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1.1 Paper I- Understanding Political Theory
Course Objective: This course is divided into two sections. Section A introduces the
students to the idea of political theory, its history and approaches, and an assessment of
its critical and contemporary trends. Section B is designed to reconcile political theory and
practice through reflections on the ideas and practices related to democracy.
I: Introducing Political Theory (30 Lectures)
1. What is Politics: Theorizing the Political
2. Traditions of Political Theory: Liberal, Marxist, Anarchist and Conservative
3. Approaches to Political Theory: Normative, Historical and Empirical
4. Critical and Contemporary Perspectives in Political Theory: Feminist and Postmodern
II: Political Theory and Practice (30 Lectures)
The Grammar of Democracy
1. Democracy: The history of an idea
2. Procedural Democracy and its critique
3. Deliberative Democracy
4. Participation and Representation
Essential Readings
I: Introducing Political Theory
Bhargava, R. (2008) ‘What is Political Theory, in Bhargava, R and Acharya, A. (eds.)
Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 2-16.
Bellamy, R. (1993) ‘Introduction: The Demise and Rise of Political Theory, in Bellamy, R.
(ed.) Theories and Concepts of Politics. New York: Manchester University Press, pp. 1-14.
Glaser, D. (1995) Normative Theory, in Marsh, D. and Stoker, G. (eds.) Theory and
Methods in Political Science. London: Macmillan, pp. 21-40.
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Sanders, D. (1995) Behavioral Analysis, in Marsh, D. and Stoker, G. (eds.) Theory and
Methods in Political Science. London: Macmillan, pp. 58-75.
Chapman, J. (1995) The Feminist Perspective, in Marsh, D. and Stoker, G. (eds.) Theory
and Methods in Political Science. London: Macmillan, pp. 94-114.
Bharghava, R, Why Do We Need Political Theory, in Bhargava, R. and Acharya, A. (eds.)
Political Theory: An Introduction. New Delhi: Pearson Longman, pp. 17-36.
Bannett, J. (2004) Postmodern Approach to Political Theory, in Kukathas, Ch. and Gaus,
G. F. (eds.) Handbook of Political Theory. New Delhi: Sage, pp. 46-54.
Vincent, A. (2004) The Nature of Political Theory. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, pp.
19-80
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