NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Syllabus
Department of Political Science

Four-Year B.S.S. (Honours) Course

Effective from the Session: 2009–2010
 National University
Syllabus for 4 years B. S. S. Honours Course
Subject : Political Science

Third Year (Honours)

Subject Subject Title Marks Credit

Code

1972 Political Constitutional Development in Bangladesh 100 4

1947 to date

1973 Introduction to International Politics 100 4

1974 Politics and Government in South Asia, India,

100 4
Pakistan, Nepal and Srilanka

1975 Approaches to the study of Politics 100 4

1976 Peace and Conflict Studies 100 4

Public administration in Bangladesh
1977 100 4
Research methodology and Statistics
1978 100 4
Political Sociology
1979 100 4

Total= 800 32
 Course Code 1972 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60
Course Title Political and Constitutional Developments in Bangladesh(1947 to up to date)

1. The Background: Growth of opposition political parties; The Language Movement

(1947-1952); 1954 Elections and the United Front; the Constitution of 1956.
2. Marital Law in Pakistan (1958) and its impact: Ayub Regime; Basic
Democracy in Pakistan; 6-point Movement; The Mass Upsurge of 1969; 1970
Liberation War of 1971; Emergence of Bangladesh.
3. The Constitution of Bangladesh: Constitution making – 1972; Salient Features;
Fundamental Principles; Fundamental Rights; Constitutional Amendments.
4. Parliamentary System in Bangladesh and its Functioning (1973-1975): The
role of Government and Opposition Parties (1973-1975); Fourth Amendment and
the formation of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BAKSAL). Fall of
Sheikh Mujib Regime (1975). General Ziaur Rahman and Civilianization Process;
Growth of Bangladesh Nationalist Party,BNP, and the 1979 Election. Military
Intervention of 1982 and the Military Regime of General Ershad; General Ershad
and Civilianization Process; Fall of General Ershad.
1991 Elections and Re-introduction of Parliamentary System: Khaleda Zia`s
government and its aftermath; Achievements and Failures; The 1996 Elections
and Fall of B.N.P. Sheikh Hasina`s Government – Achievements and Failures of
Awami League. Parliamentary Elections of 2001 and the Rise of B.N.P.; and
Party System in Bangladesh.
5. Non-Party Caretaker Government: Genesis, Organization and Functions - Working of
Non- Party Caretaker Governments - Elections Under Party Governments and Non-Party
Caretaker Government - Non-Party Caretaker Government and Democratic Consolidation
- Prospect of Non-Party Caretaker Government.

Books Recommended :
1. Moudud Ahmed : Bangladesh: Constitutional Quest for Autonomy.
2. Moudud Ahmed : Bangladesh: The Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Dhaka:
UPL, 1983
3. Moudud Ahmed : Democracy and the Challenge of Development Dhaka: UPL,
1995.
4. Dilara Chowdhury : Constitutional Development in Bangladesh, Dhaka: UPL,
1980.
5. G W Chowdhury : Constitutional Development in Pakistan
6. G W Chowdhury : Democracy in Pakistan
7. G W Chowdhury : The Last Days of United Pakistan
8. Mahfuzul H Chowdhury, (ed) : Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics, Dhaka; UPL, 2003.
9. Mohammad A Hakim : Bangladesh Politics: The Shahabuddin Interregnum, Dhaka:
UPL, 1993.
10. Rounaq Jahan : Pakistan: Failure in National Integration
11. Rounaq Jahan : Bangladesh Politics: Problems and Issues, Dhaka UPL,
1980.
12. Bhuyan Md. Monoar Kabir : Politics and Military rule and the Dilemmas of
Democratization in Bangladesh, New Delhi: South Asia
Publisher, 2002.
13. Waresul Karim : Election Under a Caretaker
Government, Dhaka: UPL, 2004.
14. Zillur R Khan : From Martial Law to Martial Law; Leadership Crisis in
Bangladesh
15. Talukder Maniruzzaman : The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath.
16. Talukder Maniruzzaman : Radical Politics and the Emergence of Bangladesh.
17. Talukder Maniruzzaman : Group Interests and Political Changes: Studies of Pakistan
and Bangladesh.
18. K B Sayeed : Political System in Pakistan
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Course Code 1973 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60

