Political Sociology

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.

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

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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