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POLITICAL THEORY (MPS-001)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MPS-001
Assignment Code:
Asst/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five
questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each
section. Each
question is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION- I
1. Trace the growth and evolution of political theory.
2. Write an essay on procedural and substantive democracy.
3. What do you mean by rights? Elaborate.
4. Discuss some recent debates on liberty.
5. Examine the inter –relationship of equality with
liberty and justice.
SECTION- II
Write a short note on each part of the following questions
in about 250 words.
6. (a) Characteristics of Liberalism
(b) Justification of the Welfare State
7. (a) Libertarianism
(b) Weakest link of the Chain (V-I Lenin)
8. (a) Frankfurt
School
(b) Critiques of Marxism and Democratic Socialism
9. (a) Conservatism
(b) Fundamentalism
10. (a) Nationalism
(b) Multiculturalism
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS: THEORY AND PROBLEMS (MPS-002)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MPS-002
Assignment Code:
Asst/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five
questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each
question is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION- I
1. Discuss the realist approach in International relations
theory.
2. Examine the post-structuralist–post Modernist approach
to International
Relations.
3. Discuss the evolution of non-proliferation regime in
the post-cold war
International Relations.
4. Examine the role of science and technology in
International Relations.
5. Explain the nature of American power and its impact on
International
Relations groupings.
SECTION- II
Write a short note on each part of the following questions
in about 250 words.
6. a) Regional economic groupings
b) Inequality and Development
7. a) Global corporating and state sovereignty
b) Human Rights and International Trade
8 . a) Role of NGOs in International Relations
b) Theory of balance of power
9 . a) Marxist approach to International Relations
b) Ethnic conflict in post cold war years
10. a) Post-cold war International Relations and changing
dimensions of security
b) Concept of justice in International Relations
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MPS-003
Assignment Code:
ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer any five
questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two
questions from each
section. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1. Discuss how democracy and development are related to
each other.
2. Critically examine the following in about 250 words
each:
a) The Directive Principles of State Policy
b) Meaning of poverty line
3. Critically analyse the functioning of parliamentary
democracy in India .
4. Discuss the main challenges of ethnicity for the
nation-state of India .
5. Analyse the contribution of political parties to the
success of India ’s
democracy.
SECTION-II
6. Comment on the following in about 250 words each:
a) Gender and justice
b) Regionalism in Indian politics
7. Comment on the following in about 250 words each:
a) Inter-state cooperation
b) Internal migration in India
8. Analyse the role of NGOs in Indian democracy.
9. Comment on the following in about 250 words each:
a) Language and politics in India
b) Role of media in Indian democracy
10. Discuss the impact of the new economic policy on the
Indian working class.
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
COMPARATIVE
POLITICS: ISSUES AND TRENDS (MPS-004)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MPS-004
Assignment Code:
Asst/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five
questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each
section. Each
question is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question
carries 20 marks.
SECTION- I
1. Critically examine the various strategies adopted by
states in dealing with the challenges of ethno-nationalism.
2. The history of political thought is in reality the
history of state-civil society
relationship. Discuss with reference to the evolution of
thought in modern times.
3. Briefly describe the liberal humanitarian approach to
nationalism.
4. Examine the position of the countries of the North and
South on biodiversity and climate change.
5. The poor continue to suffer under the process of
globalisation and privatisation. Comment.
SECTION- II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words.
6. a) Relationship between state and class in Marxist
thought
b) General Systems theory of David Easton
7. a) Limitations of the Structural Functional Approach
b) Classical Pluralist and Neo-Pluralist perspectives of
the state
8. a) Characteristics of bureaucracy in developing
societies
b) Distinction between authoritarian and totalitarian
regimes
9. a) Impact of MNCs on state sovereignty
b) Constitutionalism
10. a) State building and nation building
b) Socialist perspective on Human Rights
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MPSE-001
Assignment Code:
ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five
questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each section. Answer
each question in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION – I
1. Briefly examine the traditional values that have a
bearing on the evolution of India ’s
world view.