Course Title Introduction to International Politics

1. International Politics: Meaning, Nature and Scope, Characteristics of International

Politics; Importance of the Study of International Politics.
2. International Politics as an Academic Discipline : Relations between International
Politics and International Relations; International Politics and Law; International Politics
and History.
3. Approaches to the Study of International Politics: Historical Approach; Systematic
Approach; Narrative Approach; Policy Science Approach; Realist Approach.
4. Power and International Politics:
Power: Its Meaning and Definition; Elements of National Power; Economic Instrument
of National Power.
Balance of Power: Elements of Balance of Power; Balance of Power vs Balance of
Terror.
Concepts of Power: Big Power; Super Power; Bi-Polarity; Multi-Polarity and Uni-
Polarity.
5. Issues of International Politics: Nationalism; Imperialism; Colonialism and Neo-
colonialism
Beginning and End of the Cold War; Nature of the Post-Cold War International Politics.
6. Regional and International Organizations:

South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC); Association of

 South East Asian Nations (ASEAN); Non-aligned Movement and its Necessity in
Post-Cold War period; Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC); United Nations
Organization (UNO).
7. Collective Security and Pacific Settlement.
Foreign Policy: Its Meaning, Objectives, Principles and Determinants; Diplomacy as an
instrument of Foreign Policy; Role of Diplomats; Formulation and Execution of Foreign
Policy of Bangladesh – Dimensions of Relations.
Current Issues of International Politics: New World Order; Globalization; New
International Economic Order; New International Information Order.
Books Recommended :
1. Palmer and Perkins : International Relations
2. J Margenthau : Politics Among Nations
3. K J Holsti : International Politics
4. Ataur Rahman : Pakistan and America: Depending
Relations
5. Emaj Uddin Ahmed (ed) : Foreign Policy of Bangladesh
6. Dilara Chowdhury : Bangladesh and South Asian
International System
7. Talukder Moniruzzaman : The Security of Small States in The
Third World
8. Padelford and Lincoln : The Dynamics of International Politics
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Course Code 1974 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60

Course Title Politics and Government in South Asia: India, Pakistan, Nepal and
Sri Lanka

1. The South Asian Region: Social and Cultural Setting-Political Mobilization and the Rise of
Nationalism-Post-Colonial Experiences.
2. Political Systems of the South Asian Region.
3. Patterns of Government: Philosophy of the Constitution and the Nature of Governance-
Instruments of Power and Control.
4. Executive Government: Types of Executive Government-The Organization and Functions
of Executive Government-Party-Government Relations- Trends and Development in
Executive Government
5. Parliamentary Politics: Origin and Development of Parliaments in South Asia Parliament in
Constitutional Framework: Parliamentary Sovereignty Versus Judicial Review-Parties and
Parliament-Parliament-Government Relations Parliament and Citizen.
6. Parties and Party Systems in South Asia-One-Party Dominant System: Growth and
Decline-Competitive Party System: limits of Competition-Coalition Party Politics.
7. Electoral Systems in South Asia; Majoritarian and Proportional Systems.
8. The South Asian Bureaucratic Systems: Origin and Development-Political Role of the
Bureaucracy-Bureaucracy and Legislature-Bureaucracy and Pressure Groups-Bureaucracy
and Judiciary-Bureaucracy and Democracy.
9. Civil-Military Relations in South Asia.
10. Dilemmas of Democratization in South Asia.
Books Recommended :
1. Craig Baxter et. al., : Government and Politics in South Asia.
2. Ralph Braibanti (ed.), : Asian Bureaucratic Systems: Emergent From the British
Imperial Tradition, Durham, N. C. : Duke University Press,
1966.
3. Mahfuzul H. Chowdhury, : Democratization in South Asia,
Aldershot: Ashgate publishing limited, 2003.
1. Ayesha Jalal, : Democracy and Authoritarianism in South, Cambridge;
Cambridge University Press, 1995.
2. Philip Norton and
Nizam Ahmed (eds.), : Parliaments in Asia, London: Frank Cass, 1991.
3. VI Panadiker (ed.), : Problems of Government in South Asia, Dhaka: UPL, 1999.
4. AJ Wilson, : The Gaulist System in Asia, London: Macmillan, 1980.

Course Code 1975 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60

Course Title Approaches to the Study of Politics

1. Basic terminology : Paradigm, Approach, Theory, Theoretical and Conceptual

Framework, Methodology, Hypothesis and Generalization, Model.
2. Traditional Approach: Institutional Approach- Subject matter: formal-legal
political structure. Method: Descriptive-inductive, formal-legal and historical and
comparative theory: casual statements and political values: Normative and
Empirical Study.
Modern Approaches: Behaviorism- Group Theory, Elite Theory, Systems Theory,
Game Theory, Structural Functional Analysis, Political Culture, Political
Socialization, Political Development: Crisis and Syndrome, Rational Choice
Theory, Neo-institutionalise.

