IGNOU MPS-04 Syllabus | Comparative Politics: Issues and Trends

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Here you will get the full syllabus for the IGNOU MPS 4:Comparative Politics: Issues and Trends

The syllabus of IGNOU MPS 4 is divided in 2 blocks and each block is again divided in units.

We have listed the detailed syllabus of all the 2 blocks and its units.

A diagram titled 'IGNOU MPS 4 Syllabus Structure'. A central purple circle with the text 'MPS 4' is connected horizontally to two black rectangular boxes. The box to the left is labeled 'Block 1' and the box to the right is labeled 'Block 2', representing the two main components of the syllabus.
IGNOU MPS 4 Syllabus Structure

Content

Syllabus of MPS 4

Course Code

MPS 4

Course Title

Comparative Politics: Issues and Trends

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Blocks

Total 2 Blocks

Programme

MPS : Master’s Degree in Political Science

University

IGNOU ( Indira Gandhi National Open University )

Block 1 Book-I

  • Unit 1 – Comparative Politics: Nature, Significance and Evolution
  • Unit 2 – Comparative Approaches and Methods: Systems, Structural Functional and Public Policy
  • Unit 3 – Comparative Approaches: Political Economy, Dependency and World Systems
  • Unit 4 – Theories of State
  • Unit 5 – State in Developing Societies: Asian, African and Latin American Experiences
  • Unit 6 – Civil Society and The State
  • Unit 7 – Globalization and State
  • Unit 8 – Regional Integration and State
  • Unit 9 – International Organizations and State
  • Unit 10 – Transnational/Multinational Corporations and State
  • Unit 11 – Nationalism: Approaches
  • Unit 12 – Forms of Nationalism
  • Unit 13 – Colonialism and Anti-Colonial Struggles
  • Unit 14 – Nationality and Self Determination
  • Unit 15 – State Building and Constitutionalism

Block 2 Book-II

  • Unit 1 – Ethnicity Politics and State
  • Unit 2 – Politics of Community Identities
  • Unit 3 – Ethnic Movements
  • Unit 4 – Political Regime
  • Unit 5 – Bureaucracy
  • Unit 6 – Military in Politics
  • Unit 7 – Federalism: Patterns and Trends
  • Unit 8 – Parties and Party Systems
  • Unit 9 – Interest Groups, Pressure Groups and Lobbying
  • Unit 10 – Poverty and Human Development
  • Unit 11 – Gender and Development
  • Unit 12 – Environment
  • Unit 13 – Science, Technology and Politics
  • Unit 14 – Decentralization and Participation
  • Unit 15 – Human Rights

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