Syllabus for
Master of Arts (International Studies)
Academic Year  (2022)

Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) is an inter-disciplinary programme; students integrate and apply knowledge across disciplines in order to analyze global issues and problems. It equips students with analytical and critical skills to understand contemporary international politics and prepare them for a range of professions that require knowledge of international affairs. The Programme is designed to provide graduates the expertise and skills appropriate for a range of public and private sector careers where an advanced knowledge and understanding of contemporary international societies is integral to their work.

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PO2: Apply the knowledge in analyzing and bringing creative solutions to complex international issues through cooperation, conflict resolution, diplomacy and creative thinking.

PO3: Demonstrate critical, analytical, research, problem-solving, self-learning and communication skills required for a range of careers in public and private sectors and also for self-employment.

PO4: Demonstrate entrepreneurship, innovativeness, and continuous learning.

PO5: Exhibit dynamism, consultative decision-making, team building and such other leadership qualities.

Continuous Internal Assessment   100 marks

CIA 1   Written assignments                                                 20 marks

CIA 2   Mid Semester  Examinations                                     50 marks

CIA 3    Written assignments and presentations                     20 marks

Attendance                                                                         10 marks.

End Semester Examinations                                                 100 Marks

The course aims to help students

• To understand the concepts, meaning and theories of political science. It is designed to give an in depth knowledge about the political concepts that students will be exposed to in their study of international studies.       

• To develop an inquisitive attitude towards the current political issues and be able to connect the current issues to the prominent theories of political science.

• To be open to critically analyze and respect diverse viewpoints.

• Nature, meaning and functions of political theory

·         Major approaches and methods in political theory

·         Sovereignty

·         liberty

·         Equality

·         Justice

·         Rights

·         Power

·         Liberalism

·         Conservatism

·         Socialism

·         Nationalism : Anarchism, Fascism

Gandhism

·        Social Contract  

·         Marxist Theory

·          Behavioralism & Post Behavioralism,

·          Systems theory

·         Communication theory

·         Post-Modernism

·         Feminism 

·         The economy and society

·         Political culture, identity and legitimacy

·         Mass media and political communication

·         Groups, interests and movements

Bhagwan, V. and Bhushan, V.  (2011). Principles and Concepts of Political Theory. Noida: Kalyani.

Mahajan, V.D. (2010). Political Theory. New Delhi: S Chand.

Singhal, SC. (2009). Political Theory. Agra: Lakshmi Narain Agarwal.

CIA-2  50 Marks 

CIA -3 20 Marks 

Final Marks  100

Course Description:

 This is a principles-level course in International Economics for non-majors. International economics is the area of economics concerning transactions and interactions between agents (consumers, firms and governments) of different countries. The main goal is to introduce students to general principles of both international microeconomics and international macroeconomics.

First part of the course deals with basic microeconomics concepts and tools like demand and supply, cost and revenue, market structure and its types (1stand 2nd unit) after learning tools of economics 3rd unit focuses on international trade and gains from trade. Initially, we will see the main theories explaining international trade: who benefits from trade, why certain trade patterns appear, how international trade is related to income distribution, etc. Then in unit 4, we will focus on international trade policy: what are the instruments to encourage or discourage trade, why trade is not as prevalent as the theory would imply, and what are the main arguments for and against free trade. Unit 5 and 6 deals with balance of payment and exchange rate system, it’s important to understand these concepts in order to frame a correct policy for the economic growth and development in the era of globalization and liberalization. The last part of the course will focus on international macroeconomics, or open economy macroeconomics. It will go over exchange rate determination, the interaction between exchange rates, interest rates, inflation, and aggregate output; and discuss international monetary systems.

 Course Objectives

•        Introduce students to principles in international economics.

•        Provide a basic understanding of the workings of international trade, foreign exchange determination etc.

•        Develop economic reasoning and approach towards international relations

Introduction to economics, Production Possibility Frontier, Basics: Supply and Demand, Market Equilibrium,. Opportunity cost, Isoquants, Indifference Curve Analysis., Types of Market structure

Cost and Revenue Analysis, types of cost, types of revenue, Price and output determination under different types of market structure.

Theories of International Trade:  Absolute & Comparative Advantage Theory, Heckscher-Ohlin Theory,  Terms of Trade, Factors affecting ToT, Economic Growth and Development, Factor Endowment growth , Prebisch-Singer Thesis, Immiserising Growth-Jadgish Bhagwati

1. Tariffs and its Effects
2. Non Tariff Trade Barriers-import quotas, voluntary export agreements, subsidies, buy national policies, product and safety standards, and content requirements.
3. Other Instruments of Trade Policy

Free Trade Vs Protection

1. Balance of Trade Vs BOP
2. Accounts in BOP
3. Disequilibrium in BOP and its effects
4. Measures to Correct BOP

1. Foreign Exchange Markets and Systems
2. Theories of Exchange Rate Determination- Mint Theory,
3. Purchasing power parity Theory
4. BOP theory

National Income,

Aggregate demand and supply,

Inflation,

Unemployment,

Fiscal policy and monetary policy,

Exim Policy.

