Here are the list of the IGNOU MA political science Syllabus or Courses in the tabular year:
IGNOU MA Political Science First Year Courses | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
| MPS-003 | India: Democracy and Development | 8 |
| MPS-001 | Political Theory | 8 |
| MPS-002 | International Relations: Problems & Theory | 8 |
| MPS-004 | Comparative Politics: Issues and Trends | 8 |
IGNOU MA Political Science Second Year Courses | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
| MPSE-003 | Western Political Thought | 4 |
| MPSE-004 | Social and Political Thought in Modern India | 4 |
| MPSE-001 | India and the World | 4 |
| MPSE-002 | State and Society in Latin America | 4 |
| MPSE-005 | State and Society in Africa | 4 |
| MPSE-006 | Peace and Conflict Studies | 4 |
| MPSE-007 | Social Movements and Politics in India | 4 |
| MPSE-008 | State Politics in India | 4 |
| MPSE-009 | Canada: Politics and Society | 4 |
| MPSE-010 | Dissertation (Optional) | 8 |
| MPSE-011 | The European Vision in World Affairs | 4 |
| MPSE-012 | State and Society in Australia | 4 |
| MPSE-013 | Australia’s Foreign Policy | 4 |
| MED-002 | Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges | 4 |
IGNOU MPS Syllabus 2020
Do you know the syllabus of IGNOU MA Political Science (MPS) programme? If no, then don’t worry. Here, we have provided the IGNOU MPS syllabus 2020 in detail of both first and second year.
IGNOU MPS First Year Syllabus
MPS-001: Political Theory
Book-I
- Unit 01 What is Political Theory and Why Study It?
- Unit 02 Democracy
- Unit 03 Rights
- Unit 04 Liberty
- Unit 05 Equality .
- Unit 06 Justice
- Unit 07 Idea of Duty
- Unit 08 Citizenship
- Unit 09 Sovereignty
- Unit 10 State and Civil Society
- Unit 11 Power and Authority
- Unit 12 Legitimation and Obligation
- Unit 13 Civil disobedience and Satyagrah
- Unit 14 Political Violence
Book-II
- Unit 15 Classical Liberalism
- Unit 16 Welfare State
- Unit 17 Libertarianism
- Unit 18 Marxism – I – Marx, Lenin, Mao
- Unit 19 Marxism – II – Luckas, Gramsci, Frankfurt School
- Unit 20 Socialism
- Unit 21 Conservatism
- Unit 22 Fundamentalism
- Unit 23 Nationalism
- Unit 24 Multi-culturalism
- Unit 25 Fascism
- Unit 26 Feminism
- Unit 27 Gandhism and Pacifism
- Unit 28 Communitarianism and Civic Republicanism
- Unit 29 Political Theory in a Globalising World
MPS-002: International Relations: Theory and Problems
Book I
- Unit 01 Realist and Neo-Realist Approaches: Concepts of National Interest, National Power and National Security Theories of Conflict, Balance of Power, Deterrence and Inter-dependence
- Unit 02 Liberal and Neo-Liberal Approaches: Concepts of World Order and Globalism, Search for legal-institutional mechanisms, Theories of Communication and Conflict Resolution, Functionalism and Neo-Functionalism
- Unit 03 Marxist and other Radical Approaches: Theories of Imperialism, Colonialism, Neocolonialism and Hegemony
- Unit 04 Neo-Radical Approaches: Theories of Underdevelopment, Centre-Periphery and Dependencia
- Unit 05 Post-Structuralist and Post-Modernist Approaches: Interrogating Nation-State; PostColonialism:Culture, Ideology and Hegemony
- Unit 06 Feminist Approaches to questions of Power, State, Peace & War, Human Rights, Genocide
- Unit 07 Environmental Approaches: Critiques of Development and Progress; Sustainable Development
- Unit 08 Worldviews from Asia, Africa and Latin America
- Unit 09 End of Cold War
- Unit 10 Post-Cold War Issues: Nation-State, Security, Peace and Development Initiatives, Restructuring of the UN
- Unit 11 Emerging Powers: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan and South Africa
- Unit 12 Regional Groupings: (a) Economic (b) Security
- Unit 13 Globalisation: Meanings and Dimensions