2. Discuss the role of Parliament in shaping India ’s foreign
policy.
3. Trace the evolution of India ’s
relations with Southeast Asia bringing out the
main features of the relationship.
4. Examine the major trends in India-Africa relations
since the 1960s.
5. Comment on India ’s approach to multilateral
disarmament with particular reference to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
SECTION – II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words.
6. a) Characteristics of South Asian regional state
system.
b) India ’s
Look East policy.
7. a) Indo-US relations in the new millennium.
b) Economic and security factors in India-West Asia
relations.
8. a) Changing patter of international trade and
investment.
b) Areas of discord in India-South Africa relations.
9. a) India ’s
approach towards disarmament.
b) Nehru’s Non-alignment policy.
10. a) Role of business groups in India ’s foreign policy.
b) Liberation Theology.
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
STATE AND SOCIETY IN
LATIN AMERICA (MPSE-002)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MPSE-002
Assignment Code:
ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer any five
questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1. Contemporary Latin America
is in many ways a prisoner of its colonial legacy. Discuss.
2. Plantation economies of Guyana and Trinidad
evolved as segmented societies where ethnic and racial divisions were fed into
occupational, residential and economic divisions. Explain.
3. Examine the core ideas and policy recommendations of
Raul Prebisch and HW Singer.
4. The remedy of marked capitalism that is being
administered in Latin American countries is worst than the diseases under
state-centric capitalism. Discuss.
5. Briefly explain how religion interacts with politics at
the national and local levels in Latin America .
SECTION-II
Write a short note of each part of the question in about
250 words each.
6. a) Plantation economy in
Cuba
b) Features of the Cuban revolution.
7. a) ‘Democratic conditionalities’ and functioning of
democratic regimes in Latin America .
b) Cyclical pattern of the transition to democracy in Latin America .
8. a) Peasant and the land rights movements in Latin America .
b) Military regime in Brazil
9. a) Latin America and India relations.
b) New regionalism in Latin America .
10. a) Mestizo in Mexico .
b) Populism in Argentina .
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
WESTERN POLITICAL
THOUGHT (FROM PLATO TO MARX) (MPSE-003)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MPSE-003
Assignment Code:
ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Note: Answer any
five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION –I
1. Discuss the significance of Western Political Thought.
2. Discuss the philosophical foundations Plato’s political
theory.
3. Write a note on Aristotle’s works.
5. Write a note on Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’.
SECTION –II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words.
6. a) Thomas Hobbes on state of nature and natural rights
b) Johan Lock on consent resistance and toleration
7. a) Rousseau’s critique of civil society
b) Edmund Burke’s critique of the French revolution
8. a) Immanuel Kant on transcendent –idealist view of
human reason
b) Jeremy Bentham’s political philosophy
9. a) Alex De Tockeville on religion
b) J.S. Mill on equal rights for woman
10. a) Hegel’s philosophy of history
b) Marx’s theory of class war
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
THOUGHT IN MODERN INDIA
(MPSE-004)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MPSE-004
Assignment Code:
ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Note: Answer any
five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION –I
1. Discuss state and sovereignty in medieval India .
2. Write a note on social reform in 19th century India .
3. Explain Jyotiba Phule as a social revolutionary.
4. Compare the ideologies of the Moderates and the
Extremists.
5. What were Swami Vivekananda’s views on social change?
Elaborate.
SECTION –II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words.
6. a) Hindu Nationalism of V. D. Savarkar
b) Maulana Maududis’ views on nationalism
7. a) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker as a social reformer
b) Pandita Ramabai’s fight against patriarchy
8. a) Philosophical foundations of Gandhi’s political
thought
b) Gandhi on the relationship between religion and
politics
9. a) Jawaharlal Nehru’s views on culture
b) Nehru on parliamentary democracy
10. a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s ideological orientation
b) Evolution of communist movement in India
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
STATE AND SOCIETY IN
AFRICA (MPSE-005)
Tutor Marked Assignment
Course Code:
MPSE-005
Assignment Code :
Asst/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer any five
questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION I
1. What led to the rise of nationalism in Africa ? How did the colonial powers respond to it?
2. Bring out the distinct features of state as it evolved
in Africa .
