COMPARATIVE POLITICS: ISSUES AND TRENDS (MPS-004)

COMPARATIVE POLITICS: ISSUES AND TRENDS (MPS-004)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT

Course Code: MPS-004
Assignment Code: ASST/TMA/2023-24
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. Political science can deal with ‘state building’ better than ‘nation building’. Explain.
2. Briefly describe the main approaches to the study of Nationalism.
3. In what ways has globalization affected state sovereignty? Explain.
4. What do you understand by self–determination? Evaluate the debate on self–determination.
5. Write a short note on each part of the following questions in about 250 words:
a) Gramsci on Civil Society
b) Pluralist liberal theory of the state

SECTION-II

6. What do you understand by ethnic identity? Why do ethnic groups get politically activated?
7. Write a short note on each part of the following questions in about 250 words:
a) Characteristics of military regimes
b) Maurice Duverger’s classification of Party Systems
8. Describe and evaluate the position of developing countries on key issues in the environment debate
9. Write a short note on each part of the following questions in about 250 words:
a) Development approach to participation
b) Eco-feminism
10. Describe and evaluate major trends of Human Development in developing countries.