- Unit 14 International Inequities: Conflict, Cooperation, Processes of Divergence and Convergence
- Unit 15 Elements of International Economic Relations – Trade, Factor Movements (Capital and Labour), and Monetary and Credit Relations
- Unit 16 Management of International Relations: Institutions and Instruments
- Unit 17 India in the New Global Order
Book II
- Unit 18 Right to Self-determination
- Unit 19 Intervention/Invasion
- Unit 20 Nuclear Proliferation
- Unit 21 International Terrorism
- Unit 22 Role of Science and Technology in International Relations
- Unit 23 Inequality among Nations
- Unit 24 Global Corporatism and State Sovereignty
- Unit 25 Human Rights and International Trade
- Unit 26 Changing Nature of American Power
- Unit 27 China as an Emerging Power
- Unit 28 Emergence of Central Asian Republics
- Unit 29 Ethnic Resurgence and ‘Identity’ Wars
- Unit 30 Aboriginal/Indigenous Movements
- Unit 31 Displacement of Population: Intra-state and Inter-state
- Unit 32 Transnational Movements: Cultural and Civilisational
- Unit 33 Role of NGOs
- Unit 34 Concept of Justice in International Relations
- Unit 35 Human Security
MPS-003: India: Democracy and Development
Book-I
- Unit 01 Legacy of National Movement with reference to Development, Rights and Participation
- Unit 02 Debates on Models of Development
- Unit 03 Constitution and Social Transformation
- Unit 04 Diversity and Pluralism
- Unit 05 Inequality: Caste and Class
- Unit 06 Political Economy of Development
- Unit 07 Structure and Growth of Economy (Poverty, Surplus and Unevenness)
- Unit 08 Legislature
- Unit 09 Bureaucracy, Police and Army
- Unit 10 Legal System and Judiciary
- Unrt 11 Federalism
- Unit 12 Devolution of Powers and Local Self-Government
- Unit 13 Political Parties and Participation
- Unit 14 Workers and Peasants Movements
- Unit 15 Media and Public Policy
- Unit 16 Interest Groups and Policy Making ‘
- Unit 17 Identity Politics (caste, religion, language and ethnicity)
- Unit 18 Civil Society: Social Movements, NGOs and Voluntary Action
Book-II
- Unit 19 Human Development: Health, Education and Social Security
- Unit 20 Gender and Development
- Unit 21 Regional Imbalances
- Unit 22 Migration and Development
- Unit 23 Environment and Sustainable Development
- Unit 24 Economic Reforms and Globalisation
- Unit 25 Religious Politics
- Unit 26 Ethnicity and Nation – State
- Unit 27 Democracy and Development in India: An Assessment
MPS-004: Comparative Politics: Issues and Trends
Book-l
- Unit 01 Comparative Politics: Nature, Significance and Evolution
- Unit 02 Comparative Approaches and Methods: Systems, Structural – Functional, Public Policy
- Unit 03 Comparative Approaches: Political Economy, Dependency and World Systems
- Unit 04 Theories of State
- Unit 05 State in Developing Societies: Asian, African and Latin American Experiences
- Unit 06 State – Civil Society Relations: Evolving Patterns
- Unit 07 Globalisation and State
- Unit 08 Regional Integration and State
- Unit 09 International Organisations and State
- Unit 10 Transnational/Multinational Corporations and State
- Unit 11 Nationalism: Approaches
- Unit 12 Forms of Nationalism
- Unit 13 Anti-Colonial Movements
- Unit 14 Nationality and Self-Determination
- Unit 15 State Building and Constitutionalism
Book-II
- Unit 16 Ethnicity, Politics and State
- Unit 17 Politics of Community Identities
- Unit 18 Ethnic Movements
- Unit 19 Political Regime
- Unit 20 Bureaucracy
- Unit 21 Military in Politics
- Unit 22 Federalism: Patterns and Trends
- Unit 23 Parties and Party Systems
- Unit 24 Interest Groups, Pressure Groups and Lobbying
- Unit 25 Poverty and Human Development
- Unit 26 Gender Question
- Unit 27 Environment
- Unit 28 Science, Technology and Politics
- Unit 29 Decentralisation and Participation