3. Examine the factors contributing to the rise of
military and authoritarian regimes in Africa .
4. Examine the challenge posed by ethnic politics to
nation building efforts in Africa .
5. Trace the different phases in the evolution of Cold war
in Africa .
SECTION II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words.
6. a) Patterns of Colonialism in Africa .
b) Economic impact of European colonialism on Africa .
7. a) Political Parties in Africa .
b) Human security situation in Africa .
8. a) Features of Post Cold War peacekeeping in Africa .
b) OAU role in building peace and democracy.
9. a) Debt problem in Africa
and response of the international agencies.
b) Factors influencing the 19th Century Indian migration
to African colonies.
10. a) Political Impact of colonialism on Africa
b) Factors contributing to pluralist regimes in Africa .
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
PEACE AND CONFLICT
STUDIES (MPSE-006)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MPSE-006
Assignment Code:
ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer any five
questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION – I
1. Bring out the distinction between negative and positive
conceptions of peace with reference to the course of action suggested for
achieving peace.
2. Some aspects of the religious as well as secular
traditions share the common ground that human nature is inherently aggressive.
Elucidate.
3. Examine the role of civil society in conflict
prevention, containment and resolution.
4. The Sino-Indian CBMs have been far more effective than
numerous but blurred Indo-Pak CBMs. Comment.
5. Critically examine the neorealist and postmodernist
approaches to human security.
SECTION – II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words.
6. a) Core concepts and concerns of environmental approach
to peace .
b) Role of state in managing conflict and prompting peace
in society.
7. a) Uniting for Peace resolution.
b) Peacekeeping, peacemaking and peace building.
8. a) Role of regional organisations in conflict
prevention and conflict resolution.
b) The International Criminal Court.
9. a) Asymmetric war.
b) Operational and structural aspects of civil war.
10. a) Marxist approach to War.
b) Peace research and peace studies.
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
COURSE: SOCIAL
MOVEMENTS AND POLITICS IN INDIA
(MPSE-007)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MPSE-007
Assignment Code:
ASST/TMA/2017-2018
Marks: 100
This assignment has
two sections. Answer any five questions, selecting at least two questions from each
section. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION –I
Word limit of each question in this section is around 500
words.
1. Critically examine the structure-functional approach to
the study of social movements.
2. Analyze the impact of globalization on Indian middle
classes.
3. Discuss the growth, ideology and social base of the
Bahujan Samaj Party.
4. Analyze reasons for the rise and growth of regional
movements in India .
5. Write an essay on relationship between state, market
and social movements.
SECTION –II
Word limit of each note in this section is 250 words.
6. a) New social movements
b) Characteristics of ethnic movements
7. a) Farmers’ movements before the BKU
b) Fisher folks’ movements
8. a) The relative deprivation theory
b) Narmada Bachao Andolan
9. a) Discourse on the India state
b) Differentiation within the agrarian classes
10. a) Women and social movements
b) Features of backward class movement
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
COURSE: STATE
POLITICS IN INDIA
(MPSE-008)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MPSE-008
Assignment Code:
ASST/TMA/2017-2018
Marks: 100
This assignment has
two sections. Answer any five questions, selecting at least two questions from each
section. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION –I
Word limit of each question in this section is around 500
words.
1. Discuss the principal features of state politics in
Indian since the 1980s.
2. Compare the post-modernist and federation-building
frameworks to analyze state politics in India .
3. Critically analyze the determinants of electoral
behaviour.
4. Discuss the characteristics of Chattisgarh Mukti Morcha
(CMM).
5. Write an essay on fragmentation of party system in India .
SECTION –II
Word limit of each note in this section is 250 words.
