Political Science & International Relations Optional Course – Complete Set of 6 Books | Civil Services Examination

• Complete 6-book Political Science & International Relations (PSIR) Optional Course for Civil Services Examination
• Covers major areas of Political Science Paper-I and Paper-II
• Includes Western & Indian Political Thought with Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, J.S. Mill, Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt, Kautilya, Gandhi, Ambedkar, M.N. Roy and other thinkers
• Covers Political Theory including State, Justice, Equality, Rights, Democracy, Power, Hegemony, Ideology, Legitimacy and Political Ideologies
• Covers Indian Government & Politics through the Constitution, Union and State Governments, Judiciary, Federalism, Caste, Ethnicity and Religion
• Includes India’s Freedom Struggle, Indian National Movement, Grassroot Democracy, Constitutional/Statutory Institutions, Planning, Economic Development and Social Movements
• Covers Comparative Political Analysis and International Politics, including approaches to International Relations, global political order, international economic system, United Nations and regional organisations
• Includes India and the World, covering Indian Foreign Policy, Non-Alignment, South Asia, Global South, major powers, UN system and nuclear issues
• Structured for systematic PSIR Optional study, conceptual clarity and revision

About this Book Set

The Political Science & International Relations Optional Course – Set of 6 Books by Drishti Publications is a structured study resource covering the major components of Political Science and International Relations for the Civil Services Examination.

The series begins with Western & Indian Political Thought and Political Theory, followed by two dedicated books on Indian Government & Politics. The remaining volumes cover Comparative Political Analysis, International Politics and India’s engagement with the world.

Together, the six books provide organised coverage of political thinkers, theories, constitutional institutions, Indian politics, national movement, comparative politics, international relations, global institutions and Indian foreign policy.

Table of Contents

Book 1 – Western & Indian Political Thought

1. Introducing Political Thought
2. Plato
3. Aristotle
4. Niccolo Machiavelli
5. Thomas Hobbes
6. John Locke
7. John Stuart Mill
8. Karl Marx
9. Antonio Gramsci
10. Hannah Arendt
11. Indian Political Thought: Dharamshastra
12. Arthashastra
13. Buddhist Traditions
14. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
15. Aurobindo Ghosh
16. Gandhi
17. Ambedkar
18. M.N. Roy

Book 2 – Political Theory

1. Political Theory: Meaning & Approaches
2. Theories of State
3. Justice
4. Equality
5. Rights
6. Democracy
7. Concept of Power, Hegemony, Ideology & Legitimacy
8. Political Ideologies

Book 3 – Indian Government & Politics: Part-I

1. Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
2. Principal Organs of the Union Government
3. Principal Organs of the State Government
4. Federalism
5. Caste, Ethnicity and Religion in Indian Politics

Book 4 – Indian Government & Politics: Part-II

1. Political Strategies of India’s Freedom Struggle
2. Perspectives on Indian National Movement
3. Grassroot Democracy
4. Statutory Institutions/Commissions
5. Planning and Economic Development
6. Social Movements

Book 5 – Comparative Political Analysis & International Politics

1. Comparative Politics: Nature and Major Approaches
2. State in Comparative Perspective
3. Politics of Representation and Participation
4. Globalisation
5. Approaches to the Study of International Relations
6. Key Concepts in International Relations
7. Changing International Political Order
8. Evolution of the International Economic System
9. United Nations
10. Regionalisation of World Politics
11. Contemporary Global Concerns

Book 6 – India and the World

1. Indian Foreign Policy
2. India’s Contribution to Non-Alignment Movement
3. India and South Asia
4. India and the Global South
5. India and the Global Centres of Power
6. India and the UN System
7. India and the Nuclear Question
8. Recent Developments in Indian Foreign Policy