- Unit 30 Human Rights
IGNOU MPS Second Year Syllabus
MPSE-1: India and The World
- Unit 01 Evolution of India’s World View
- Unit 02 Approaches to the Study of India’s Foreign Policy
- Unit 03 Objectives and Determinants
- Unit 04 Decision Making Institutions with Special reference to: MEA, National Security Council, PMO, Parliament and Parliamentary Committees
- Unit 05 Policy Development Process: Role of Political Parties and Pressure Groups: Media, Social Movements, NGOs, Business, Diaspora, Think Tanks
- Unit 06 India’s Foreign Policy: An Overview
- Unit 07 U.S.A and European Union
- Unit 08 Russia, China and Japan
- Unit 09 India and its Neighbours
- Unit 10 India and South-East Asia and Pacific
- Unit 11 India and Central and West Asia
- Unit 12 India, Latin America and Caribbean
- Unit 13 India and Africa
- Unit 14 Politico-Security Issues: Arms Control, Disarmament, Nuclear Issues and Global Terrorism
- Unit 15 Economic Issues: International Trade and Investment, Multinational Corporations and Regional Cooperation
- Unit 16 Socio-Cultural Issues: Ethnic and Religious Movements, Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention and Environment
- Unit 17 Political and Diplomatic Issues: United Nations and Regional Organisations (Noneconomic), Non-Aligned Movement, Globalisation
MPSE-002: State and Society in Latin America
- Unit 01 Colonial Legacy; Struggle for Independence-Movements, Ideas and Personalities
- Unit 02 Resource Endowment and the Impact on Social and Economic formations: Pampas and its social and economic impact-Argentina; Cycles of ‘boom and bust’- Brazil, Importance of mineralsChile
- Unit 03 Resource Endowment and the impact on Social and Economic formations: Issue of Land Ownership; the Indigenous Peoples-Mexico Plantation Economies-Cuba and Guyana/ Trinidad
- Unit 04 Political Traditions and Political Culture: Centralism; Personalismo; Patrimonialism; Slavery; Mestizo Mobility; Indigenous Resistance; Challenges in Nation-building
- Unit 05 ‘Inward-looking’ Development Strategies
- Unit 06 Economic Liberalisation and Global Dependence
- Unit 07 Current Discourse on ‘State and Market’
- Unit 08 ‘Populist’ Movements and Regimes
- Unit 09 Agrarian and Land Right Movements
- Unit 10 Church and Social Transformation
- Unit 11 Revolutionary Movements and Social Change
- Unit 12 Democratic Transitions: Patterns, Mechanisms and Processes
- Unit 13 Democratic Constitutions and Institution-building
- Unit 14 Civil Society and ‘New Social Movements’-Environment, Women, Indigenous Peoples, and Human Rights
- Unit 15 Military in Politics
- Unit 16 Trends towards Regionalism
- Unit 17 Latin America and the Developing Countries (including India)
- Unit 18 Latin America and the Developed Countries/ Regions
MPSE-003: Western Political Thought (Plato To Marx)
- Unit 01 Significance of Western Political Thought
- Unit 02 Plato
- Unit 03 Aristotle
- Unit 04 St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas
- Unit 05 Niccolo Machiavelli
- Unit 06 Thomas Hobbes
- Unit 07 John Locke
- Unit 08 Jean Jacques Rousseau
- Unit 09 Edmund Burke
- Unit 10 Immanuel Kant
- Unit 11 Jeremy Bentham
- Unit 12 Alexis de Tocqueville
- Unit 13 John Stuart Mill
- Unit 14 Georg Withelm Friedrich Hegel
- Unit 15 Karl Marx
MPSE-004: Social And Political Thought In Modern India
- Unit 01 Pre-Modern Socio-religious and Political Thought in India: Diverse Strands
- Unit 02 Orientalist Discourse and Colonial Modernity
- Unit 03 Salient Features of Political Thought in Modern India
- Unit 04 Early Nationalist Responses: Ram Mohan Roy, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Jyotiba Phule
- and Dayanand Saraswati
- Unit 05 Moderates and Extremists: Dadabhai Naoroji, M.G. Ranade, B.C. Tilak
