UNIT - I 

1. Political Theory : Nature and Significance 2. Behaviouralism and Post-Behaviouralism 3. Concept of Power 4. Authority 5. Origin and Development of State 6. State : Nature and Functions-Liberal and Marxist 7. State : A Dominant Perspective 8. Sovereignty : Monism and Pluralism 9. Citizenship 10. Right 11. Liberty 12. Equality13. Justice 14. Democracy : Classical or Liberal, Pluralist and Elitist View 15. Welfare State : Growth and Functions 16. Development : Social, Economic and Political 17. Theories of Political and Social Change.

UNIT - II

1. Sources of Indian Political Thought 2. Political Thought in Ancient India 3. Kautilya 4. Swami Dayanand Saraswati, 1824–1883 5. Swami Vivekanand, 1863–1902 6. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, 1856–1920 7. Gopal Krishan Gokhale, 1866–1915 8. Maharishi Aurobindo Ghosh, 1872–1950 9. Mahatma Gandhi, 1869–1948 10. Manvendra Nath Roy, 1886–1954 11. Bhima Rao Ramji Ambedkar, 1891–1956 12. Ram Manohar Lohia, 1910–1967 13. Acharya Narendra Deva, 1889–1956 14. Jayaprakash Narayan.