UGC NET Paper 2 · Subject code 02

Political Science Syllabus

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10 units

Complete unit breakdown

1

Political Theory

Liberty
equality
justice
rights
democracy
power and citizenship
liberalism
conservatism
socialism
Marxism
feminism
ecologism
multiculturalism and postmodernism.

2

Political Thought

Confucius
Plato
Aristotle
Machiavelli
Hobbes
Locke
Rousseau
Hegel
Wollstonecraft
Mill
Marx
Gramsci
Arendt
Fanon
Mao and Rawls.

3

Indian Political Thought

Classical
medieval and modern Indian traditions and thinkers including Kautilya
Kabir
Tilak
Vivekananda
Tagore
Gandhi
Ambedkar
Nehru
Lohia and others.

4

Comparative Political Analysis

Comparative approaches
colonialism
nationalism
state theory
regimes
constitutionalism
democratization
development
power structures
parties
movements and civil society.

5

International Relations

IR approaches and concepts
security
conflict and peace
the UN and international law
global political economy
regional organizations and contemporary global challenges.

6

India's Foreign Policy

Principles and determinants
non-alignment
nuclear policy
relations with major powers and neighbours
multilateral engagement and contemporary security challenges.

7

Political Institutions in India

Constitution-making
constitutional philosophy
executive
parliament
judiciary
federalism
elections
local government and constitutional and statutory bodies.

8

Political Processes in India

State and development
globalization
identity politics
social movements
civil society
regionalization
gender
political parties and electoral politics.

9

Public Administration

Meaning and evolution
systems and decision approaches
administrative theories
organization
leadership
motivation
communication
conflict and management by objectives.

10

Governance and Public Policy in India

Good governance
accountability
administrative reform
RTI
citizen charters
grievance redress
local governance
planning
e-governance
public policy
monitoring and social audit.