- Unit 06 Hinduism: Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
- Unit 07 Hindutva: V.D Savarkar and M.S. Golwalkar
- Unit 08 Muslim Thought: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Mohammed Iqbal, Maulana Maudoodi and
- Mohammed Ali Jinnah
- Unit 09 Nation and Identity Concerns: E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, Nazrul Islam, Pandita Ramabai,
- Jaipal Singh, Kahn Singh
- Unit 10 M.K. Gandhi
- Unit 11 Jawaharlal Nehru
- Unit 12 B.R.Ambedkar
- Unit 13 Rabindranath Tagore
- Unit 14 Communist Thought: MN Roy and E.M.S. Namboodiripad
- Unit 15 Socialist Thought: R.M. Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan
MPSE-005: State And Society In Africa
- Unit 01 Introducing Africa
- Unit 02 Colonial Legacies
- Unit 03 Nationalism and its Legacies
- Unit 04 Problems of Statehood: Integration and Legitimisation
- Unit 05 Issues of Development
- Unit 06 Types of Regimes
- Unit 07 Military and Political Parties
- Unit 08 Africa and World Economy
- Unit 09 Cold War. Non-Alignment and Africa
- Unit 10 United Nations, Peacekeeping and Africa
- Unit 11 Post-Cold War Africa
- Unit 12 Human Securities
- Unit 13 Deterritorialisation and Problems of Social Identities
- Unit 14 Violence and its Manifestations
- Unit 15 Economic Cooperation: Continental and Regional
- Unit 16 India and Africa
MPSE-006: Peace And Conflict Studies
- Unit 01 Peace and Conflict Studies: Nature and Scope
- Unit 02 Conceptual Analysis of Peace and Conflict
- Unit 03 Nature and Forms of Conflict: Intra-state, Inter-state and Global
- Unit 04 Theories of War
- Unit 05 Types of War: Conventional War, Limited War and Nuclear War
- Unit 06 Types of War: Revolutionary War, Civil War, Guerrilla War, Insurgency and Counter Insurgency, Proxy War & Asymmetrical War and Terrorism
- Unit 07 U.N. System: Pacific Settlement of Disputes
- Unit 08 U.N. System: Peacekeeping, Peace-making and Adjudication
- Unit 09 Disarmament and Arms Control
- Unit 10 Confidence Building Measures
- Unit 11 Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution
- Unit 12 Functional Approaches and Regionalism
- Unit 13 Gandhian Approach
- Unit 14 Human Security
- Unit 15 Peace Research and Peace Movements
MPSE-007: Social Movements And Politics In India
- Unit 01 Social Movements: Meaning, Significance and Components
- Unit 02 Approaches to the Study of Social Movements: Liberal, Gandhian and Marxian
- Unit 03 Classification of Movements including New Social Movements
- Unit 04 Democratisation and the Changing Nature of the Indian Society
- Unit 05 Globalisation and Social Movements
- Unit 06 State, Market and Social Movements
- Unit 07 Dalit Movement
- Unit 08 Backward Class Movements
- Unit 09 Ethnic Movements with a special reference to Tribals
- Unit 10 Women’s Movement
- Unit 11 Regional Movements
- Unit 12 Religious and Communal Movements
- Unit 13 Agrarian Movements
- Unit 14 Working Class Movements
- Unit 15 Fisher Folk’s Movement
- Unit 16 Environmental and Ecological Movements
- Unit 17 Social Movements and Democracy: An Assessment
MPSE-008: State Politics In India
- Unit 01 Development of the Study of State Politics in India
- Unit 02 Frameworks for Analysis
- Unit 03 Nature of Indian Diversities and Nationalist Response
- Unit 04 States in the Constitutional Scheme
- Unit 05 Development of State System
- Unit 06 Elections and Electoral Politics
- Unit 07 Political Parties and Party Systems
- Unit 08 Patterns of Dissent and Protest in States
- Unit 09 Developmental Issues and Regional Disparities
- Unit 10 Agrarian Transformation and Land Reforms
- Unit 11 Industry and Labour
- Unit 12 Liberalisation and Globalisation: Implications for State Politics
- Unit 13 Inter-State Disputes: Water and Territorial boundaries
- Unit 14 Patterns of Communal Politics
