B.A(H) Political Science SOL DU 3rd Semester | Unit Wise Notes

Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics

	I. Understanding Comparative Politics
	Nature and Scope
	Going beyond Eurocentrism

	III. Historical Context of Modern Government
	Capitalism: Meaning and Growth: Globalization
	Socialism: Meaning, Growth and Development
	Colonialism and Decolonization:
	Meaning, context, forms of colonialism; Anticolonialism struggles and process of decolonization

	III. Themes for Comparative Analysis
	Comparative study of constitutional development and political economy in the following countries:
	Britain
	Brazil
	Nigeria
	China

	I. Public Administration as a Discipline
	(a) Meaning of Discipline (Public Administration), Dimensions, Importance
	(b) Public and Private Administration
	(c) Evolution of Public Administration

	II. Theoretical approach
	Classical Theories:
	(a) Scientific Management (F W Taylor)
	(b) Administrative Management (Gulick, Urwick and Fayol)
	(c) Ideal Type Bureaucracy (Max Weber)
	Neoclassical Theories:
	(a) Human Relations Theory (Elton Mayo)
	(b) Rational Decision Making (Herbert Simon)
	Contemporary Theories:
	(a) Ecological Approach (Fred Riggs)
	(b) Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Peter Drucker)

	III. Public Policy
	(a) Concept, Relevance and Approach Formulation
	(b) Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation

	IV. Major Approaches in Public Administration
	(a) New Public Administration
	(b) New Public Management
	(c) New Public Service Approach
	(d) Good Governance
	(e) Feminist Approach
	(f) Development Administration

	A. Study of International Relations
	How do you understand International Relations: Levels of Analysis
	History and IR: Emergence of the International State System
	Pre-Westphalia and Westphalia
	Post-Westphalia

	B. Theoretical perspective
	Classical Realism and Neo-realism
	Liberalism and Neoliberalism
	Marxist approach
	Feminist Approach
	Eurocentrism and Perspectives from the Global South

	C. An overview of IR history of the twentieth century
	World War I: Causes and Consequences
	Importance of Bolshevik Revolution
	Rise of Fascism / Nazism
	World War II: Causes and Consequences
	Cold War: Different Phases, Rise of the Third World, Fall of the USSR and end of the Cold War, Post-Cold War developments and the rise of other power centers