Bachelor of Arts (BA Political Science), Shivaji University, Kolhapur

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Shivaji University, Kolhapur is offering Bachelor of Arts (BA Political Science). In this section, learn about the Bachelor of Arts (BA Political Science) course at Shivaji University, Kolhapur

Semester I

Indian Government Paper I
- Unit-I
A) Historical Background of Indian Constitution –
1)Indian Council Act ,1909
2)Indian Government Act,1919
3)Indian Government Act,1935
B) Making of Indian Constitution – Constituent Assembly
C)Preamble and Basic Features of Indian Constitution

- Unit-2
A) Fundamental Rights
B) Fundamental Duties
C) Directive Principles of state policy

- Unit-3 Union Government
A) President
B) Parliament
C) Prime Minister And Council of Ministers

- Unit-4 Supreme Court
A) Composition, Powers and Functions
B) Judicial Review
C) Procedure of Constitutional Amendment

Semester II

Paper II Political Process in India
- Unit – 1 Federal System --- Centre- State Relations
A) Legislative Relations
B) Administrative Relations
C) Financial Relations

- Unit –2 Selected Commissions / Bodies
1) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
2) Election Commission
3) Union Public Service Commission
4) Finance Commission
5) Planning Commission

- Unit – 3 A)National Political Parties
1) National Congress Party
2) Bhartiya Janata Party
3) Communist Party of India
4) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
5) Nationalist Congress Party
6) Bahujan Samaj Party

- Unit – 4 Major Challenges in Indian Politics
A) Casteism
B) Communalism
C) Criminalization of Politics and Terrorism
D) Regionalism

Semester III

Paper No. V -Theory and Practice of Public Administration
- Unit -1. Public Administration
- Unit -2 . Organization
- Unit -3 . Units of Organization
- Unit -4. Personnel Administration
- Unit -5. Financial Administration
- Unit -6 .Administration Law and Tribunals, legislative and Administrative Judicial Control Over Administration
- Unit -7. Administration Behaviour
- Unit -8 .Administration Improvement

Semester IV

Paper No. VI International Politics
- Unit -1. Nature of International Politics
- Unit -2. National Power
- Unit -3. Foreign policy
- Unit -4. Diplomacy
- Unit -5. A) Balance of Power
B) Collective security
- Unit -6. United Nation
- Unit -7. Disarmament
- Unit -8. New world Order

Semester V

Paper No. VII Political Theory
- Unit -1. Political Science as a Discipline
- Unit -2 . Approaches to the study of Political science
- Unit -3 . Theories of origin of the state
- Unit -4 . Theories of Democracy

Semester VI

Paper No. XII Political Concepts
- Unit -1 .State ,Nation and Sovereignty
- Unit -2. Rights, Liberty, Equality and Justice
- Unit -3. Power, Authority and Legitimacy
- Unit -4. Human Rights