- Unit 15 Assertion of Dalits and Backward Castes
- Unit 16 Linguistic and Ethnic Minorities in State Politics
- Unit 17 State Autonomy Movements
MPSE-009: Canada: Politics And Society
- Unit 01 A Settlers’ Society and Staples Economy
- Unit 02 Constitutionalism, BNAAct of 1867, Constitutional Act of 1982, Charter of Rights and
- Freedoms
- Unit 03 Parliamentary Federal Institutions: Executive, Legislature and Judiciary
- Unit 04 Federalism: Inter-governmental Relations (including local governments), Fiscal Federalism
- Unit 05 Public Administration and Dispensation of Welfare
- Unit 06 Political Parties, Pressure Groups and ‘Policy Communities’
- Unit 07 Social Movements and NGOs: Environment, Anti-Giobalisation and Gender
- Unit 08 Aboriginals and Aboriginal Self-Government
- Unit 09 Civil Society: Policy Development and Service Delivery
- Unit 10 Language, Culture and Politics: Quebec
- Unit 11 Ethnic and Racial Issues and Multiculturalism
- Unit 12 Regionalism and Provincialism
- Unit 13 Immigrants, Refugees and Minorities
- Unit 14 ‘Liberal Internationalism’ of Canada
- Unit 15 Human Security Agenda
- Unit 16 Canada in the International Political Economy
- Unit 17 India-Canada Partnership
MPSE-011: The European Union In World Affairs
- Unit 1 History and Evolution of European Integration
- Unit 2 Theories of Integration: Federalism, Inter-governmentalism, Neo-functionalism, Nee-Realism and other Theories
- Unit 3 France, Germany, The United Kingdom and European Integration
- Unit 4 Institutions of the European Union: European Council, Council of Ministers, Commission, Parliament, European Court of Justice
- Unit 5 Decision-making in the European Union
- Unit 6 Single European Act and Single Market
- Unit 7 Treaties: Maastricht Treaty on European Union, Amsterdam Treaty, Nice Treaty and subsequent treaties, Convention of the Future of Europe
- Unit 8 European Monetary Union
- Unit 9 Common Agricultural Policy
- Unit 10 Common Foreign and Security Policy
- Unit 11 Regional and Social Policy
- Unit 12 Globalisation, Trade and the WTO
- Unit 13 Enlargement of the European Union
- Unit 14 United States, Russia, China and Japan
- Unit 15 India and the European Union
- Unit 16 Comparative Regional Integration; EU and ASEAN, SAARC; EU as a Model of Regional Integration; Nature and Future of European Integration
MPSE-012: State And Society In Australia
- Unit 1 Australia: Land and People
- Unit 2 Aboriginal People and European Settlers’ Colonisation
- Unit 3 Immigrants
- Unit 4 Identity and Citizenship
- Unit 5 Constitutional Developments-A Historical Perspective
- Unit 6 Federalism in Australia
- Unit 7 Political Parties and Pressure Groups in Australia
- Unit 8 Australian Nationalism
- Unit 9 Development Strategies
- Unit 10 Social and Political Impact of Developmental Strategies
- Unit 11 Australia in the World Economy
- Unit 12 Current Debates on Aborigines
- Unit 13 Immigration and Ethnicity
- Unit 14 Australian Multiculturalism
- Unit 15 Gender and Women Issues
- Unit 16 Indians in Australia
MPSE-013: Australia’s Foreign Policy
- Unit 1 Importance of Studying Australian Foreign Policy
- Unit 2 Approaches to the Study of Australia’s Foreign Policy
- Unit 3 Determinants of Australia’s Foreign Policy
- Unit 4 Policy Making Processes
- Unit 5 Economic Profile of Australia ; Implications of Globalisation
- Unit 6 Trade, Investment and Services
- Unit 7 United States
- Unit 8 China
- Unit 9 India
- Unit 10 Indonesia
- Unit 11 Pacific Islands Forum and ASEAN
- Unit 12 APEC and Indian Ocean
- Unit 13 Immigration and Refugees
- Unit 14 Environment
- Unit 15 Human Rights
- Unit 16 Nuclear Weapons Proliferation
MED-002: Sustainable Development: Issues And Challenges
- Unit 01 What is Sustainable Development?
