Exam Details

Subject Comparative Politics Issues and Trends
Paper
Exam / Course Master in Political Science
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Critically examine the main assumptions of the political economy approach in the study of comparative politics.

2. Assess the impact of globalization on the internal functioning of states.

3. Briefly describe the major approaches to the study of nationalism.

4. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each Gramsci on civil society World system approach Comparative method

5. What is Constitutionalism? Is there any contradiction between the concepts of 'constitutional government' and 'democracy'

6. What is Consociationalism? Examine its role in multi -ethnic societies.

7. Examine the factors responsible for resurgence of ethnic movements in recent times.

8. Answer any two of the following in about 250 words each Distinguish totalitarian from authoritarian regimes. Examine the features of Weber's concept of bureaucracy. Distinguish between institutional, economic and associational interest groups.

9. Critically analyse the development of science and technology in India.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each Eco feminism Measures to improve human development Socialist perspective of human rights


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Australia's Foreign Policy
  • Canada Politics and Society
  • Comparative Politics Issues and Trends
  • India and the World
  • India: Democracy and Development
  • International Relations: Theory and Problems
  • Peace and Conflict Studies
  • Political Theory
  • Social and political Thought in modern India
  • Social Movements and Politics in India
  • State & Society in Latin America
  • State and Society in Africa
  • State and Society in Australia
  • State Politics in India
  • The European Union in World Affairs
  • Western Political Thought (From Plato to Marx)