—  International Economics – Cherunilam

—  International Economics – Dominick Salvatore

—  International Economics – H.G Mannur

—  International Economics – Raj Kumar

—  International Economics- Bo Sodersten

—  International Economics- Robert J. Carbaugh

—  International Economics: Theory and Policy - Paul R. Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld

—  Textbook of Economics – William Boyes & Michael Melvin

 Deviga Vengedasalam, Karunagaran Madhavan: Principles of Economics. 3 rd Edition

Krugman, Obstfeld, Melitz. International Economics: Theory and Policy, 10th Edition, 2012. Pearson.

Rajkumar: International economics, latest edition. Excel book

—  International Economics – Dominick Salvatore

—  International Economics – H.G Mannur

—  International Economics – Raj Kumar

—  International Economics- Bo Sodersten

—  International Economics- Robert J. Carbaugh

—  International Economics: Theory and Policy - Paul R. Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld

—  Textbook of Economics – William Boyes & Michael Melvin

• CIA I – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation            – 10%

• CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                                – 25%

• CIA III – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation             – 10%

• Attendance                                                                    – 05%

• End Semester Examination                                              – 50%

                                                                                                    TOTAL 100%

The study of international relations takes a wide range of theoretical approaches. Some emerge from within the discipline itself; others have been imported, in whole or in part, from disciplines such as economics or sociology. This course introduces students to some of the most important theory and practice for studying international relations. It provides a fairly comprehensive overview of the major political developments and events starting from the twentieth century. Students are expected to learn about the key milestones in world history and equip them with the tools to understand and analyze the same from different perspectives. The aim of the course is to understand International relations and its multidisciplinary nature where the student will be accommodated with contemporary trend of multidisciplinary discourse.

International Relations: Meaning, nature, scope and importance; Meaning, elements, evaluation of national power, Approaches to International Peace: Balance of Power; Collective Security; Disarmament and arms control and War

Emmanuel Kant on perpetual peace, Hugo Grotius on International Relation, Karl Smith, Thucydides, Confucius, Arthashastra Thomas Hobbes, Aquinas.

Idealism, Realism, Liberalism, Neo-Realism and Neo-Liberalism, System theory  World Systems, Functionalism and Neo-functionalism, New-world order, Dependency theory, Game theory and Marxist approaches

Historical sociology, Normative theory, Social Constructivism, Postmodernism, post- colonialism, critical theory and Neo- Marxist Approaches in IR

Non-traditional Security threats in International Relations, Green Politics in International Relations, Globalization and new orders of non-State actors, and Feminist Theories, Language and Symbols in International Relations

Smith, M. and R. Little. “Introduction.” Perspectives on World Politics. New York: Routledge, 2000. 1-17. Print.  

Baylis, John and Steve Smith. The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations. 4thedn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. 1-6. Print. 

Cox, M. “From the Cold War to the War on Terror.” The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations. Eds. John Baylis and Steve Smith. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. 141-155. Print.

Bull, H. “The Balance of Power and International Order”. Perspectives on World Politics. New York: Routledge, 2000. 1-17. Print.

Dunne, T. “Liberalism.”The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations. Eds. John Baylis and Steve Smith. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. 185-203. Print.

Keohane, R.O. and Joseph S. Nye. “Trans-governmental Relations and the International Organisation.” Perspectives on World Politics. Eds. M. Smith and R. Little. New York: Routledge, 2000. 229-241. Print.

Moravcsik, Andrew. “Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International Politics.” International Organisation51.4 (1997): 513-553. Print.

Keohane, Robert O. and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Power and Interdependence. 3rd edn., Addison-Wesley, 2000. 3-52. Print.

Snyder, Jack. Myths of Empire: Domestic Politics and International Ambition. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1991. Print.

Tickner, Ann J. “You Just Don’t Understand: Troubles Engagements Between Feminists and IR Theorists.” International Studies Quarterly 41.4 (1997, December): 611-632. Print.

Peterson, Spike. Gendered States: Feminist (Re)Visions of International Relations Theory. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1992. Print.

Enloe, Cynthia. Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989. Print.

Cohn, Carol and Cynthia Weber. “Missions, Men and Masculinities.” International Feminist Journal of Politics 1.4: 435-451. Print. 

 Moravcsik, Andrew. “Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International Politics.” International Organisation51.4 (1997): 513-553. Print. 

Keohane, Robert O. and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Power and Interdependence. 3rdedn., Addison-Wesley, 2000. 3-52. Print. 

Halliday, F. Rethinking International Relations. London: Macmillan, 1994. 147-166. Print. 

Nicholson, M. International Relations: A Concise Introduction. New York: Palgrave, 2002.120-122. Print. 

Galtung, J. “A Structural Theory of Imperialism.”Perspectives on World Politics. Eds. M. Smith and R. Little. New York: Routledge, 2000. 292-304. Print.

Wallerstein, I. “The Rise and Future Demise of World Capitalist System: Concepts for Comparative Analysis.” Perspectives on World Politics. Eds. M. Smith and R. Little. New York: Routledge, 2000. 292-304. Print. 

CIA II – Mid Semester Examination – 25%

CIA III – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation – 10% 

 Attendance – 05%

 End Semester Examination – 50%

 TOTAL 100%

COURSE OBJECTIVES: : It is essential to understand how the contemporary world, its priorities and articulations are rooted in the modern period. Broadly identified as beginning from 1800’s and lasting till 1950’s, Modernism was a conceptual movement that influenced the progress of History and Culture of the entire world. It was this pre war world that engineered the historical, political, social, economic and cultural sensibilities of Contemporary period and hence it becomes crucial to understanding International Relations. 