- Unit 02 Parameters of Sustainable Development
- Unit 03 Approaches to the Study of Sustainable Development
- Unit 04 Issues and Challenges
- Unit 05 Natural Resources Exploitation
- Unit 06 Patterns of Industrialisation
- Unit 07 Inequitable Growth
- Unit 08 Global and Regional Dimensions
- Unit 09 State Initiatives
- Unit 10 Regional Initiatives
- Unit 11 Global Initiatives
- Unit 12 Civil Societies and Community Initiatives
- Unit 13 Community Knowledge
- Unit’14 Harness Technology
- Unit 15 Innovative Practices
- Unit 16 Cooperation and Partnership
MED-008: Globalisation And Environment
- Unit 1 Environmental Dimensions of Globalisation
- Unit 2 Environmental Calamities
- Unit 3 Man – made Disasters
- Unit 4 MNCs, TNCs and Developing Countries
- Unit 5 International Summits and Declarations
- Unit 6 International Environmental Laws and Agreements
- Unit 7 Role of the United Nations Agencies
- Untt 8 Environment in Multilateral Perspective
- Unit 9 South Asian Responses to Environmental Concerns
- Unit 10 Non-Governmental Agencies Initiatives
- Unit 11 People’s Initiatives
- Unit 12 Case Studies and Alternatives
- Unit-13 Biodiversity: Problems and Prospects
- Unit 14 Sustainable Human Development: Issues and Livelihood, Health and Education
- Unit 15 Greening of Business: Global and Local
- Unit 16 Right to a Clean Environment
MGP-004: Gandhi’s Political Thought
BLOCK 1: Gandhi on State and Nation
- Unit 1 Introduction to Gandhian Political Thought
- Unit 2 Gandhi’s Views on State and Citizenship (Ramrajya)
- Unit 3 Gandhi’s Views on Democracy (Gramswaraj)
- Unit 4 Gandhi’s Concept of Nationalism
BLOCK 2 Individual and the State
- Unit 5 Rights and Duties
- Unit 6 Means and Ends
- Unit 7 Liberty and Equality
- Unit 8 Power and Authority
BLOCK 3 Political Ideologies
- Unit 9 Gandhi’s Views on Colonialism and Imperialism
- Unit 10 Gandhi’s Views on Liberalism and Constitutionalism
- Unit 11 Anarchism
- Unit 12 Gandhi’s Views on Socialism and Marxism
BLOCK 4 Peace by Pacific Means
- Unit 13 Gandhi on Structural Violence
- Unit 14 Satyagraha as a Means of Conflict Resolution
- Unit 15 Gandhi on Pacifism
- Unit 16 World Order
MGPE-007: Non-Violent Movements After Gandhi
BLOCK 1 Introduction to Non-Violent Movements
- Unit 1 Post-Gandhian Scenario
- Unit 2 Leadership and Organisational Pattern
- Unit 3 Dynamics, Strategies and Outcomes
- Unit 4 Social and Ecological Issues
BLOCK 2 Re-Articulation of Social Movements
- Unit 5 Bhoodan Movement
- Unit 6 Total Revolution
- Unit 7 Prohibition Movements
- Unit 8 Farmers’ Movements
BLOCK 3 Environmental Movements
- Unit 9 Chipko Movement
- Unit 10 Narmada Bachao Andolan/Tehri Dam
- Unit 11 Silent Valley
- Unit 12 Water Conservation Movement
BLOCK 4 Global Non-Violent Movements
- Unit 13 Civil Rights Movements in the United States
- Unit 14 Green Peace Movements in Europe
- Unit 15 Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa
- Unit 16 Solidarity Movement in Poland
MGPE-008: Gandhian Approach To Peace And Conflict Resolution
BLOCK 1 Gandhian Perspectives on Peace
- Unit 1 Understanding Peace
- Unit 2 Tolerance, Harmony and Forgiveness
- Unit 3 Community Peace
- Unit 4 Peace among Nations
BLOCK 2 Gandhian Approach to Conflict Resolution
