Syllabus

Course Code: M POL(E) – 20-iii    Course Name: Democracy in India-II

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Socio-Economic Determinants of Indian Democracy: Caste, Class, Language, Religion and Region. Poverty – Policies and Programmes of its alleviation.
Legislative Behaviour; Parliamentary Vs. Presidential Model, Majoritarian Vs. Representational Parliamentary System
2 Indian Democracy at Grass Root Level: Urban and Rural Local Government.
Social and Protest Movements in India; Social Movement and the Democratic Process, Politics of Gender Issue, Role of Women in Political Process, Dalit Politics.
3 Coalition Politics: Nature and Bases, Experiment of Coalition Government in India, Ruralization of Politics in India, Politicization of Peripheral Groups.
4 Politics of Agitation cum violence in India, Problems of Nation Building and National Integration. Criminalization of Politics, Emerging Trends and Future of Democracy in India.
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