IGNOU MPS 004 Assignment 2020

COMPARATIVE POLITICS: ISSUES AND TRENDS

(MPS-004)

TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT

Course Code: MPS-004 Assignment

Code: ASST/TMA/2019-20

 Marks: 100

 Answer five questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each section.

 Each question is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.

SECTION- I

1. Critically examine dependency theory as a paradigm of understanding underdevelopmentin post-colonial societies.
2. Explain the basic tenets of David Easton’sgeneral system theory.
3. What is a state? Analyse the differencebetween Marxist and social contract theory of the origin of states.
4. What is nationalism? What are the differentapproaches to the study of nationalism?
5.  Evaluate the impact of globalization onnature and functioning of states.

SECTION- II

Write a short note on each part of the question in about 250 words.

 6. a) Gabriel Almond’s Structural Functional Approach

 b) Regional integration in South East Asia

 7. a) Patterns of anti-colonial struggles

 b) Gandhian perspective of the modern State

8. a) International organization and state sovereignty

 b) Scramble of Africa

 9. a) Neo-Marxism

 b) State building and nation building

10. a) Political economy approach in Comparative Politics

 b) Role of civil society in democracy