Rights : Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; Concept of Human Rights; Multicultaralism; Written for PSIR Optional in UPSC-CSE and State PSCs
Equality : Social, political and economic; relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action. Written for PSIR Optional in UPSC-CSE and State PSC Exams
Conceptions of Justice with special reference to Rawl’s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques. For PSIR Optional in UPSC-CSE and State PSCs
Various theories of state : Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, Pluralist, post-colonial and Feminist. Written for PSIR Optional in UPSC-CSE and State PSC Exams
Ancient Indian Political Thought; The concepts of Varnashrama, Dharma, Rta, Karma, Kingship, Origin of State, on Diplomacy, Ethics and Politics from Manusmruti, Ramayana, Mahabharat etc.
Prominent Political ideas of Aristotle – Theory of Immanent Form, Theory of State, Citizenship, Slavery, Property, Constitution, Rule of Law, Revolution and Justice. For PSIR…
Life and Perspective of Machiavelli. His ideas on nature of politics, on human nature, and on statecraft. Machiavelli on ethics and religion, fortune and on…
Life and ideas of Thomas Hobbes. As individualist as well as greatest absolutist. Resolutive compositive method, on social contract, human nature, liberty and law. Assessment…
Life and ideas of John Locke. The contents of two treaties of Locke. His view on human nature, social contract, theory of rights and property.…
Life and ideas of JS Mill. His revision of utilitarianism, ideas on liberty, freedom of speech and expression, democracy and subjection of women. Written for…