Liberalism and Nationalism in the early 19th century b) Social Darwinism c) Nationalism and nation States: Unification of Italy and Germany. d) The Romantic era: Concerns and Features- Romanticism  and Musical Nationalism of Richard Wagner – Romanticism in Art and Literature of Goya and Wolfgang von Gothe -Intellectual background of Romanticism: Kant, Hegel and Marx

Colonialism in Africa b) Pre colonial and colonial Africa : European presence  c)Scramble for Africa d) Consolidation of colonial rule: Raw materials and markets, peasant producers, economic impact, early expressions of nationalism.

 e)The People and Cultures of Africa: Religion and Society in early Africa,

  African literature and literary movements, impact of African culture on the West.           

a)      Ruptures in Ottomanization,and the issue of eastern question

b)       Arab nationalism – Arabia during the world wars.

c)      Western interventions and regional friction in China: Anglo Chinese confrontations, revolution and the republic-   Japan: Period of assertion 1860 to 1920.           

a)      USA: Formation of national identity – Struggle for nationhood: westward expansion and  the civil war – Idea of USA: i)The age of Jazz ii) Literature: Emerson and David Thoreau iii) Architecture: Frank Lyod Wright 

b)      Early colonial empires in Latin America: Portugal, Spain and France, the age of conquistadores,  Portuguese empire in the Atlantic,

c)   Plantation economy, Slave trade and its impact on Europe.

c) Colonial culture and liberation movements.      

2. Kevin Shillington, History of Africa, Palgrave Macmillan 2012

3. Edited, US History, Rice University, 2017

4.Meenaxi Phukan, Rise of the Modern West, Trinity Press 1998

2.  Carr, E.H. International Relations between the Two World Wars: 1919 – 1939. NewYork: Palgrave, 2004.

3. Taylor, A.J.P. The Origins of the Second World War. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1961.

4.      Carrthuthers, S.L. “International History, 1900- 1945.”The Globalisation of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations. Eds. John Baylis and Steve Smith.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005

6      Calvocoressi, P. World Politics: 1945 – 2000. Essex: Pearson, 2005.

7.     Scott, L. “International History, 1945 – 1990.” The Globalisation of World Politics An Introduction to International Relations. Eds. John Baylis and Steve Smith.

CIA I – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation                     10%

CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                                      25%

CIA III – Research Topic                                                      10%

Attendance                                                                              05%

End Semester Examination                                                     50%                                        

TOTAL                                                                        100%

   Scheme of Evaluation: For all Sections     

50% of the marks for Factual writin

 40% of the marks for Interpretation, Analysis                                                             

 10% of the marks for Writing style that include  grammar, vocabulary, spelling ,presentation

Indian foreign policy reflects the perceptions and priorities of our political, economic and military leaderships from time to time in relation to the neighbourhood, middle and big powers. This is evidenced from the continuity and change in Indian national security and foreign policy.

It also deals with the mechanics of Indian foreign policy making and the issues that influence the policy in order for them to develop a perspective on the emerging trends in Indian foreign policy.

Doctrinal Aspects; Determinants: domestic and international; Evolution of Indian foreign policy, pre-Independence, post-Independence, Non Aligned Movement, Cold War and Security Politics

Institutions, Structure, and Processes:Structure of Indian Government, Political System, Ministry of External Affairs, Prime Minister’s Office, Research & Analysis Wing, Role of Think Tanks, Media,  Role of the Prime ministers

Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan and South-East Asia

US, Russian Federation, PRC, Japan, and European Union

Israel, East and West Asia, African Countries, Australia and South America.

Economic aspects; Interactions with Global and Regional Institutions and Grouping (UN, IMF & WB, WTO, ASEAN-ARF, APEC, EU, BRICs, SCO, SAARC, BIMSTEC, Asian infrastructure investment bank).

Genesis, Doctrines, Evolutionary Trajectory, Emerging Dimensions.

Non-Alignment,Terrorism, Energy Security, Indian Diaspora

Bandyopadhyaya, J., The Making of India's Foreign Policy: Determinants, Institutions, Processes, and Personalities, Bombay: Allied Publishers, 1970.

 Dixit, J. N., Indian Foreign Policy and its Neighbours, New Delhi: Gyan Publishing, 2001.

 Dogra Rajiv, India's World: How prime ministers shaped foreign policy, Rupa Publications India , New Delhi, 2020

 Malone, David, C. Raja Mohan, Srinath Raghavan, The Oxford Handbook of Indian Foreign Policy, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.

 Malone, David, Does the Elephant Dance: Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy, New Delhi: Oxford, 2011.

 Menon, Shivshankar, Choices: Inside the Making of India’s Foreign Policy, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2016.

 Rajmohan, C., Crossing the Rubicon: The Shaping of India's New Foreign Policy, New Delhi, Penguin Books, 2005.

Pande, Aparna, From Chanakya to Modi: Evolution of India's Foreign Policy, New Delhi: Harper Collins, 2017.

 Saran Shyam, How India Sees The World: From Kautilya to Modi, New Delhi: Juggernaut, 2018.

 Tharoor, Shashi, Pax Indica: India and the World of 21st Century, New Delhi: Penguin, 2013.

·         Nehru, Jawaharlal,  India's Foreign Policy: Selected Speeches, September 1946-April 1961, New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1961.