- Unit 5 Understanding Sources of Conflict
- Unit 6 Approaches to Conflict Resolution
- Unit 7 Gandhian Approach to Conflict Resolution
- Unit 8 Applications of Gandhian Approach to Peace and Conflict Resolution (Case Studies)
BLOCK 3 Gandhian Techniques of Conflict Resolution
- Unit 9 Fasting
- Unit 10 Strike
- Unit 11 Dialogue and Negotiation
- Unit 12 Mediation and Reconciliation
BLOCK 4 Application of Gandhian Techniques (Case Studies)
- Unit 13 Noakhali
- Unit 14 North-East/Kashmir
- Unit 15 Sri Lanka/Palestine
- Unit 16 Tibet/Myanmar/Bhutan
MGPE-010: Conflict Management, Transformation And Peace Building
BLOCK 1 Conflict Analysis
- Unit 1 Nature of Conflicts
- Unit 2 Sources of Conflicts
- Unit 3 Methods of Conflict Analysis
- Unit 4 Conflict Assessment and Prognosis
BLOCK 2 Conflict Management
- Unit 5 Responses to Conflicts
- Unit 6 Objectives of Conflict Management
- Unit 7 Methods and Techniques
- Unit 8 Case Studies (Punjab and Nagaland)
BLOCK 3 Conflict Transformation
- Unit 9 Approaches and Perspectives
- Unit 10 Theories of Conflict Transformation Johan Galtung, Lederach and Gene Sharp)
- Unit 11 Gandhian Vision
- Unit 12 Case Studies (Champaran and South Africa)
BLOCK 4 Peace Building
- Unit 13 Meaning and Significance of Peacebuilding
- Unit 14 Approaches to Peacebuilding
- Unit 15 Post-Conflict Re-construction and Rehabilitation
- Unit 16 Case Studies Afghanistan
MGPE-011: Human Security
BLOCK 1 Understanding Human Security
- Unit 1 Defining Human Security
- Unit 2 Human Development, Rights and Security
- Unit 3 Human Security and Peace Building
- Unit 4 Gandhian Visions of Human Security
BLOCK 2 Threats to Human Security
- Unit 5 Structural Violence (Eco, Socio, Political)
- Unit 6 State Violence (Terrorism, Dictatorship Military etc.)
- Unit 7 Non-State Violence (Terrorism)
- Unit 8 Disaster and Displacement
BLOCK 3 Safeguards to Human Security
- Unit 9 Food Security
- Unit 10 Unorganised Labour (Rural and Urban)
- Unit 11 Empowerment of the Marginalised (Women, Children etc.)
- Unit 12 International Cooperation and Security
BLOCK 4 State of Human Security
- Unit 13 Measuring Human Security
- Unit 14 Global State of Human Security
- Unit 15 Human Security in South Asia
- Unit 16 Human Security in India
MGPE-013: Civil Society, Political Regimes And Conflicts
BLOCK 1 Civil Society: Concepts and Perspectives
- Unit 1 Understanding Civil Society
- Unit 2 Elements of Civil Society
- Unit 3 Civil Society: Local and Global
- Unit 4 Gandhi and Volunteerism
BLOCK 2 Civil Society and the State
- Unit 5 Civil Society and State: An Interface
- Unit 6 Civil Society in Globalised Market
- Unit 7 Civil Society and Political Regimes
- Unit 8 Civil Society, Resistance and Protest
BLOCK 3 Civil Society and Peace Building
- Unit 9 Global Peace Movements
- Unit 10 Role of NGOs in Peace Process
- Unit 11 Human Rights and Culture for Peace
- Unit 12 Peace Movements in India
BLOCK 4 Gandhi and People’s Power
- Unit 13 Gandhi, Capacity Building and Empowerment
- Unit 14 Grassroots/People’s Initiatives
- Unit 15 Mobilising Voluntary Action
- Unit 16 Gandhian Civil Society for Global Peace
- Unit 17 Gandhi’s Programme on Social Reforms
- Unit 18 Satyagraha for Our Time
