FYBA Politics Syllabus : www.mu.ac.in University Of Mumbai

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FYBA (Paper I) Introduction to Politics
Semester I
Module I : The Study of Politics [ 11 lectures ]
1.1 Definition, Nature and Scope
1.2 Normative and Empirical Approaches
1.3 Feminist Approach

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http://www.mu.ac.in/4.61%20Politics.pdf

Module II : Society, State and Nation State [ 12 lectures ]
2.1 State and Society
2.2 Nationalism and Nation- state
2.3 Civil Society

Module III : Meaning and Types of [ 12 lectures ]
3.1 Power and Authority
3.2 Legitimacy
3.3 Sovereignty

Module IV : Select Concepts [ 10 lectures ]
4.1 Law : Nature, Scope and Types
4.2 Political Obligation
4.3 Types of Resistance

Semester II
Module V : Basic Political Values [9 lectures ]
5.1 Liberty
5.2 Equality
5.3 Justice

Module VI : Rights [ 9 lectures ]
6.1 Meaning and Nature
6.2 Types of Rights
6.3 Contemporary Issues and Debates

Module VII : Forms of Government [ 11 lectures ]
7.1 Democratic and Non-democratic forms of Government
7.2 Pre-requisites of Democracy
7.3 Democracy in India

Module VIII : Ideologies [ 11 lectures ]
8.1 Significance and Classification
8.2 Communism
8.3 Gandhism