State Politics in India — DU B.A. (Hons.) Political Science Previous Year Question Papers

Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Courses for Sem – III DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE – 1a: State Politics in India CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE Course title Credits Credit distribution of the & Code course criteria requisite of Lecture Tutorial Practical/ the course 4 3 1 0 12 Pass NIL Learning Objectives This course situates the study of state politics as one of the key domains of Indian politics. It aims to introduce the students to ‘state politics’ in India as a significant site where key idioms, processes and practices of democratic politics are produced. Discussing the relevance of the theme, the course focusses on various theories on state politics, the historical and constitutional context that shaped state reorganisation including linguistic demands and other recent demands for smaller states. The course also focuses on the rise of regional parties and movements as the means through which state politics unfolds. It subsequently looks at the political economy of development in the states through a detailed analysis of agrarian change, with specific focus on the rise of the agrarian capitalist class, rural markets, agrarian movements, regional business and economic reforms in the states. Learning outcomes On successful completion of the course, the students would demonstrate: Knowledge of the historical context and legal framework of the emergence of state politics in India Understanding of the phenomenon of state formation and reorganisation as part of both national and regional politics in India Awareness of the nature of agrarian politics in India and the political economy of states in India Knowledge of electoral politics and political leadership in states in India. SYLLABUS OF DSE-1a UNIT – I (9 hours) State politics in India Relevance and frameworks of analysis UNIT – II (9 hours) UNIT - III (9 hours) Agrarian politics Rise of an agrarian capitalist class, rural markets, land acquisition and farmers' movements UNIT - IV (9 hours) Political economy of development and reforms in the states Policy, politics, and regional business. UNIT - V (9 hours) Electoral politics in states Political parties, leadership, and mobilisation Essential/recommended readings State politics in India: relevance and frameworks of analysis Kumar, A. (2016) Introduction, in Rethinking State Politics in India-Regions Within Regions, Taylor and Francis. some observations, he Indian Journal of Political Science Tillin, L. (2013) 'National and Subnational Comparative Politics: Why, What and How,' Studies in Indian Politics, Vol.1, No.02, pp.235-240. States reorganization and formation of states Mawdsley, E. (2002). Redrawing the body politic: federalism, regionalism and the creation of new states in India. Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, Vol. 40, No.3, pp. 34-54. Sarangi, A. and Pai, S. (2011), Introduction: ContextualisingReorganisation, in Sarangi, A. and