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Western Political Thought

Western Political Thought – Important Scholars
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1.PlatoWatch Now
2.AristotleWatch Now
3.MachiavelliWatch Now
4.Thomas HobbesWatch Now
5.John LockeWatch Now
6.HegelWatch Now
7.Jean Jacques RousseauWatch Now
8.J.S MillWatch Now
9.Karl MarxWatch Now
10.Antonio GramsciWatch Now
11.Mary WollstonecraftWatch Now
12.John RawlsWatch Now
13.Frantz FanonWatch Now
14.Hannah ArdentWatch Now
15.Mao ZedongWatch Now
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Political Concepts

Political Concepts
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1.LibertyWatch Now
2.EqualityWatch Now
3.RightsWatch Now
4.JusticeWatch Now
5.DemocracyWatch Now
6.PowerWatch Now
7.CitizenshipWatch Now
8.StateWatch Now
9.SovereigntyWatch Now

Political Traditions/Ideologies

Political Theory
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1.LiberalismWatch Now
2.ConservatismWatch Now
3.SocialismWatch Now
4.MarxismWatch Now
5.FeminismWatch Now
6.EcologismWatch Now
7.MulticulturalismWatch Now
8.PostmodernismWatch Now

Indian Polity

Indian Political Thought

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2.DharmashastraUnlock Soon
3.KautilyaWatch Now
4.KabirUnlock Soon
5.Ziauddin BaraniUnlock Soon
6.Swami VivekanandaUnlock Soon
7.Pandita RamabaiUnlock Soon
8.Rabindranath TagoreUnlock Soon
9.Jawaharlal NehruUnlock Soon
10.PeriyarUnlock Soon
11.M.N. RoyUnlock Soon
12.B.R. Ambedkar(Part 1) Watch Now
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13.Iqbal MuhammadUnlock Soon
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15.AurobindoUnlock Soon
16.Bal Gangadhar TilakUnlock Soon
17.V.D. SarvarkarWatch Now
18.Deendayal UpadhyayaUnlock Soon
19.Ram Manohar LohiaUnlock Soon
20.J.P NarayanUnlock Soon

Public Administration

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1.* Public Administration: Nature, Scope, and EvolutionWatch Now
* Public and Private Administration: Differences and SimilaritiesWatch Now
* Diverse Approaches of Public AdministrationUnlock Soon
2.Theories of Public Administration
* Classical Organization Theory by Henry FayolWatch Now
* Scientific Management Theory by F.W TaylorWatch Now
* Ideal Type Bureaucracy by Max WeberWatch Now
* Types Of Bureaucracy By Fm MarxWatch Now
* Human Relations Theory by Elton MayoWatch Now
* Decision Making Theory by Herbert SimonWatch Now
* System theory by David EastonWatch Now
* Bargaining Approach by Charles LindblomWatch Now
* Ecological Approach by Fred RiggsWatch Now
* New Public Administration (NPA)Watch Now
* Development AdministrationWatch Now
* New Public Management (NPM)Watch Now
3.Motivation Theories
* Hierarchy of Needs or Motivation Theory by Abraham MaslowWatch Now
* Motivation-Hygiene Theory or Two Factor theory by Frederick HerzbergWatch Now
4.Leadership Theories
* T- Group Model by Chris ArgyrisWatch Now
* Theory of X and Y by Douglas McGregorWatch Now
* Management System I-IV Model by Rensis LikertWatch Now
5.Organizational Communication Theories
* Communication Theory by Karl DeutschWatch Now
* Theory of Organization and Leadership by Chester BarnardWatch Now
6.Other Important Theories:
* Constructive Conflict by Mary Parker FollettWatch Now
* Management by Objectives by Peter DruckerWatch Now

Comparative Politics

No.Comparative PoliticsVideo
1.Comparative Politics: Its Meaning and EvolutionWatch Now
2.  Approaches of Comparative Politics
Modern Approaches
* Behavioural Approach to Comparative PoliticsWatch Now
* Political Economy ApproachWatch Now
* Institutional and New Institutional ApproachWatch Now
* Structural Functional Approach by Gabriel AlmondWatch Now
* Political Culture Approach by Gabriel Almond and Sidney VerbaWatch Now
* Traditional Approaches of Comparative PoliticsWatch Now
3.Nation-States
* State Theory: From its Origins to Modern Ideological Debates and The Idea of Sovereignty in Globalized WorldWatch Now
* Political Regimes: Democratic and Non-Democratic SystemsWatch Now
4.Colonization and Decolonizationn

