Undergraduate Program (BSS)
GP-201: Western Political Thought: Modern
Socio-Economic Background of Modern Political Thought.
Renaissance and Reformation, Rise of Modern Nation State─ Machiavelli, Bodin, Hobbes, Industrial Capitalism and Democracy─ Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau.
Liberalism, Utilitarianism.
Idealism, Capitalism, Socialism.
Andrew Hacker, Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science, Cornell University, The Macmillan Company, 1961.
Arnold Brecht, Political Theory: The Foundation of Twentieth Century Political Thought, Bombay: Times of India Press, 1970.
Crane Brinton, The Shaping of Modern Political Thought, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1963.
Ebenstein, William, Great Political Thinkers, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi, 1977.
George H. Sabine, A History of Political Theory, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing, 1973.
I. H. Monk, A History of Modern Political Thought, London: Blackwell Publishers, 1993.
John H. Hallowell, Main Currents in Modern Political Thought, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1957.
Karl Marxs, Das Kapital, India: Atlantic Books, 13 July 2006.
Rymond G. Gettell, History of Political Thought, London: Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1964.
V. I. Lenin, Collected Works, USA: International Publishers, 1929.
GP-202: Oriental Political Thought: Ancient and Mediaeval
Concept of Orientalism.
Ancient Indian Political Thought – Background; Sources.
Brahmanic, Buddhist and Jain Traditions: Sacred Law.
Concept of State and Government.
Kautilya and Arthashastra.
Ancient Chinese Political Thought: Confucianism, Taoism.
Mediaeval Sub–Continental Political Thought: Atish Dipankar, Abul Fazal- Ain-E-Akbari, Akbar the Great – Din-E-Elahi.
Arab Political Thought: Sources and Background – Al-Farabi, Ibne-Rushd, Ibne Sina, Ibne Khaldun, Imam Gazzali, Nizamul Mulk-Tusi, Imam Abu Zar Ghafari, Iman Ibn Tayamia.
A. S. Altekar, State and Government in Ancient India, New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 2002.
Bhasker Anand Selatore, Ancient Indian Political Thought and Institutions, Asia Pub. House, 1963.
Edward Said, Orientalism, New York: Vintage Books, 1978.
H. G. Greel, Confucious and the Chinese Way, Gloucester, USA: Peter Smith Pub, 2000.
H. K. Sherwani, Muslim Political Thought and Administration, New Delhi: Idarah-i-Adaliyati, 1976.
Jawaharlal Nehru, The Discovery of India, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Karl A. Wittfogel, Oriental Despotism: A Comparative Study of Total power, New York: Vintage Books, 1981.
Kautilya, The Arthashastra, New Delhi: Penguin Books India, 1992.
Kohli Ritu, Kautilya’s Political Theory, New Delhi: Deep and Deep Publications, 1995.
Reuben Levy, The Social Structure of Islam, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969.
S. N. Dubey, