This comprehensive course is designed to cover almost the entire subject matter of this vibrant academic field. As is the case with any discipline, this course starts with a contextual and historical background of the subject when it was conceived as an infant academic enterprise. It discusses the origin, scope, and nature of comparative politics as well as the theoretical and conceptual toolkit to engage in variety of comparative studies designed by its founding fathers. A blend of traditional and modern approaches is discussed along with the latest interventions in the form of contemporary methodological and theoretical directions in the subject. Moreover, the theoretical and conceptual part has been balanced with a rich praxis part covering interesting comparative analyses of various institutions and processes around the world. Be it democracy, federalism or authoritarianism, a nuanced analysis is provided with selected case studies. Various forms and types of governments along with theories are discussed in detail. Besides, party system and electoral dynamics, there are comparative case studies on legislature, executive, and judiciary. This is surely an essential and ‘go to’ course for anyone interested in examining institutions and processes in comparative perspective. Essentially designed for undergraduate level, it can also be useful for graduate students, and even can cater to the requirements of general political science discipline as well.
| Course Status : | Ongoing |
| Course Type : | Core |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 12 weeks |
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| Credit Points : | 5 |
| Level : | Undergraduate |
| Start Date : | 01 Jul 2024 |
| End Date : | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 31 Aug 2024 |
| Exam Date : | 08 Dec 2024 IST |
| Shift : | I |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
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3. Landman, Todd. Issues and methods in comparative politics: an introduction. routledge, 2002.
4. Clark, William Roberts, Matt Golder, and Sona Nadenichek Golder. Principles of comparative politics. CQ Press, 2017.
5. Almond, Gabriel Abraham, and James Smoot Coleman, eds. The politics of the developing areas. Princeton University Press, 2015.
6. Blondel, Jean. Comparative Government Introduction. Routledge, 2016.
7. Hague, Rod, Martin Harrop, and John McCormick. Comparative government and politics. Vol. 6. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
8. Chilcote, Ronald H. Theories of comparative politics: the search for a paradigm reconsidered. Routledge, 2018.
Aijaz Ashraf Wani (PhD) is Associate Professor at Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir. He is author of What Happened to Governance in Kashmir? Oxford University Press, 2019; and Co-editor of Democracy in South Asia, Routledge, 2024, & Government and Politics of Jammu and Kashmir: From Princely State to Union Territory, SAGE, 2022. His research has appeared in national and international journals including Journal of Borderlands Studies, Studies in Indian Politics, Indian Journal of Public Administration, South Asian Survey, Economic and Political Weekly, Indian Historic Review, Urban India etc. Besides he has chapters in books published by Routledge, Orient Blackswan, and Palgrave Macmillan. He has completed two major research projects sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi and is working on another Research Project on the theme of Urban Governance, funded by ICSSR. Besides he has completed number of minor projects on Electoral Studies sponsored by CSDS, New Delhi. He was coordinator of MOOC course on Indian Government and Politics (2020).
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