Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective
| Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective | |
| I. Forms of Government: | |
| Unitary and Federal System | |
| Regime Types: Democratic, Authoritarian, Populism and Totalitarian | |
| II. Electoral System | |
| Definition and procedures, Types of election system (First Past the Post, Proportional Representation, Mixed Representation) | |
| III. Parties and Party System | |
| Historical Context of Emergence of Party System and Types of Parties | |
| IV. Nation State | |
| What is nation–state? Historical evolution in Western Europe and postcolonial contexts ‘Nation’ and ‘State’: debates | |
| V. Gendering Comparative Politics: Institutions and Processes | |
| a. Political Representation | |
| b. Women in Conflict and Peace |
Public Policy and Administration in India
| I. Public Policy | |
| Definition, Features and Models | |
| Public Policy Process in India | |
| II. Decentralization | |
| Meaning, Importance and Approaches and Types | |
| Local Self-Government: Rural and Urban | |
| III. Budget | |
| Concept and Importance of Budget | |
| Budget Cycle in India | |
| Different Approaches and Types of Budgeting | |
| IV. Citizen and Administration Interface | |
| Public Service Delivery | |
| Redressal of Public Grievances: | |
| RTI | |
| Lokpal | |
| Citizen’s Charter | |
| E-Governance | |
| V. Social Welfare Administration | |
| A – Concept and Approach of Social Welfare | |
| B – Social Welfare Policies: | |
| Education: Right to Education | |
| Health: National Health Mission | |
| Food: Right to Food Security | |
| Employment: MNREGA |
Global Politics
| I. Globalization: Concepts and Perspectives | |
| Understanding Globalization and its Alternative Perspectives | |
| Political: Debate on sovereignty and territoriality | |
| Global Economy: Its Importance and Anchors of Global Political Economy: | |
| IMF | |
| World Bank | |
| WTO | |
| Cultural and Technological Dimensions | |
| Global Resistance (Global Social Movement and NGO) | |
| II. Contemporary Global Issues | |
| Ecological Issues: Historical Overview of International Environmental Agreements, Climate Change, Global Commons Debate | |
| Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons | |
| International Terrorism: Non-State Actor and State Terrorism; Post 9/11 Events | |
| Migration | |
| Human Security | |
| III. Global Change: Power and Governance |
