Political Science Second Semester Syllabus

Unit 1: Plato and Aristotle

•  Plato's Ideas on Ideal State, Communism and Education
• Aristotle's Views on State and Classification of Constitutions

Unit 2: Machiavelli and Laski

• Machiavelli's Ideas on the Prince and State
• Laski's Views on Rights, Liberty and Equality

Unit 3: Kautilya, Gokhale and Tilak

• Kautilya's Views on State Administration
• Gokhale's Political Ideas
• Tilak's Political Ideas

Unit 4: Gandhi and Ambedkar

• Gandhi's Views on Ideal State / Rama Rajya
• Ambedkar's Views on Social Justice

Unit 5: Socialism, Nehru and Narayan

• Socialism in India
• Jawaharlal Nehru's Political Views
• Jayaprakash Narayan's Political Views