Major Paper-II (Political Science): Political Theory
Dibrugarh University · LL.B. Semester 2 · B.A.,LL.B.: 2.2
Unit 1 — Forms of Government:
1.1 Parliamentary and Presidential · 1.2 Unitary and Federal · 1.3 System of Separation of Power.
Unit 2 — Democracy and Dictatorship:
2.1 Meaning, nature and importance of democracy. · 2.2 Merits and Demerits of democracy. · 2.3 Conditions for the successful working of democracy. · 2.4 Dictatorship: Meaning -Basic principles. · 2.5 Merits and Demerits of dictatorship.
Unit 3 — Political Ideologies:
3.1 Individualism- Laissez Faire · 3.2 Liberalism · 3.3 Socialism · 3.4 Concept of welfare state.
Unit 4 — Concept of Power, Authority and Legitimacy.
4.1 Meaning and characteristics of power-kinds of power · 4.2 Legitimization of power · 4.3 Meaning-characteristics-kinds of authority · 4.4 Differences between power and authority
- Power as a concept in Political Science
- Meaning and definitions of Power
- Authority as a Concept in Political Science
- Meaning and Features of Authority — De jure and De facto Authority
- Max Webber's Classification of Authority
- Legitimacy — Concept and Relevance of Legitimacy in the Exercise of Political Power
Unit 5 — Political Obligation:
5.1 Meaning · 5.2 Nature. · 5.3 Characteristics. · 5.4 Theories of political obligation. 5.4.1 Unlimited political obligation. 5.4.1.1 Force theory 5.4.1.2 Divine origin theory 5.4.1.3 Conservative theory. 5.4.2 Limited political obligation. 5.4.2.1 Consent theory 5.4.2.2 Idealist theory. 5.4.3 Theory against political obligation. 5.4.3.1 Marxist theory.