6. a) Green Revolution
b) Economic liberalization
7. a) Assertion of Dalits
b) Linguistic minorities and politics
8. a) Features of autonomy movements
b) Development as freedom
9. a) Politics of water disputes
b) Nature of boundary disputes in India
10 a) Sustainable development
b) Social movements
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MPSE-009
Assignment Code:
ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer any five
questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1. Examine India -Canada relations
highlighting the issues that have strained the relations between the two.
2. Examine the factors affecting the functioning of
federal system in Canada .
3. Highlight the major developments in the evolution of
the aboriginal self
government in Canada .
4. Examine Canada ’s
liberal internationalism in the context of the process of economic regionalism
and globalization in Canada .
5. Examine the initiatives taken by the Canadian
Government to fulfil its
commitment to the goals of human security.
SECTION-II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words
6. a) Relationship between House of Commons and Senate
b) Canada ’s
aid programme in India .
7. a) Royal Commission on Bilinguism and Biculturalism.
b) Quite Revolution and the emergence of Quebec nationalism.
8. a) Core features of Canadian policy of
multiculturalism.
b) Judicial independence in Canada .
9. a) Anti-globalisation movement in Canada
b) Asian refugees and immigrants in Canada .
10. a) Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
b) Nature and social basis of Liberal and Conservative
Parties.
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
EUROPEAN UNION IN WORLD AFFAIRS (MPSE-011)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MPSE-011
Assignment Code:
ASST/ TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt
at least two questions from each section. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1. Critically examine federalism as a theory to explain
the process of European integration.
2. Describe the composition and the role of the European
Council and Ministers in the EU.
3. Explain the objectives and mechanisms of the European
Security and Defence Policy.
4. Examine the factors that led to the enlargement of the
EU.
5. Examine the European relations with United States
in the context of political, foreign and economic cooperation.
SECTION-II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words.
6. a) Formation of the Single European Market.
b) Salient features of the Treaty of Maastricht.
7. a) Economic and Monetary European Union.
b) France and the European Union.
8. a) Problems and prospects of India-E.U.
b) European Union and WTO.
9. a) European Union’s Development Policy towards
eradication of poverty.
b) European Union and ASEAN.
10. a) Immigration and Australia ’s economic prosperity.
b) Decision making in the European Union.
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
STATE AND SOCIETY IN
AUSTRALIA
(MPSE-012)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MPSE-012
Assignment Code:
ASST/ TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five
questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1. Explain the main characteristics of Australia ’s population.
2. Discuss immigration, formation of identity and
citizenship rights in Australia .
3. Examine the failure of the referendum for a Republic in
1999.
4. Examine the factors affecting the working of federalism
in Australia .
5. Critically examine the changing nature of Australian
economy in the era of globalisation.
SECTION-II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words.
6. a) Changing dynamics of the Australian party system.
b) Role of pressure groups in Australian politics
7. a) Nationalism in Australia .
b) Identity and citizenship in Australia
8. a) Growth of the welfare state in Australia
b) Australian policy towards aboriginals.
9. a) Australia ’s
economy and trading in the 1980s
b) Multicultural policies of Australia in the 1990s
10. a) Women’s participation in Australian politics.
b) Indian diasporas in Australia .
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MPSE-013
Assignment Code:
ASST/ TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five
questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1. Bring out the importance of studying Australia ’s foreign policy.
2. Examine the role of Australia ’s Parliament in foreign
policy formulation.
3. Describe the changes in the political and diplomatic
relations of India-Australia after the end of the cold war.
4. Describe the main features of environmental legislation
in Australia .
5. Briefly discuss the Australia ’s interest and role in
the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
SECTION-II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words.
6. a) Approached to the study of Australia ’s
foreign policy
b) Determinants of Australia ’s foreign policy
7. a) Australia ’s
domestic economy and its external trade policy
b) Australia ’s
role in America ’s
war against international terrorism
8. a) China-Australia relations
b)Australia ’s
relation with the countries of Pacific Forum
9. a) Australian Immigration Policy
b) Australian environmental movements
10. a) Australia ’s
human rights policy
b) Australia
and nuclear arms race.
