limit of answer to each question will be 750nwords. Each question will be of 15 marks. Total marks in this section will be 60.
Internal Assessment (Total marks: 20):

Twenty (20) marks are for internal assessment in each paper on the basis of following
pattern:
(i) Class Test 10 marks
(ii) Two written assignments/project reports 10 marks (05 marks each)

Suggested Readings:
Annas, J, An Introduction to Plato’s Republic, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1981.
Aristotle, The Politics, OUP, Oxford, 1982.
Brian, Nelson, Western Political Thought, Second Edition, Pearson, New Delhi, 2006.
Barker, Ernest, The Political Thought of Plato and Aristotle, Methuen, London, 1906.
Sabine, George and Thomas L. Thorson, A History of Political Theory, Fourth Edition, Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 1973.
Jones, W. T., Masters of Political Thought – Machiavelli to Bentham, Houghton Miffin Company, Boston, 1947.
Ten, C. L., Mill on Liberty, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1980.
Wayper, C. L., Teach Yourself Political Thought, Surjeet Publications, Delhi, 2007.


B.A. Political Science Semester-IV



Unit-I: Understanding Comparative Politics
1.1 Comparative Politics: Meaning, Nature and Scope
1.2 Distinction between Comparative Government and Comparative Politics
1.3 System and Structural-Functional Approach
1.4 Political Economy and Dependency Approach (A. G. Frank)

Unit-II: Political Processes and Political Development
2.1 Political Culture: Meaning, Types and Determinants
2.2 Political Participation: Meaning, Types and Determinants
2.3 Political Socialisation: Meaning and Agents
2.4 Political Development: Concept and Ingredients

Unit-III: Political Dynamics: Democracy, Electoral Process and Party System
3.1 Theories of Democracy: Elitist and Pluralist
3.2 Theories of Representation: Territorial, Proportional and Functional
3.3 Party System: One Party, Bi-Party and Multi-Party
3.4 Features of Authoritarian and Democratic Regimes

Unit-IV: Emerging Issues in Comparative Politics
4.1 Globalisation: Meaning, Nature and Evolution
4.2 Women’s Issues: Welfare to Empowerment
4.3 Climate Change: A Comparative Perspective of North and South
4.4 Human Rights: Meaning, Significance and Trends

Note for Paper-setter:
Theory Examination: The question paper will be divided into two sections.
Section-I: It will carry 20 marks. There will be total 08 short answer type questions in this section. Students will attempt any four questions with upper limit of 150 words in every answer. Each question will be of 5 marks.

Section-II:It will consist of08 questions of which students will attempt 04 questions from within unit choice. The upper limit of answer to each question will be 750nwords. Each question will be of 15 marks. Total marks in this section will be 60.
Internal Assessment (Total marks: 20):

Twenty (20) marks are for internal assessment in each paper on the basis of following
pattern:
(i) Class Test 10 marks
(ii) Two written assignments/project reports 10 marks (05 marks each)

Suggested Readings:
Almond, Gabriel, A., et. Al., Comparative Politics Today, Pearson, New Delhi, 2006.
Biswal, Tapan, et. Al., Comparative Politics: Institutions and Processes¸ Macmillan, New Delhi, 2013.
Dubash, Navroz, K. (Ed.), Handbook of Climate Change and India: Development, Politics and Governance, OUP, New Delhi, 2012.
Goodhart, Michael, Human Rights: Politics and Practice, OUP, London, 2013.
Hague, R., Haroop, M. and Breslin, S., Comparative Government and Politics: Introduction, Macmillan, London, 1993.
Stiglitz, Joseph E., Globalisation and Its Discontents, W. W. Norton, New York, 2002.
Ray, S. N., Modern Comparative Politics: Approaches, Methods and Issues, Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 2006.