·         Nancy Jetly and Rajendra Prasad, India's Foreign Policy: Challenges And Prospects, New Delhi: Vikas Pub. House, 1999.

·         Muni, S.D., India’s foreign Policy, The Democracy Dimension (2009)

·         Tharoor, Shashi Reasons of State: Political development and India’s foreign policy under Indira Gandhi (1982)

·         CIA I – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation  – 10%

·         CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                  – 25%

·         CIA III – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation  10%

·         Attendance                                                     – 05%

·         End Semester Examination                               – 50%

                                                                     TOTAL 100%

'Travailler en français en entreprise' is a professional French course at elementary level (A1/A2). It has been designed for students whose French is part of the professional project, or people already integrated into the world of work.

'Travailler en français en entreprise' (French in business) is a pragmatic method, based on an action-based approach: students are regularly put in situations through role plays and case studies. The professional situations and the tasks proposed are varied and realistic and thus give rise to written and oral productions close to the authentic.

'Travailler en français en entreprise' (French in business) includes ten units that address a wide range of topics related to the business world.

Course objectives include the ability

- to speak and understand simple conversations

- to understand basic grammar 

- to write simple sentences.

The unit includes a conversation, document, vocabulary, know how and case studies

The unit includes a conversation, document, vocabulary, know how and case studies

The unit includes a conversation, document, vocabulary, know how and case studies

The unit includes a conversation, document, vocabulary, know how and case studies

The unit includes a conversation, document, vocabulary, know how and case studies

1.    

CIA 2 - Written test

CIA 3 - Quiz on various aspects of France and French / Test of the four skills 

Given the growing influence of China in the changing world order and the fact that Chinese language is one of the 6 official languages of UN, this basic level course offers an opportunity to the International Studies students to discover and learn this much intriguing ancient, east asian language perceived as the most difficult in the world.

This beginner’s level course will:

• introduce students to the basics of Chinese language and culture,
• help them develop basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills,
• prepare them for HSK (level 1), an international standardized exam conducted by Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban, a public institution) in affiliation with the Government of China
• and also lay a good foundation for studying or working in a chinese speaking environment.

• Part one: initials j, q, x, finals beginning with 'i',  finals beginning with ü
• Part two: initials z, c, s, the final 'i'
• Part three: finar 'er', retroflex ending, the tone sandhi "bù不"
• Part four: summary of spelling rules, omission of syllables, review of phonetics, compound strokes(1), radicals

• Part One: the basic sounds, initials b, p, m, f, d, t, n, l, single finals, tones
• Part two: initials g, k, h, compound finals, nasal finals, third tone sandhi
• Part three: Initials zh, ch, sh, r, final -i, finals that begin with 'u'
• part four: tone sandhi "yi 一", rules of the separation of symbols, origin of Chinese characters, basic strokes, stroke order, fun with Chinese characters

• greeting and ice breaking
• experiencing the country its culture and language
• introducing the course and the book
• a brief history of the language

• 1 to 10, days of the week
• 11 to 100 months, date
• Numbers in Chinese culture

1. Functions:Daily greetings, Asking about one's name, Greeting others 
2. Language points: "mā吗" questions, sentence with adjectival predicate, position of the adverb "yě也" word order in Chinese
3. Chinese characters: components, interrelationship between strokes, compound strokes(2), chinese radicals 亻, 讠, 木, 辶
4. Cultural knowledge: Simplified Chinese characters

1. Functions: Introducing others, asking someone's surname, nationality, likes, dislikes, saying goodbye, identifying items
2. Language points: "shì是" questions, interrogative phrases with "什么shénme" and "哪na", conjunction "和hé", the position of the adverb "都dōu"
3. Chinese characters: left-right structure, top-bottom structure, enclosed structure, radicals 饣, 口
4. Cultural knowledge: Chinese dictionaries

1. Functions: Asking about one's family, age, profession, entertaining guests
2. Language points: “有you” sentences, modifier expressing possession, measure word, interrogative sentences "谁shéi“ and “几ii”, adverb “hái还”
3. Chinese characters: common left-right structure, radicals 艹, 宀 
4. Cultural knowledge: Forms of address for family members and relatives

1. Functions: Talking about sudying(1), making a date, asking about time(1), one's major
2. Language points: a time word as an adverbial, verb/adjective-not-verb/adjective questions, "呢ne"questions
3. Chinese characters: common top-bottom structure, radicals 刀, 日
4. Cultural knowledge: The educational system of China

1. pattern, vocabulary, sentence structures
2. mock tests

1.    Provide an introductory analysis of theories of political economy.

2.    To provide a basic history of international political economy.

To apply theories of political economy in order to explain the dynamic operation of the global economy as an interaction between economics and politics.

The modern Nation State.

Mercantilism and Pre-Modern World Economy. 

Nineteenth Century Liberalism and Structuralism.

The liberal international economy: practice and arguments. 

The nationalist reaction: practice and arguments.

The Gold Standard Era.

The politics of the inter-war years.

The Bretton Woods settlement and the collapse of Bretton Woods.

Orthodox Development Economics and developing economies.

The Mahalanobis Model in India.

Indira Gandhi’s Socialism.

Early Reforms under Rajiv Gandhi in the late 1980s.

The Asian financial crisis.

Developing Economies and the importance of integration with the global economy.

Terms of Trade and the WTO.

The protectionist backlash. 