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES (MED-002)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MED-002
Assignment Code:
Asst/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer any five
questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION –I
1. Discuss the approaches to the study of Sustainable
Development.
2. Explain the major challenges confronting Sustainable
Development.
3. Examine the various parameters to be considered for
assessing Sustainable Development.
4. Examine the main factors for unsustainable
industrialisation and its impact on environment and sustainable development.
5. Explain the following in your own words:
a) Concept of Sustainable Development.
b) Indicators of inequitable growth.
SECTION-II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words:
6. a) Desertification and droughts.
b) Constitutional provisions for environmental protection.
7. a) Regional initiatives for environmental protection.
b) International initiatives for environmental protection.
8. a) Civil security initiative for sustainable
development.
b) Poverty and Sustainable Development.
9. a) Information and Communication Technology.
b) NGOs and sustainable development.
10. a) Regional cooperation for environment and
sustainable development.
b) Traditional and indigenous technologies for sustainable
development
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
GLOBALISATION AND
ENVIRONMENT (MED-008)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MED-008
Assignment Code:
Assignment/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer any five
questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each
section. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION –I
1. Explain the changing nature of globalisation and its
relation with global climate change.
2. Explain the importance of Rio Declaration on
environment and development.
3. Discuss the origin of NGOs and their impact on global
politics in protection of environment.
4. Explain the experiences of various developing countries
under neo- liberal economic reforms.
5. Explain the following in your own words:
a) Role of the World Bank.
b) Narmada Bachao
Andolan.
SECTION-II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words:
6. a) Role of MNCs and TNCs in economic globalisation.
b) Mining project in Sri Lanka
7. a) Climate Change Convention,1992
b) Role of Bretton Woods Institutions in environmental
protection.
8. a) Impact of environmental calamities on society.
b) National calamities and man-made disasters.
9. a) Environmental impact assessment.
b) Environmental challenges to business.
10. a) Right to clean environment.
b) Multicultural initiatives to protect environment.
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
GANDHI’S POLITICAL THOUGHT (MGP-004)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MGP-004
Assignment Code: MGP-004/ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five questions in all, selecting at least two
questions from each section. Each question is to be answered in about 500
words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1. Gandhi’s prescription for social progress and
transformation is contained in what he describes as constructive programme.
Discuss.
2. Examine Gandhi’s critique of industrialisation.
3. Explain Gandhi’s views on the State and Swaraj.
4. Bring out the importance of concept of individual
autonomy in Gandhian thought.
5. Examine Gandhi’s views on ends and means.
SECTION-II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words:
6. a) Gandhi’s concept of economic, racial and caste
equality
b) Role of authority in anarchist society
7. a) Gandhi’s non-violent struggle against colonialism
b) Gandhi’s views on Liberalism and Constitutionalism
8. a) Concept of Ultra-Nationalism
b) Meaning of Socialism and Communism
9. a) Gandhi’s views on structural violence
b) Satyagraha as a tool of conflict resolution
10. a) Gandhi’s concept and meaning of Pacifism
b) Gandhi’s concept of World Order
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
NON-VIOLENT
MOVEMENTS AFTER GANDHI (MGPE-007)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MGPE-007
Assignment Code: MGPE-007/ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five
questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each question
is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1. Discuss the achievements and shortfalls of social
revolution in India .
2. Briefly examine the role of leadership in peace
movements in India .
3. Explain the basis and ideology propounded by Acharya
Vinoba Bhave.
4. Discuss the different ecological issues that are
affecting mankind today.
5. Explain the significance of Jaiprakash Narayan’s Total
Revolution.
SECTION-II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words:
6. a) Civil Rights movements in the United States
b) Non- violent movement of Gandhi
7. a) Gandhi on prohibition
b) Democracy and Social Revolution
8. a) Gandhi and farmers’ movement
b) Eco-feminism in India
9. a) National Water Conservation Policy in India
b) Green Peace movement in the 21st century
10. a) Anti-apartheid movement in South Africa
b) Solidarity Movement in Poland
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
GANDHIAN APPROACH TO
PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION (MGPE-008)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MGPE-008
Assignment Code:
MGPE-008/ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five
questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each
question is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION- I
1. Examine the importance of tolerance in the making of a harmonious
society.
