NBU 1ST SEMESTER MAJOR-1 POLITICAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS 2025 #NBU #Syllabus

NORTH BENGAL UNIVERSITY

1ST SEMESTER MAJOR-1 POLITICAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS 2025

UNDERSTANDING POLITICAL THEORY

UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY

a. Political Theory: Definitions, Nature, Scope and Evolution; Distinction between Political Theory and Political Ideology, Political Philosophy & Political Thought;

b. Approaches to Political Theory: Normative, Historical, Marxist, Empirical;

c. Behaviouralism and Post-Behaviouralism;

d. Decline & Resurgence of Political Theory with special reference to the contributions of David Easton, Alfred Cobban, Dante Germino, Leo Strauss & Michael Oakshott.

UNIT-II: STATE: ORIGIN AND NATURE

a. Meaning and Elements of State: Difference between State, Nation, and Society;

b. Theories of Origin of State: Historical and Social Contract;

c. Theories of Nature of State: Idealist, Liberal and Marxist;

d. Sovereignty: Monistic and Pluralistic theory; changing concept of sovereignty in

the context of Globalization.

UNIT-III: KEY CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL THEORY

a. Equality: Definitions and Dimensions;

b. Liberty: Definitions and Classifications: Positive and Negative Liberty;

c. Justice: Definitions; Procedural and Distributive Justice;

d. Interrelationship between Equality, Liberty and Justice.

UNIT-IV: ISSUES IN POLITICAL THEORY

a. Liberalism: Evolution and Characteristics;

b. Socialism: Evolution and Characteristics;

c. Nationalism: Meaning and Characteristics;

d. Multiculturalism: Meaning and Characteristics.

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