UNIT - I Political Concepts and Ideologies

1. Political Power, Influence, Authority and Legitimacy 2. Political Modernisation, Development and Culture 3. Democracy and Secularism 4. Liberalism, Individualism and Capitalism 5. Socialism and Anarchism 6. Imperialism 7. Idealism and Social Justice 8. Totalitarianism and Fascism 9. New-Leftism and Existentialism 10. Marxian Socialism

UNIT - II Public Administration

1. Public Administration : Meaning and Scope 2. Nature and Significance of Public Administration 3. Evaluation of Public Administration as a Discipline 4. Relation of Public Administration with other Social Sciences 5. Public Administration and Private Administration 6. New Public Administration and Development Adminis-tration7. Role of Public Administration in Modern State 8. Responsive Administration 9. Administration Behaviour : Leadership, Decision-Making, Communication and Accountability 10. Organization : Meaning, Types, Bases, Problems and Approaches 11. Principles of Organization 12. Control Over Administration : Legislative, Executive & Judicial 13. Organization Structure : Chief Executive 14. Line, Staff and Auxiliary Agencies 15. Line Agency : Department and Independent Regulatory Commission 16. Line Agency : Public Corporation 17. Organisation of Field Agencies 18. Management Process : Meaning, Scope, Functions and Scientific Management Approach 19. Bureaucracy 20. Personnel Administration : Recruitment, Training, Promotion & Position Classification 21. Employer-Employee Relations 22. Public Relations 23. Financial Administration : Formation and Execution of Budget 24. Accounting and Auditing 25. Administrative Reforms : Meaning, Necessity, Commi-ssions and Committees 26. Organization and Methods 27. Ombudsman : Lokpal and Lokayukta 28. Generalists Vs. Specialists.

UNIT - III International Relations

Paper - I International Politics between two World Wars (1914-45)

1. First World War 2. Paris Peace Conference 3. Phases of Pacification and Crises 4. Germany Under Hitler 5. France 6. Italy 7. League of Nations 8. Second World War.

Paper - II International Politics during the Cold War Era (1946-91)

9. Cold War and Detente 10. American Foreign Policy (1945-91) 11. Foreign Policy of the Soviet Union, (1945-91) 12. China’s Foreign Policy (1949-71) 13. China’s Foreign Policy (1971-91) 14. India’s Foreign Policy, (1946-71) 15. India’s Foreign Policy, (1971-91) 16. New International Economic Order.

Paper - III International Politics in the Post-Cold War Era (Since 1992)

17. New Scenario of International Politics 18. Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation 19. Non-Aligned Movement 20. Disarmament and Arms Control 21. Foreign Policy of India 22. United Nations Organisation 23. American Foreign Policy 24. China’s Foreign Policy.