New IGNOU EPS-09 Help Book Comparative Government and Politics in English – BA Political Science Latest Edition Guide and Study Material.

Block 1 – Comparative Methods and Approaches
Nature, Scope and Utility of Comparative Study of Politics
Comparative Method and Strategies of Comparison
Institutional Approach
Systems Approach
The Political Economy Approach

Block 2 – National Movement and Anti-colonial Struggles
Ideology, Social Bases and Programmes of National Movements
Patterns of Anti-Colonial Struggles
Dynamics of State Formation in Colonial Era

Block 3 – Society, Economy and State
Social Structures and Stratification
Class Formation
Social Bases of State Power
Development Strategies

Block 4 – Classification of Political Regimes
Modes of Classification of Political Regimes
Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes
Civilian and Military Regimes
Secular and Theocratic Regimes

Block 5 – Institutions and Forms of Government
Organs of Government: Executive, Legislature and Judiciary
Unitary and Federal Systems: Patterns and Trends in Federal Systems
Republicanism

Block 6 – Patterns of Political Participation and Representation
Party Systems
Pressure Groups
Electoral Process

Block 7 – Social Movements
Trade Union Movement
Peasants
Women’s Movement
Environment
Human Rights Movements

Block 8 – Globalisation and The Developing World
Globalisation: Background and Features
Impact of Globalisation on Developing Societies
Globalisation and the Response of the Developing Countries