2. Discuss the role of state and civil society as
instruments of peace.
3. Write a short note on the following in your own words:
a) Gandhi’s vision of community peace
b) Main features of
feminist approach to peace
4. Discuss some of the major theoretical approaches with
regard to conflict inherent in human beings.
5. Examine the main features of the Western approach to
conflict resolution.
SECTION- II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words:
6. a) Western approaches to negotiation and mediation
b) Gandhian approach to conflict resolution
7. a) The Chipko Movement
b) Fasting as a method of conflict resolution
8. a) Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918)
b) The Rowlett Satyagraha
9. a) The idea of Shanti Sena and its role in conflict
resolution
b) Gandhi’s idea of fearlessness in the context of
Noakhali
10. a) North-East India
and efforts towards peace
b) India ’s
role in Sri Lankan ethnic conflict
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT,
TRANSFORMATION AND PEACE
BUILDING
(MGPE -010)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MGPE-010
Assignment Code:
MGPE-010/ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five
questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each question
is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1. Examine the contemporary debates to eradicate
conflicts.
2. Critically examine the sources of conflict.
3. Explain the following in about 250 words each:
a. Key clauses of Conflict Analysis
b. United Nations and Conflict Management
4. Discuss the various methods and modes of Conflict
Management.
5. Give an account of the problem of violence in Nagaland.
SECTION-II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words:
6. a) Non-violent approach to conflict transformation
b) Structural violence
7. a) Gandhi’s Idea of Swaraj
b) The Champaran Satyagraha
8. a) Main characteristic of peace building
b) Gandhian Satyagraha in South Africa
9. a) Approaches to peace building
b) Post-conflict re-construction and re-habilitation
10. a) India ’s
role in Afghan reconstruction
b) Idea of Trusteeship as expounded by Gandhi
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
HUMAN SECURITY
(MGPE-011)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MGPE-011
Assignment Code:
MGPE-011/ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five
questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each question
is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1. Trace the evolution and meaning of the concept of Human
Security and bring out its significance for the welfare of the disadvantaged
sections of society.
3. Explain the following in about 250 words each:
a. Gandhian vision of Human Security
b. Gender, Development and Human Security
4. Examine the various features of rural unorganised
labour. Suggest some measures that can improve its lot.
5. Discuss the marginalisation of women in India . Identify
the measures for their empowerment.
SECTION-II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words:
6. a) Concept of non-state violence
b) State-violence in South Asia
7. a) Relationship between development and global warming
b) Food security and global concerns
8. a) Approach to peace and international cooperation
b) New global order
9. a) Human security and Development
b) Human security in South Asia
10. a) Human security and poverty eradication
b) Human security in India
FOR
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, CONTACT:
CIVIL SOCIETY,
POLITICAL REGIMES AND CONFLICT (MGPE-013)
TUTOR MARKED
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code:
MGPE-013
Assignment
Code:MGPE013/ASST/TMA/2017-18
Marks: 100
Answer five
questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each question
is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1. Discuss Hegel’s notion of civil society.
2. Examine the role and relevance of civil society in South Asia .
3. Explain the evolution and types of peace movements in India .
4. Discuss various approaches to the study of Panchayati Raj
Institutions.
5. Briefly explain the nature and scope of the concept of
civil society.
SECTION-II
Write a short note on each part of the question in about
250 words:
6. a) Accountability of civil society organisations
b) Conception of the constructive programme
7. a) Debates on advanced capitalist state
b) Changing relations among market, state and civil
society
8. a) Empowerment of women and capacity building
b) Relationship between state and civil society
9. a) Role of NGOs for mobilising voluntary action
b) Gandhian civil society and globalisation
10. a) Anti-Nuclear protest movements
b) Organisations working for global peace
FOR
ALL MA (POLITICAL SCIENCE) IGNOU MPS SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS
2017
- 2018
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