3. Selected Readings
James Chariesworth, Contemporary Political Analysis
Heinz Ealau, Political behavior
Robert Dahl, Modern Political Analysis
David B, Truman, The Governmental Process
Bill and Hardgrave, Comparative Politics: The Quest for the Theory
Harry Eckstein and David Apter, Comparative Politics and Reader
Macridis and Brown (eds.), Comparative Politics: Note and Readings
David Easton, The Political System: An Inquiry Into the State of Political
Science.......................A System Analysis of Political Life.
G.A. Almond and J.S. Coleman (end.), The Politics of the Developing Areas
........................Comparative Politics: A Developmental Approach
Lucian W. Pye, Aspects of Political Development
Lucian Pye and Sidney Verba (eds.), The Civic Culture
Myron Weiner and Sammuel P. Huntington, Understanding Political Development
 La Palombara and Myron Weiner, Political Culture and Political Development
Binder Pye Coleman Sidney Verba La Palombara Myron Weinder, Crises and
Sequences in Political Development
Md. A. Wadud Bhuiyan, Gabeshana Paddhati O Shamajik Parishangkhaner
Ruprekha.

Course Code 1976 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60

Course Title Peace and Conflict Studies

1. Peace: meaning, concept and dimensions of peace; alternative concept of peace;

maintenance of peace; legal framework of peace.
2. Conflict: meaning and formation; factors of conflict; causes and consequences of
conflict.
3. Peace and conflict studies: meaning, evolution, development of peace studies;
present status of peace and conflict studies.
4. Building a Science of Peace and Conflict studies: different methods and
proposals; Problems and Prospects of Human Society in the 21st Century and
Peace Studies; International education and world peace; dilemmas and
discourses..
Reading List:
1. Smoker, Paul, Ruth Davies and barbara Munske (eds.), A Reader in Peace
Studies, (Pergamon Press, 1990).
2. Anthony Weaver, Making for Peace, (Brenthem Press, 1988).
3. Martin Ceadel, Thinking about Peace and War, (Oxford University Press, 1987).
4. Mechael E. Brown, Sean M. Lynn, Janes and Steven E. Miller, (eds.), Dabating
the Democratic Peace (The MIT Press, 1984).
5. Wolfram F. Hanrieder, Global Peace and Security. Trends and Challenges
(Westview press, 1987).
6. Benjamin B. Ferenz, A Common Sense Guide to World Peace (Oceana
publications, 1975).
7. Francis A. Beer, Peace Against War (Sage 1987).
8. Michnel Renner, Critical Juncture: The Future of Peace Keeping (World Watch
Paper, 1993).
9. C.R. Mitichell, The Structure of International Conflict (McMillan publishing,
1982).
10. I.G. Starke, Q.C. The Science of Peace. (Legal Books, PTY Limited, 1986)
11. Edmund Cairans, A Safer Future: Reducing the Human Cost of War (An Oxfam
Publication, 1997)
12. Maurice Duverger, The idea of politics; The Issues of Power Society (Metbucns
Co. Ltd. 1967).
13. H.G. Lopez (ed.) Peace Studies; Past and Future (Sage, 1989).
14. M.M. Merry Field and R.C. Remy (eds.), Teaching about International Conflict
and Peace, (State university of New York Press, 1995)
15. Clausewitz, C. Von, On War, (Princeton University Press, 1976)
Masako Shoji, Peace Education: A Guide for Parents (Hiroshima Peace Culture
Foundation 1997).
 Course Code 1977 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60
Course Title Public Administration in Bangladesh

1. Introduction to Public Administration :

Public Administration : Meaning, Nature, Scope and Significance; Public and Private
Administration; Approaches to the Study of Public Administration, Recent Trends in Public
Administration.

Politics and Administration : Political Neutrality; Comparative Administration.

Principles of Administration and Organization.
Bureaucracy : Various Concepts of Bureaucracy; Max Weber’s Ideal Type of Bureaucracy;
Characteristics and Dysfunctions; Bureaucracy in Developing Countries.

Historical Background of Public Administration in Bangladesh.

Constitution and Public Administration in Bangladesh: National Objectives and Framework
of Realization.
Organization of the Civil Service : Socio-Economic Background, Recruitment, Training,
Socialization, Work Environment and Efficiency of the Bureaucrats in Bangladesh -Role of
Central Personnel Agencies: Ministry of Establishment and Public Service Commission.

