Centre for Political Studies
School of Social Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Teaching Programme for the Academic Year 2004-05
M.A. Compulsory Courses
All M. A. courses carry four credits each.
First Semester
Monsoon 2004
| S. No. | Course Title | Course No. | Course Teacher |
| 1. | Political Philosophy I: Origin of Political Thought and Theory | PO 401 N |
Vidhu Verma Shefali Jha |
| 2. | Indian Politics I | PO 402 N | Gopal Guru Valerian Rodrigues |
| 3. | Political Analysis | PO 403 N |
Valerian Rodrigues Gopal Guru |
| 4. | Political Sociology | PO 404 N | Asha Sarangi |
Second Semester
Winter 2005
| 1. | Political Philosophy II: Modern Political Thought and Contemporary Ideologies | PO 405 N | Gurpreet Mahajan |
| 2. | Indian Politics II: Political Institutions and Structures | PO 406N | Pralay Kanungo |
| 3. | Comparative Politics I: Politics in Capitalist Societies | PO 408 N | T. G. Suresh |
| 4. | International Relations | PO 409 N | Rahul Mukherji |
Third Semester
Monsoon 2004
| 1. | Comparative Politics II: Politics in Socialist Societies | PO 502 N | Rakesh Gupta |
| 2. | Indian Politics III: Social and Political Processes | PO 501 N | Zoya Hasan |
Fourth Semester
Winter 2005
| 1. | Methods in Social Science | PO 505 N | Rahul Mukherji Vidhu Verma |
| 2. | Indian Politics IV: Development Politics and Policy Process | PO 503 N | Sudha Pai |
M.A. Optional Courses
Third Semester
Monsoon 2004
| 1. | Local Government and Politics in India | PO 520 | Pradeep K. Sharma |
| 2. | Political Economy of Development | PO 525 | Rahul Mukherji |
| 3. | Key Concepts in Contemporary Liberal Theory | PO 528 | Amir Ali |
| 4. | Politics of Third World Societies | PO 530 | T.G. Suresh |
| 5. | Democracy and Multiculturalism | PO 533 | Gurpreet Mahahan |
| 6. | Politics of Indian Diaspora | PO 535 | Pralay Kanungo |
| 7. | To be announced later | PO | Rakesh Gupta |
Fourth Semester
Winter 2005
| 1. | Radical Movements in India | PO 519 | Pradeep K. Sharma |
| 2. | Elections and Political process | PO 523 | Zoya Hasan |
| 3. | Comparative Group Relations | PO 526 | Amir Ali |
| 4. | The State in India | PO 531 | Asha Sarangi |
| 5. | Feminism and Political Theory | PO 534 | Shefali Jha |
| 6. | Equality and Distributive Justice | PO 536 | Vidhu Verma |
| 7. | To be announced later | PO | Valerian Rodrigues |
ZoyaHasan
Chairperson
M. Phil Compulsory Courses
Monsoon Semester 2004
| 1. | Philosophy and Methods in Social Sciences | PO 601 N | Shefali Jha |
| 2. | Approaches, Concepts and Methods | PO 602 | Vidhu Verma |
M. Phil. Optional Courses
All M. Phil. Optional courses carry three credits each.
Monsoon Semester 2004
| 1. | Federal Polity in India: Problems and Process | PO 604 | Balveer Arora |
| 2. | Politics and Ideology: Indian National Movement | PO 619 | Valerian Rodrigues |
| 3. | Dalit Movements in Contemporary India | PO 637 | Sudha Pai |
| 4. | Culture, Identity and Politics | PO 638 | Asha Sarangi |
Winter Semester 2005
| 1. | Texts in Political Philosophy | PO 630 | Gurpreet Mahajan |
| 2. | To be announced later | PO | Rakesh Gupta |
| 3. | To be announced later | PO | Gopal Guru |
| 4. | To be announced later | PO | T.G. Suresh |
| 5. | Agrarian Structure and Politics in India | PO 629 | Pradeep K. Sharma |
Zoya Hasan Chairperson
Optional Courses for School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies
All B. A. optional courses carry three credits each.
Monsoon 2004
| 1. | Government and Politics in India | PO 201 | Pralay Kanungo |
Winter Semester 2005
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1. |
Political Thought and Ideology |
PO 202 |
Shefali Jha Amir Ali |
Zoya Hasan Chairperson