UGC-NET-Syllabus
Subject: International and Area Studies
Note:
There will be two question papers, Paper-II and paper-III(Part A & Part B) paper –II will be cover 50 objective type question(Multiple type, matching type ,true/false, Assertion Reasoning type) carrying 100 marks Paper-III will have two parts Part-A and Part-B
Paper-III will have 10 short essay type question (300 words) carrying 16 marks ach. In it there will be one question with internal choice from each unit (i.e 10 question form 10 units Total marks will be 160) Paper-IIIB will be compulsory and there will be one question form each of the elective. The candidate will attempt only one question (One elective only in 800 words) carrying 40 marks. Total marks of paper-III will be 200
Paper-II and Paper-III A
[core Group]
Unit-I
Nature of international Politics
Theories and approaches to the study of international Politics (including the area studies approach)
Nationalism , Nation-State and challenges to Nation -States
Unit-II
Contemporary World Order: End of cold war, United States as are-Eminent power and Multiplicity (European Union, China and Japan)
Globalization and Its implications
Environmental and Ecological Problems
human Rights
Unit-III
International Economic issues: Trade regime (WTO) and economic groupings role of international Financial Institutional
role of Multi national Corporations
Unit-IV
Trans-national threats am security : International Terrorism Drug trafficking, Proliferation of small arms
Weapons of mass destruction-Nuclear, biological chemical and weather weapons and arms control and disarmament
Unit-V
India Foreign Policy
Basic Objectives and Principles
India and its neighbor
India and Major Powers
Major issues of Indian Foreign Policy
Unit-VI
United National
Collective security, peace keeping and peace making
Role of international law
UN Agencies and other international Organizations
Restructuring of the United Nations
Unit-VII
South Asia in World Affairs
South East Asia in World Affairs
Unit-VIII
Russia and the CIS( Commonwealth of Independent States)in world affairs
Unit-IX
West Asia in World affairs
Africa in World Affairs
Unit-X
America and Europe in World Affairs
Latin America in world affairs
Paper-III (B)
[Elective/Optional]
Elective-I
theories of international politics: Realist, Idealist, Systems and Decision making
Role of Power in international Politics: Balance of Power, bipolarity, Unipolarity and Multiplicity
The Concept of Nation, National interest ad national Security Collective security, the role of the United Nations
Post Cold war and the emerging world order
Politics of Liberalization Globalization and World Trade organization
Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence an World peace
Elective-II
Concept , components and model of national and international security
Challenges and threats to India ’s security since independence-external and internal dimensions
defense mechanism of nations state: India, US and Peoples republic China
India’s Security policies and Nuclear doctrine
Problems of Armament and Disarmament-Economic, political and Scientific dimensions
Concept and theories of conflict and conflict resolutions including confidence building Measure (CBMs)
Evolution of strategies Thoughts-Kautilya, Clauseqitz, A.T.Mahan, MAckinder and Douhet
New model of welfare-Low intensity conflict Electronics and Cyber warfare
Elective-III
Introduction
Historical Background-Empires
Geo-Political set-up
Interaction with the west
national Awakening
Disintegration of Ottoman empire
palatine problems
Inter war developments
Ideologies
pan-Arbism
Pan-Islamism
Pan-Turanism
Etalism
Zionism
Nasserism
Secularism
West Asia and the World
Major power’s interest in west Asia
Cold war
Oil Dynamics
West Asia and India
General Themes:
Regional Organizational
Intra Arab Relations/rivalries
Post-Cold war scenario-Continuity and change
Social Transformation
Economy
Islamic resurgence’
State Systems
Elective-IV
Basic Features of the region:
Land and People-geo-political ad Socio-economic settings
Colonialism And nationalism:
Pattern , major features and Impact of western colonalism-inependet movement- Maintenance of Independence by Thailand thought its history
Development in Post Independence Period:
Problems of communalism and nation0Building_Communist Challenge
role of Military-Challenge to democracy-secessionist Movements
Economic Transformation -Intra Regional conflicts and Cooperation
Foreign Policies of South East Asia Countries:
Determents, Objective an Goals, Role of external Powers-USA Russia, China, Japan and India
Elective-V
geo-cultural Aspects:
land, People, Ecology. Environment, Languages and culture
Historical Aspects:
Ancient African Empires
Indigenous Political System
Atlantic Slave trade -its impact and implication
Colonialism in Africa:
European partition of Africa
Asian (Indian) migration into Africa
Patterns of colonial rule in Africa
Legacy of Colonialism
Growth of nationalism and Liberation movements in Africa