Controversies over Multinational Corporations.

Economic development of China under Mao, Deng Xia Ping and post Deng period. 

The balance of financial terror.

The financial crisis 2008.

The politics of energy.

The economic discretion of the state.)

Financial Liberalization and the politics of distribution.

The sovereign debt crisis and the modern democratic nation-state.

 Case study of a Latin American country.

Immediate Post Second World War Period and the first steps toward Economic Regionalism.

Birth of European Economic, the Monetary Union and Establishment of Euro.

Problems with a single Central Bank.

Causes of the Euro-zone Crisis, Reforms.

Ravenhill, J. (2014). Global political economy. Oxford University Press.

2)    Gilpin, R. (2011). Global political economy: Understanding the international economic order. Princeton University Press.

3)    Stiglitz, J. E. (2002). Globalization and its Discontents (Vol. 500). Norton: New York.

        CIA - 2- Mid Semester Exam: 50 marks

       CIA - 3: 20 Marks

• US and the Cold War:  Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Nuclear competition, Arms race and Détente.
• US Foreign Policy during 1980s. End of the cold war and US’ unipolarity
• New Frontiers of American Foreign Policy in the post-cold war era-  Global War on Terror, Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump administrations, Climate Change and American Foreign Policy, Nuclear policy of the United States

Stewart Patrick and Shepherd Foreman, Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy: Ambivalent Engagement, Colorado: Lynne Rienner, 2002.

2.     CIA II – Mid Semester Examination – 25%

3.     CIA III – Research Topic – 10%

4.     Attendance – 05%

5.     End Semester Examination – 50% 

• To familiarize students with the basic concepts and approaches to the study of research methodology.
• To acquaint students with the basics of research methods, techniques, and approaches and to assist in the accomplishment of exploratory as well as result oriented research studies.
• To help students to identify the research problem and start asking the right questions with a goal of improving their ability to make a logical argument. 
• To assist students to learn various research techniques (qualitative and quantitative).
• To train students in the process of writing various academic and popular writings.
• To sensitise students of research ethics.

•  Human Inquiry and Science
• Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research
• The Ethics and Politics of Social Research
•  Characteristics of scientific method

• Explanation and Causation
• Research Question 
• Literature Review
• Hypothesis:  Importance, logic, and testing

• Qualitative and quantitative research
• Policy oriented, problem specific research in IR.
• Experimental and Formal Research Methods
• Case studies and comparative research
•  Content analysis and historical analysis
•  Direct observation, field studies and archival research
•  Questionnaire, interviewing and Survey

• Analyzing primary and secondary documents
• Data presentation and preliminary analysis, interpretation of data
• Research Design and writing the report
• Organizing and Mapping Arguments
• Presenting the Material: citation, references, notes

• Institutional and Organizational Theories
• Introduction to  study of Karl Popper, Paul Feyerband and Imre Lakotas
• The English School, Critical Theory:
• Frankfurt School and Marxist Approach
•  Normative and Postmodernist Approaches

Ahuja, Ram. Research Method, Rawat Publication, New Delhi, 2001

Art, Robert J. and Jervis, Robert International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, Longman, 2010

Dhiman, AK and  SC Sinha. Research Methodology, Ess Ess Publication, New Delhi, 2002

Fowler, Flyod J. (Jr). Survey Research Methods, Sage, Beverley Hills, 1984.

Gerring, John 2004. “What is a Case Study and What is it Good for?”American Political Science Review 98, pp. 341-354

Lantis, Jeffrey S, Lynn M. Kuzma and John Boeher, eds. The New International Studies Classroom: Active Teaching, Active Learning, Lynne Rienner,Publishers, Boulder,2000.

Misra, Rabi  N and Sharma, R. P. Research Methodology and Analysis, Discovery Publishing, New Delhi, 2006

Morgan, David L. Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: A Pragmatic Approach, Sage, New Delhi, 2014

Paul, K. Hatt and William J. Goode. Methods in Social Research, McGrawHill-Koga-Kausha, Tokyo, 1982

Phophalia, AK.  Modern Research Methodology: New Trends and Techniques, Paradise Publishing, 2010

Silverman, David (Ed). Qualitative Research: Theory, Method and Practice, Sage, New Delhi, 2004

Sprinz, Detlef F. and Wolinsky, Yael, Cases, Numbers, Models: International Relations Research Methods

Silverman, David (Ed). Qualitative Research: Theory, Method and Practice, Sage, New Delhi, 2004

CIA II – Mid Semester Examination – 25%

CIA III – Research Topic – 10%

 Attendance – 05%

End Semester Examination – 50%

TOTAL 100%

South Asia is home to the world’s most populous nation states, characterized by religious diversity and one of the fastest-growing regional economies. The vast peninsula is situated at the crossroads of West Asia and East Asia, and dominates the shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean. As international attention shifts to Asia, the states of South Asia are expected to play a more prominent role in shaping the affairs of this huge continent.

This paper provides a foundation to understand the dynamics of this crucial region and offers students the opportunity to concentrate on a part of the world whose importance in international affairs is increasingly recognized by the policy and corporate communities. It includes studying land use systems, political ecology, utilization of and access to natural resources, health issues, food security, ethnic conflicts, wars and migration studies. To achieve a comprehensive understanding of human-environment interactions at the interface between local and global processes, it gives an insight into the central dilemmas of modern politics, economic development and social change present in the region.

