Political Sociology

Week 1

Lecture 1: Introduction To Political Sociology: Nature And Scope Of Political Sociology

Lecture 2: Approaches And Perspectives To Study Political Sociology - 1

Week 2

Lecture 3: Approaches And Perspectives To Study Political Sociology - 2

Lecture 4: Political Socialisation & Culture

Lecture 5: Basic Concepts In Political Sociology: Power

Week 3

Lecture 6: Basic Concepts In Political Sociology: Authority

Lecture 7: Basic Concepts In Political Sociology: Bureaucracy

Lecture 8: Basic Concepts In Political Sociology: Legitimacy

Lecture 9: Basic Concepts In Political Sociology: Nation And Nation State

Week 4

Lecture 10: Basic Concepts In Political Sociology: Citizenship

Lecture 11: Basic Concepts In Political Sociology: Elites

Lecture 12: Basic Concepts In Political Sociology: Government And Governmentality

Week 5

Lecture 13: Basic Concepts In Political Sociology: Civil Society

Lecture 14: Basic Concepts In Political Sociology: Interest Groups

Lecture 15: Political Systems - Authoritarianism

Lecture 16: Political Systems - Democratic 

Week 6

Lecture 17: Political Systems - Segmentary

Lecture 18: State And Society In India -1

Lecture 19: State And Society In India -2

Week 7

Lecture 20: State And Society In India -3

Lecture 21: Class, Status And Party: Labour Mobilization & Class Based Politics In India

Lecture 22: Party System In India

Lecture 23: Local Self-Government In India

Week 8

Lecture 24: Caste Based Politics And Mobilization

Lecture 25: Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policies

Lecture 26: Religion & Politics In India

Week 9

Lecture 27: Minority Communities In India 

Lecture 28: Ethnic Mobilization And Politics In India – 1

Lecture 29: Ethnic Mobilization And Politics In India - 2

Lecture 30: History Of Women's Movement In India

Week 10

Lecture 31: Gender And Society In India

Lecture 32: Political Participation Of Women In India

Lecture 33: Understanding Social Change

Week 11

Lecture 34: Identity And Politics

Lecture 35: Culture And Politics

Lecture 36: Social Movements In India: Introduction

Lecture 37: Social Movements In India: Backward Class Movement-1

Week 12

Lecture 38: Social Movements In India: Backward Class Movement-2

Lecture 39: Social Movements In India: Dalit Movement In India

Lecture 40: Social Movements In India: Linguistic And Ethnic Movement

Week 13

Lecture 41: Tribal Communities: An Introduction

Lecture 42: Tribes And Tribal Movements

Lecture 43: Role Of Civil Society In Modern Democracies - 1

Lecture 44: Role Of Civil Society In Modern Democracies – 2

Week 14

Lecture 45: Role Of Civil Society In Modern Democracies - 3

Lecture 46: Globalisation And Its Dimensions

Lecture 47: Political Globalisation And Its Dynamics

Week 15

Lecture 48: Understanding Risk Society

Lecture 49: Introduction To Environmentalism

Lecture 50: The Idea Of Anthropocene And The Way Ahead

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