Political Aspects:
Political independence and constitutional changes in Africa
Growth of political parties and party system
the role of military
Democratization process in Africa
Rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa
concepts of Pan-Arficanism and African socialism
Economic Aspects:
Nature of African economy
Underdevelopment and Dependency patterns in Africa
Ne-colonial penetration and problems of economic independence
Development strategies in post independence period
Structural adjustment programme in Africa-an evolution
Problems of poverty in Africa
Africa’s debt crisis
Globalization and its impact on Africa
Regional economic cooperation and development ( ECOWAS,SADC,COMESA, EAC and AEC)
Social Aspects:
Problems of nation building in Africa
Role of education
State of human rights in Africa
State Role of civil society and Women
Problems of AIDS in Africa
Ethnic conflict in Africa
Social change and structural transformation
Africa and the World:
Africa and the emerging International System
Africa and European dominance
Africa db the cold war
Post cold war scenario in Africa
Africa and the new world order
Africa and the United Nation
Africa Interregional Cooperation
Role of Organixsationla of African Unity (OAU)
Africa and non-aligned Movements (NAM)
The role and relevance of African Union (AU) 2001
Africa and the Arab world
India-African Relationship
Elective-VI
Societ Period form Lenin to Stalin:
Civil war in Russia and its impact on polity and economy
War, Communism and new economic policy
Nationality Policy after the revolution and the formation of the USSR
Industrialization debate and Economic development under the Five year plans
Societ Foreign policy
Constitutional Theories and Societ federalism
Soviet Union Under Khrushchev and Brezhnev:
Twentieth congress of the CPSU and Desalinization
New approaches to third world and non aligned movement
Brezhnev and Kosygin Leadership in world affairs
Constitutions of 1977
Mikhail grace Period:
Gorbachev’s New political thinking-Political and economic reforms
Foreign policy under Grouched and end of the cold war
Break-up of the USSR
Post Societ Russia and CIS:
Russia under Boris Yeltsin-Political and economic dimensions
Systematic transformation of Russia and the CIS’
New orientation in Russia’s foreign policy
Russia and the CIS
Indo-Russian Relation
Development in Central Asia and the Transcaucasia
Elective-VIII
Land and People:
Geo-political setting
Multi-culture social structure -diversities of race, language and religion
Resource endowment-natural and human resources
Colonialism and Nationalism:
pattern of colonialism
Major features of Colonialism
Nature of colonial impact on South Asian societies
Nationalism and nationalism movements
Communal and Separates Movements-Genesis of Pakistan and Bangladesh
Society and culture of South Asia:
Population-general attributes and migration pattern
Major Social institutional and Groups
Dynamics of social change
Political System of South Asian States:
Organization of Government Order an Underlying Principles
Pst-indepednece Era-Constitutional developments and movements for democracy-Election , political and parties and pressure groups
Problems of nation building and issues of national, integration-Communalism, Regionalism Linguism, Ethnic cleavage, ideology and Strategies of leadership
Economic Profile ad Development Strategies:
tradition economic-nature and bases
Pattern of economic development and growth strategies
Trade , aid and investment
Problems of economic development
Foreign Policies of South Asia States:
Determinants and objectives
Role of external powers
Intra regional cooperation an conflict -India’s relation with its neighbors
Regional Cooperation in South Asia:
Historical antecedents-Political and economic imperatives
Genesis and growth of South Asian Association of regional Cooperation (SAARC)
challenges and prospects of regional cooperation in south Asia
Elective-VIII
Making of the constitution- Development of the Republic and making of the nation
Constitutional Amendments- Structural changes, political and social movements
Presidency, congress and judiciary in recent times
US role in UN and other international organizations
United States Economic and Global role in post cold war era
Problems of minorities , Afro-American and Asian Americans Diasporas experience
Contemporary American Society and polity
Elective-IX
Development of Constitutional process in Latin Amrica-Tranformation form Authoritarianism of democracy
US-Latin America relations and its implication in inter America Affrays
Cultural , economic and trade relation between Europe and Latin America
Problems of Human Rights in Latin America
The role of multilateral agencies in containing international and narcotic terrorism, Legal mechanism to preserve peace and security in the region
Role of Latin America and the Caribbean in global and regional organizational
Trade and economic grouping in Latin America
India and Latin America -growing partnership