* Colonialism and Decolonization: Historical Perspective
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5.Forms and Theories of Nationalismm
* Nationalism: European and Non EuropeanWatch Now
* Theories of NationalismWatch Now
6.Development Theories
* Modernization Theory: Western Approach to developmentWatch Now
* Dependency Theory: Theory of UnderdevelopmentWatch Now
7.Constitutionalismm

* Constitutionalism: Comparative study of Constitutions around the world
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8.Theory of Elites

* Elite Theory: Definition, Theorists and Power Structures
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9.Actors and Processes
* Electoral SystemsWatch Now
* Political Parties and Party SystemWatch Now
* Civil Society, NGOs and Interest GroupsWatch Now
* Social Movements: Stages and TypesWatch Now
* Theories of RevolutionWatch Now

Governance and Public Policy

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1.* Concept of Good GovernanceUnlock Soon
2.Public Policy in India
* Public Policy – Process and stages(Part 1) Watch Now
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* Key Public Policies in IndiaUnlock Soon
3.Accountability and Efficiency

* Corruption and Administrative Reforms

* Judicial Review and Judicial Activism
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4.Institutional Mechanisms for Good – Governance

* E – Governance

* Citizen’s Charter

* Social Audit and Jansunwai

* Right to Information Act 2005

* NITI Aayog

* Consumer Protection Act 2019

* Lokpal and Lokayuktas

International Relations

No.International RelationsVideo
1.Approaches to the study of IR
* IdealismWatch Now
* Realism and Neorealism(Part 1) Watch Now
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* Liberalism in IRWatch Now
* Feminist Perspectives in International RelationsWatch Now
* Critical International TheoryWatch Now
* Social Constructivism in International RelationsWatch Now
2.Concepts of IR
* StateWatch Now
* SecurityWatch Now
* PowerWatch Now
3.International War Agreements

* Important War Treaties
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United Nations
* The United Nations(Part 1) Watch Now
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4.Specialized Agencies within UN:
* World BankWatch Now
* IMFWatch Now
* WHOWatch Now
5.Political Economy of IR
* Bretton Woods SystemWatch Now
* WTO (World Trade Organization)Watch Now
* NIEO (New Economic International Order)Watch Now
* New Development BankWatch Now
* Asian Development BankWatch Now
* GlobalizationWatch Now
Important Organizations
* SAARCWatch Now
* ASEANWatch Now
* European Union (EU)Watch Now
6.* African Union (AU)Watch Now
* SCO
* NAFTA
* BRICS
* G20
* Artic Council
* OPEC
* Permanent Court of Arbitration
* RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership)
* International Criminal Court
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* MigrationUnlock Soon
* Climate ChangeWatch Now
* TerrorismUnlock Soon
* Human RightsUnlock Soon

Foreign Policy of India

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2.The First World WarUnlock Soon
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4.Cold War Politics(Part 1) Watch Now
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5.Non-Alignment MovementWatch Now
6.India’s Nuclear Policy(Part 1) Watch Now
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7.India’s Relations with Major Powers
* India – China Relations(Part 1) Watch Now
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* India – Russia RelationsWatch Now
* India – US RelationsWatch Now
* India – Pakistan RelationsWatch Now
* India – EU RelationsUnlock Soon
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8.India’s engagement with multipolar world

* BIMSTEC
* Act East Policy
* Gujral Doctrine
* BBIN
* Raisina Dialogue
* Look West Policy (Gulf Cooperation Council)
* India and SADC (South African Development Community)
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Political Processes in India

No.Political Process in India
1.State, Economy, and Development

* Five Years Plans

* New Economic Policy
2.Civil Society

* Civil Society
3.Social Movements

* Women Movements

* Farmers Movements

* Labor Movements
4.Identity Politics

* Caste Based Identity Politics

* Dalit Movements

* Tribal Politics and Movements

* Religion and Identity Politics in India

* Language and Identity Politics in India
5.Regionalization of Indian Politics

* Regionalism in India
6.Party System

*Political Parties in India
7.* Reorganization of States
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