Geology, Landforms, Climate,Settlement, Population, Historical Geography

• South Asian civilization
• Evolution of power, authority and institutions,
• Ethnicity and Identity.
• Culture and Identity in Modern South Asia 1800-2000

Governance: State Formation, Political Elite, Insurgency and Terrorism, Civil War, Militarization: Civil-Military Relations, Introduction of Nuclear Weapons, Territorial Disputes: Role of Super Powers:  Political, Economic, Military, Social Dimensions   

a. Kashmir

b. Rann of Kutch

c. Farakka

d. Ethnic conflicts

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, creation and evolution, trade flows and treaties, barriers to intra-regional trade, challenges and opportunities

2)      South Asia:  Political and Economic Region, DrNitasha Malhotra, Kamala Nehru College, University of  Delhi

3)       South Asia in a Globalising World: A Reconstructed Regional Geography, 2002, Prentice- Hall, Bradnock, RW & Williams, G

4)      The Changing Map of Asia: A Political Geography, 2007, East, W Gordon

5)      Countries in Transition :A Brief Review of the Emerging Political Economy of Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, and Nepal, South Asia Occasional Paper Series 3, Asian Development Bank, Manila    

6)      Foreign Assistance and its Impact on Civil-Military Relations: A Case Study of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (Thesis) by Bobby Chand, March 2014 , Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, US

7)      Government and Politics in South Asia, Boulder, Col.: Baxter, C., Kennedy, C., Malik, Y., &Oberst, R. (2002)  Westview Press.

8) Mutual Suspicions, Murthy, Padmaja,   (2000) Knowledge World, NewDelhi

Mutual Suspicions, Murthy, Padmaja,   (2000) Knowledge World, NewDelhi

·         CIA I – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation            – 10%

·         CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                                  – 25%

·         CIA III – Research Topic                                                     – 10%

·         Attendance                                                                            – 05%

·         End Semester Examination                                                – 50%

                                                                                                    TOTAL 100%

'Travailler en français en entreprise' is a professional French course at elementary level (A1/A2). It has been designed for students whose French is part of the professional project, or people already integrated into the world of work.

'Travailler en français en entreprise' (In business) is a pragmatic method, based on an action-based approach: students are regularly put in situations through role plays and case studies. The professional situations and the tasks proposed are varied and realistic and thus give rise to written and oral productions close to the authentic.

'Travailler en français en entreprise' (In business) includes ten units that address a wide range of topics related to the business world.

Course objectives include the ability

- to speak and understand simple conversations

- to understand basic grammar 

- to write simple sentences.

The unit includes a conversation, document, vocabulary, know how and case studies

The unit includes a conversation, document, vocabulary, know how and case studies

The unit includes a conversation, document, vocabulary, know how and case studies

The unit includes a conversation, document, vocabulary, know how and case studies

The unit includes a conversation, document, vocabulary, know how and case studies

1.    

CIA 2 - Written test

CIA 3 - Quiz on various aspects of French culture / Oral and written comprehension / Oral and written production  

Semester 2 Chinese course will be a continuation of the previous course to help students consolidate the basics and further develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and prepare for HSK (level 2), an international standardized exam conducted by Confucius Institute Headquarters(Hanban, a public institution) in affiliation with the Government of China.

1. Functions: Talking about the date, wishing on birthday, inviting someone, expressing an apology, a regret
2. Language points: nominal predicate sentence, two object verbal predicate("sòng送", "jiāo教"，expressing emphasis with "jiù就", sentence with rising tone
3. Chinese characters: Common enclosure structure, radicals: 礻, 忄, 月
4. Cultural knowledge: The Chinese Zodiac

1- Functions: Asking for directions, about words one does not understand, describing locations, consoling someone, expresseng not hearing or clearly understanding

2- Language points: nouns of locality, "zài在" sentences, "you有"or"shì是" to indicate existence, "gēn跟"/"gěi给"+noun/pronoun prepositional construction, "hao ma好吗?","duì ma对吗?"questions

3- Chinese characters: compound character, radicals 竹, 足, 彳

4- Cultural knowledge: The local style dwellings in China

1. Functions: praise and response, asking price, for help on encountering a language problem, bargaining, paying, make a request, give permission, choosing clothes, settling a bill,
2. Language points: bigger numbers, sentences with optative verbs"xiang想" and "keyi可以" , snetences with 2 object-verbal predicate"gei给", "wèn问", "zhao找", questions with interrogative pronoun "zenme怎么"
3. Chinese characters: locating chinese character in a dictionary based on the radical, radicals 手, 衤, 钅
4. Cultural knowledge: The currency of China today

1. Functions: urging someone to do something, apologizing, asking about someone's health, expressing a need, a possibility, registering in a hospital, talking about one's health, treating an illness
2. Language points: sentence with subject-predicate phrase as the predicate, choice type questions, serial verbs for expressing purpose, optative verbs "yīnggāi应该","yào要","néng能", prepositional construction with zài在 + noun/pronoun
3. Chinese characters: locating chinese characters in a dictionary based on pīnyīn, radicals 疒, 月, 目, 广
4. Cultural knowledge: Traditional Chinese Medicine