2. Bangladesh Public Administration :

Central Administration in Bangladesh: The Secretariat Set -Relations Between the Secretariat
and Attached Offices and Public sector Corporations.
Field Administration: District Administration and Upazila Administration - Structure,
Functions and Performance
Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh: Experience and Prospect
Parliament and Public Administration in Bangladesh: Scope and Methods of Parliamentary
Control Over Public Administration -Parliamentary Committees and Administrative
Accountability in Bangladesh -Limits of Parliamentary Control.
Politics and Bureaucracy in Bangladesh: Politicization of the Bureaucracy: Causes and
Consequences.

Books Recommended :
1. R. Barker : Administrative Theory and Public Administration. London:
Hutchinson University Library , 1972.
2. Gerald Caiden : The Dynamics of Public Administration. New York: Holt,
Reinhart and Winston, 1971.
3. Nicholas Henry : Public Administration and Public Affairs, N.J., Prentice-hall,
1976
4. Najmul Abedin : Local Administration and Politics and Politics in Modernizing
Societies: Bangladesh and Pakistan. Dhaka, NTPA, 1973.
5. Ali Ahmed : Role of Higher Civil Servants in Pakistan. Dhaka NIP A, 1968.
6. Emajuddin Ahmed : Bureaucratic Elites in Segmented Economic Growth, Dhaka:
UPL, 1980.
7. Nizam Ahmed : The Parliament of Bangladesh, Aldershot : Ash gate
Publishing Limited, 2002.
8. Syed Giasuddin Ahmed : Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh, Dhaka :
The University of Dhaka, 1986.
9. A M M Shawkat Ali : The Lore of the Mandarins, Dhaka UPL, 2002.
10. .. ... : Public Service Commission in Bangladesh, Dhaka: the
University of Dhaka 1990.
11. M Anisuzzaman : Bangladesh Public Administration and Society, Dhaka : BBL,
1989
12. MA Chowdhury : The Civil Service in Pakistan, Dhaka, NlPA 1963.
13. Mahfuzul H. Chowdhury : Democratization in South Asia, Aldershot : Ashgate
Publishing Limited 2003.
14. MM Khan : Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh, Dhaka: UPL, 1998.
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Course Code 1978 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60

Course Title Research Methodology and Statistics

1. Research Methodology: Introduction, Meaning and Objectives of Research, Concepts,

Theories; Research - Types of Research, Research Design, Selection of Problems,
Testing of Hypothesis, Methods of Data Collection, Survey Methods and its Limitations;
Sampling, Measurement and Scaling; Techniques, framing of Questionnaire,
Construction of Interview Schedules, Processing and Analysis of Data, Coding,
tabulation, Use of Statistics, Interpretation of Data, Report Writing.

2. Statistics: Statistical Techniques – Limitations of their applications in Political Analysis,

tables and graphs; Measurement of central tendency, mean, median and mode; Variation;
Range, Mean deviation, Standard deviation, Co-efficient of variations, Association
between nominal and ordinal variables, Chi-Square, T & F Test; Association Between
internal variables, Regression, Correlation, Multiple Correlation, Standard error
estimation.

Books Recommended:
1. J Galtung : Theory and Methods of Social Research
2. M. Hasan Ali & Others : Research Methodology and Statistics (Latest Edition),
CBO Publications.
2. Blalock Jr. : Social Statistics.
3. PV Young : Scientific Social Survey and Research.
4. G Sjoberg and R Nett : A Methodology of Social Research.
5. SP Gupta : Statistical Method.
6. Salauddin M Aminuzzaman : Introduction to Social Research
 Course Code 1979 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60
Course Title Political Sociology

1. Introduction to Political Sociology: Nature and Scope.

2. Types of Societies: Traditional, Transitional and Modern.
3. Elite Theory: Contribution of Pareto, Mosca, Michels, and C. Wright Mills.
4. Culture, Political Culture & Civilization.
5. Political Socialization.
6. Sociological Theories of the Development of State; Ibn Khaldun, Durkhein, Oppenheimer,
Gumplowitcz, Morgan and Marx.
8. Social Stratification: Patterns of Social Stratification in Bangladesh and Caste system in
India.
9. Social Groups: Institutional, Non-Institutional, Associational, Non-associational, and Anomic
and Other Groups.
10. Max Weber and Bureaucracy.

Books Recommended :
1. Eric Nordilinger : Political, Sociology.
2. TB Bottomor : Sociology.
3. Keneth P. Langton : Political Socialization, London: Oxford University Press,
1969.
4. Herbert Hyman : Political Socialization A Study in the Psychology of Political
Behaviour, New York: The Free Press, 1959.
5. Richard E. Dawson,
Kenneth Prewitt &
Koren S. Sawson : Political, Socialization, Canada: Little Brown & Company,
1969.
6. Dean Jaros : Socialization of Politics, New York: Praeger Publishers,
1973.
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