New IGNOU BPSC-103 Help Book Political Theory: Concepts and Debates in English – BAPSH Political Science Latest Edition Guide and Study Material.

Block 1 – Liberty
Liberty–as Absence of External Intervention
Liberty–as Self-Determination
Alienation, Oppression and Freedom (Important Issue: Freedom of belief, Expression and Dissent)

Block 2 – Equality
Equality before Law and Equality of Opportunity
Equality: Sameness and Difference
Differential Treatment and Equality of Outcomes (Important Issue: Affirmative Action)

Block 3 – Justice
Justice as Fairness (Distributive Justice)
Idea of Just Desert
Justice in a Global Context (Important Issue: Climate Change and Environmental Hazards)

Block 4 – Rights
Idea of Rights: Entitlements and Boundaries
Bases of Rights: Legal, Moral and Natural
Rights and Obligations (Important Issue: Human Trafficking)

Block 5 – Major Debates
Law and Civil Disobedience (When is Resistance Justified?)
Rights and Universality (Are Human Rights Universal?)
Multiculturalism and Tolerance (How do We Accommodate Diversity in a Plural Society?)