1. Functions: talking about seasons & weather, one's plans, transportation, suggesting an activity, asking about time (2)
2. Language points: particle "le了" for change of status, serial verbs for expressing means or manner, optative verbs "huì会", "kenéng可能", sentence with question pronoun "zenmeyàng怎么样"
3. Chinese characters: pictophonic characters, radicals 氵, 冫, 纟, 灬, 穴
4. Cultural knowledge: climate of China

1. Functions: talking about something that has happened, someone who has changed, a holiday, about studying (2), asking about one's age(3), holiday greetings, making a phone call (1), passing on someone's regards
2. Language points: particle "le了" to confirm something has happened, a pivotal sentence, "shìbushì是不是" questions
3. Chinese radicals: 女, 夊, 阝(left), 阝(right)
4. Traditional Chinese festivals
5. HSK: in introduction to the pattern, vocabulary, practice tests

The goal of this course is to help the students develop a theoretical understanding of international organizations (IOs) and the global problems they attempt to address. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to articulate the leading explanations within political science for why IOs exist, controversies surrounding IOs in the context of international relations theory, why they are thought to help solve global problems, and the major challenges IOs face in meeting their objectives.

Definition, Characteristics and Classification of international organizations, Theories of International Organizations

Origins of International Institutions; Treaty of Westphalia, Congress of Vienna, League of Nations, Evolution of Bretton wood Institutions.

United Nations, Principle structures of United Nations, Reform of United Nation.

EU, BRICS, SCO, GCC, SAARC ASEAN, BIMSTEC.

Politics of Foreign Aid and Development by International Financial Institutions, WTO: Issues and Reforms.

Issues of Global Governance: Peace and Security, Human Rights, Environment. Role of Non- State Actors. Challenges to global governance- Legitimacy, Accountability, Effectiveness

1. Margaret Karns and Karen Mingst, International Organizations: The Politics and Process of Global Governance. Boulder: Lynne Reinner Publishers. 2009

2. Clive Archer, International Organizations, 3rd edn.London.Routledge.2011

3. Michael Barnett and Martha Finnemore, Rules for the World: International Organizations in Global Politics. Ithaca: Cornell UP. 2004

4. Paul Kennedy, The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations. Toronto: Harper Collins. 2006

5. Thomas D. Zweifel, International Organizations and Democracy: Accountability, Politics, and Power, Lynne Rienner Publishers.2006.

6. Inis Claude Jr. From Swords into Ploughshares: The Problems and Progress of International Organization, 4th edn, New York Random House.

7. Thomas G Weiss and Sam Daws (eds) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations, New York, Oxford University Press.2007.

1. Margaret Karns and Karen Mingst, International Organizations: The Politics and Process of Global Governance. Boulder: Lynne Reinner Publishers. 2009

2. Clive Archer, International Organizations, 3rd edn.London.Routledge.2011

3. Michael Barnett and Martha Finnemore, Rules for the World: International Organizations in Global Politics. Ithaca: Cornell UP. 2004

4. Paul Kennedy, The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations. Toronto: Harper Collins. 2006

5. Thomas D. Zweifel, International Organizations and Democracy: Accountability, Politics, and Power, Lynne Rienner Publishers.2006.

6. Inis Claude Jr. From Swords into Ploughshares: The Problems and Progress of International Organization, 4th edn, New York Random House.

7. Thomas G Weiss and Sam Daws (eds) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations, New York, Oxford University Press.2007.

1.     CIA I – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation – 10%

2.     CIA II – Mid Semester Examination – 25%

3.     CIA III – Research Topic – 10%

4.     Attendance – 05%

5.     End Semester Examination – 50% 

Course Description: This course introduces the idea of CSR from a conceptual, historical and theoretical perspective and also addresses the ongoing debates. Detailed analysis of the policies and frameworks related to CSR implementation in India is made considering the employability of CSR professionals. While discussing the scope of CSR for sustainable development, references will be made to SDG goals.

1.      CSR: Definition, Concepts, Elements of Social Responsibility, drivers of CSR, CSR Pyramid (AB Carroll)

2.      History and Evolution of CSR (International)

3.      History and Evolution of CSR (India)

4.      CSR in Global Context - Norms and principles, codes of conduct, certification and labelling, reporting, management standards, social investment, lending, governmental actions.

1.       Instrumental theories: Maximizing the shareholder value, strategies for achieving competitive advantage, cause related marketing

2.      Political theories: corporate constitutionalism, integrative social contract theory, corporate citizenship

3.      Integrative theories: Issues management, principle of public responsibility, stakeholder management, corporate social performance

4.       Ethical theories: Normative stakeholder theories, the common good approach, universal good and sustainable development

1. CSR as a tool to achieve SDGs : CSR and social value creation

2.CSR and Inclusive Growth (SDGs 1,2,4,5,9)

3. SR and Environmental  Sustainability (  SDGs 13,14,15)

4.  CSR and Labour Related Issues (SDG 8)

5. CSR and Public health : Responses during Covid-19 (SDGs 3,6)C

5. Ethical and Governance Issues related to CSR : good vs bad industries (case study: tobacco companies and CSR)

1.      Evolution of Indian CSR Framework -Pre Companies Bill 2012

2.      Companies Act 2013

3.      Amendments to Companies Act Section 135

4.      Case studies on CSR implementation – Agencies, Models & Best practices

Crane, A. (ed.). (2008). The Oxford handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility.Oxford Handbooks Online.

Crowther, D., &Guler A. (2008).Corporate Social Responsibility.Ventus Publishing House.

