(Download) IGNOU POLITICAL SCIENCE Study Notes for IAS, UPSC Exams

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IGNOU B.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE NOTES

EPS-03 Modern Indian Political Thought

Block-1 Background of Social and Political Thoght

• Unit-1 Colonial Intervention in Society, Economy and Polity -
• Unit-2 Modern Indian Political Thought : Issues and Approaches

Block-2 Socio-Political Reform in the 19th Century India

• Unit-3 Introduction
• Unit-4 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
• Unit-5 Justice M.G. Ranade
• Unit-6 Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Block-3 Militant Nationalism

• Unit-7 Introduction -
• Unit-8 B.G. Tilak -
• Unit-9 Sri Aurobindo -
• Unit-10 Bhagat Singh

Block-4 Colonialism, Caste Order and The Tribal Societies

• Unit-11 Colonialism, Caste Order and Tribal Movements -
• Unit-12 Jyotiba Phule (1827-1890) -
• Unit-13 E. V. Ramaswami Naicker -
• Unit-14 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar -
• Unit-15 Anti-Colonial Tribal Movements In India

Block-5 Politics and Religion in Modern India The Interface

• Unit-16 Introduction -
• Unit-17 Swami Dayanand Saraswti, Swami Vivekananda and V.D. Savarkar -
• Unit-18 Sir Syed and Ahmed Khan, Mohammad Iqbal, M.A. Jinnah and Abdul Kalam Azad

Block-6 Gandhism Evolution and Character

• Unit-19 Concept of Swaraj, Satyagraha and Critique of Western Civilization -
• Unit-20 Sarvodaya and the Gandhian Alternative -
• Unit-21 Gandhian Social Reform : Bhudan Movement

Block-7 Nationalism and Social Revolution-I (Socialism)

• Unit-22 Introduction -
• Unit-23 Jawaharlal Nehru -
• Unit-24 Subhash Chandra Bose -
• Unit-25 Political Thought of JP and Narendra Dev -
• Unit-26 Rammanohar Lohia

Block-8 Nationalism and Social Revolution-II (Communists)

• Unit-27 Introduction -
• Unit-28 Communists and the Indian National Movement (1925-47) -
• Unit-29 M.N. Roy - Marxism and Radical Humanism -
• Unit-30 Contemporary Marxist Thinking (Indian) -
• Unit-31 Nationalism and Social Revolution - An Overview

EPS-07 International Relations

Block-1 Understanding International Relations

• Unit-1 Why Study International Relations? Scope and Approaches -
• Unit-2 Some Concepts : Imperialism, Nationalism, Fascism, Revolution -
• Unit-3 Some Concepts : State System, Power, National Interest, Security

Block-2 Inter-War Period

• Unit-4 World War I : Clauses, Events and Consequences -
• Unit-5 Bolshevik Revolution and its Impact

Block-3 Cold War Period

• Unit-6 World War II : Causes and Consequences (Emergence of Super Powers) -
• Unit-7 Cold War : Meaning, Patterns and Dimensions -
• Unit-8 Non-Aligned Movement
• Unit-9 Arms Race and Nuclear Threat -
• Unit-10 Disarmament and Peace Movement -

Block-4 Emergence of the Third World

• Unit-11 Colonialism & Patterns of National Liberation Movements -
• Unit-12 Features of Third World States

Block-5 End of the Cold War and its Aftermath

• Unit-13 The Gulf War -
• Unit-14 Distintegration of the Socialist Bloc -
• Unit-15 Perspectives on the Changing World Order -

Block-6 Institutions and Organisations

• Unit-16 Restructuring of the U.N. System -
• Unit-17 Globalisation of the Economy - IBRD, IMF and WTO -
• Unit-18 Regional Organisations : European Union, ASEAN, APEC, SAARC, OIC and OAU

Block-7 Issues in Development

• Unit-19 Environment and Sustainable Human Development -
• Unit-20 Human Rights and International Politics -
• Unit-21 Ethno-National Conflicts/Patterns and Dimensions -
• Unit-22 International Terrorism -
• Unit-23 Revolution in Communication Technology

 EPS-09 Comparative Government and Politics

Block-1 Comparative methods and Approaches

• Unit-1 Nature, Scope and Utility of Comparative Study of Politics-
• Unit-2 Comparative Method and Strategies of Comparison -
• Unit-3 Institutional Approach -
• Unit-4 Systems Approach

Block-2 National Movement and Anti-colonial Struggles

• Unit-6 Ideology, Social Bases and Programmes of National Movements -
• Unit-7 Patterns of Anti-Colonial Struggles -
• Unit-8 Dynamics of State Formation in Colonial Era -

Block-3 Society, Economy and State

• Unit-9 Social Structures and Stratification -
• Unit-10 Class Formation -
• Unit-11 Social Bases of State Power -
• Unit-12 Development Strategies

Block-4 Classification of Political Regimes

• Unit-13 Modes of Classification of Political Regimes -
• Unit-14 Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes -
• Unit-15 Civilian and Military Regimes -
• Unit-16 Secular and Theocratic Regimes -

Block-5 Institutions and Forms of Government

• Unit-17 Organs of Government : Executive, Legislature and Judiciary
• Unit-18 Unitary and Federal Systems : Patterns and Trends in Federal Systems -
• Unit-19 Republicanism

Block-6 Patterns of Political Participation and Representation

• Unit-20 Party Systems -
• Unit-21 Pressure Groups -
• Unit-22 Electoral Process

Block-7 Social Movements

• Unit-23 Trade Union Movement -
• Unit-24 Peasants -
• Unit-25 Women's Movement -
• Unit-26 Environment -
• Unit-27 Human Rights Movements

Block-8 Globalisation and The Developing World

• Unit-28 Globalisation: Background and Features -
• Unit-29 Impact of Globalisation on Developing Societies -
• Unit-30 Globalisation and the Response of the Developing Countries

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