This course aims to familiarize the student with basic concepts of Political Sociology, and attempts to provide them with necessary tools to understand everyday society and politics in India. The course enables students to comprehend major theoretical and conceptual framework to understand political sociology and its varied dimensions. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the political processes, political institutions and political change in context of India. The course is divided into different units based on understanding the nature and scope of political sociology, basic concepts and theories, and political processes in India.
Overview
Syllabus
Lecture No.
Title of the Lecture
1
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: NATURE AND SCOPE OF POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
2
APPROACHES AND PERSPECTIVES TO STUDY POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY - 1
3
APPROACHES AND PERSPECTIVES TO STUDY POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY - 2
4
POLITICAL SOCIALISATION & CULTURE
5
BASIC CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: POWER
6
BASIC CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: AUTHORITY
7
BASIC CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: BUREAUCRACY
8
BASIC CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: LEGITIMACY
9
BASIC CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: NATION AND NATION STATE
10
BASIC CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: CITIZENSHIP
11
BASIC CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: ELITES
12
BASIC CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENTALITY
13
BASIC CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: CIVIL SOCIETY
14
BASIC CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY: INTEREST GROUPS
15
POLITICAL SYSTEMS - AUTHORITARIANISM
16
POLITICAL SYSTEMS - DEMOCRATIC
17
POLITICAL SYSTEMS - SEGMENTARY
18
STATE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA -1
19
STATE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA -2
20
STATE AND SOCIETY IN INDIA -3
21
CLASS, STATUS AND PARTY: LABOUR MOBILIZATION & CLASS BASED POLITICS IN INDIA
22
PARTY SYSTEM IN INDIA
23
LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN INDIA
24
CASTE BASED POLITICS AND MOBILIZATION
25
SOCIAL EXCLUSION & INCLUSIVE POLICIES
26
RELIGION & POLITICS IN INDIA
27
MINORITY COMUNITIES IN INDIA
28
ETHNIC MOBILIZATION AND POLITICS IN INDIA - 1
29
ETHNIC MOBILIZATION AND POLITICS IN INDIA - 2
30
HISTORY OF WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN INDIA
31
GENDER and SOCIETY in INDIA
32
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN INDIA
33
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CHANGE
34
IDENTITY and POLITICS
35
CULTURE and POLITICS
36
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN INDIA: INTRODUCTION
37
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN INDIA: BACKWARD CLASS MOVEMENT-1
38
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN INDIA: BACKWARD CLASS MOVEMENT-2
39
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN INDIA: DALIT MOVEMENT IN INDIA
40
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN INDIA: LINGUISTIC AND ETHNIC MOVEMENT
41
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES: AN INTRODUCTION
42
TRIBES AND TRIBAL MOVEMENTS
43
ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN MODERN DEMOCRACIES - 1
44
ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN MODERN DEMOCRACIES - 2
45
ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN MODERN DEMOCRACIES - 3
46
GLOBALISATION AND ITS DIMENSIONS
47
POLITICAL GLOBALISATION AND ITS DYNAMICS
48
UNDERSTANDING RISK SOCIETY
49
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTALISM
50
THE IDEA of ANTHROPOCENE and THE WAY AHEAD
Taught by
Dr. Aditya Ranjan Kapoor