GoI (2011).National Voluntary Guidelines. New Delhi: Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

GoI (2013).Companies Act. New Delhi: Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Maira, A.(2013). India’s 2% CSR Law.Economic and Political Weekly, 48 (38)

Mele, D., &Garriga, E. (2004).Corporate Responsibility Theories: Mapping the Territory. In Journal of Business Ethics. 51-71. Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Bob &Hartsuikar. (2007). Theory of CSR:  Its Evolutionary Path and Road Ahead.Oxford :Blackwell.

Brammer, S., Jackson &Matton. (2012). Corporate Social Responsibility And Institutional Theory: New Perspectives On Private Governance. Socio-Economic Review.3-28.

Burchell, J. (2008). The Corporate Social Responsibility Reader. New York: Routledge.

ElAlfy, A. (2020). Redefining strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the sustainable development goals (SDGs) world.

Mullerat, R. (2010).  International Corporate Social Responsibility: the role of corporations in the economic order of the 21^st century. Austin: Aspen Publishers

Prasad, K. (2009).  Corporate Governance. New York: Prentice Hall India.

 CIA 1 - 10

CIA 2 Mid Sem-25 

CIA 3 - 10

Attendance - 5

Endsem exam - 50

The Problems of International Relations is a combination of interdisciplinary and disciplinary courses to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the interrelationships among people as they function in different cultural, economic, and political settings. Due to the rapid pace of globalization, traditional boundaries are blurred within the international system. Transnational flows of goods, finance, ideas, communications, images, crime, and terrorism operate in an environment of connectedness and interdependence.

EH Carr

  Hans. J. Morganthau

  Kenneth Waltz

Robert Gilpin

John J. Mearsheimer

1.    Hedley Bull

2.    Barry Buzan

3.    Ken Booth

4.    David Mutiner

5.    Robert Jervis

1.    The End of History; Francis Fukuyama,

2.    Jihad vs. World; Benjamin R. Barber,

3.    The Class of Civilization; Samuel P. Huntington

1.    Environmental issues

2.    Terrorism

3.    Human Rights

4.    Maritime Security

5.    Other Non-traditional security issues

6. Gender In International Relations: Ann Tickner

International Politics of Pre-War Era.

Cold War: The Politics of Nuclear Weapons.

Post Cold War IR

John Baylis and Steve Smith and Patricia Owens,  The Globalisation of World Politics : An Introduction to International Relations, London, OUP, 2015

Buzan, Barry, ‘The Timeless Wisdom of Realism?’ in Smith, Steve, Booth, Ken and Zalewski, Marysia, eds., International Theory: Positivism and Beyond, Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Carr, E.H., The Twenty Years Crisis 1919-1939: An Introduction to the study of International Relations, (London: Papermac, 1995).

Mearsheimer, John, ‘Structural Realism’ in Tim Dunne et al, eds., International Relations Theories, Oxford, 2007

Mearsheimer, John, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, New York, W.W. Norton,2001

Morgenthau, Hans, ‘A Realist Theory of International Politics’ in Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace , (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 5ed 1973).

K N Waltz, ‘The Origins of War in Neo - Realist Theory’, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, , Vol. 18, No. 4, (Spring, 1988), pp. 615-628

Waltz, Kenneth N., ‘The Continuity of International Politics’, in Ken Booth and Tim Dunne.eds., Worlds in Collision: Terror and the Future of Global Order , (London, Palgrave, 2002)

John M.   Keyens, The Economic Consequences of the Peace

Kenneth Waltz, Theory of International Politics, New York, Waveland Press, 2010 (Revised Ed)

E H Carr,The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations,

Andrew Futter, Politics of Nuclear Weapons

Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Thierry Balzacq (Eds), Routledge Handbook of Security Studies, Routledge,  New York, 2010.

Columba Peoples, Nick Vaughan-Williams (Eds),  Critical Security Studies: An ntroduction, Routledge, New York, 2015.

 D avid C. Gompert, Michael Mandelbaum, Richard L. Garwin, and John H. Barton, Nuclear Weapons and World Politics: Alternatives for The Future

 Paul Bracken, The Second Nuclear Age: Strategy, Danger, and the New Power Politics

Ward Wilson,  Five Myths about Nuclear Weapons

Joseph Nye Jr, Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics, Public Affairs, 2006

Robert Jervis, “Cooperation Under the Security Dilemma”, World Politics, Vol. 30, No. 2 (Jan., 1978), pp. 167-214

CIA II- 50 marks

CIA III- 20 marks

1.      To understand and appreciate the scope of principles and concepts of Public International Law and the issues concerning legal status and relations of States and

 2.      To appreciate the contribution of International Law in conducting such relations with special regard to functional areas and dispute settlement.

·         Nature, Scope, Basis and Binding Nature of International Law

·         Origin, History and Progressive Development

·         Distinction between Public and Private International Law

·         Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law and State Practices

 Cases for reference

1.      The Paquete Habana (1899) 115 US 677

·         Sources of International Law and States Practices

·         Subjects of International Law

Cases for Study:

1. Case concerning the right of passage over Indian territory Case India v Portugal (1960)ICJ6
2. Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v United States) (Provisional Measures) ICJ Rep 1984, P 169; (Merits) ICJ Rep 1986 P 14

·         Essentials of State and Modern Developments

·         State Recognition

·         State Jurisdiction

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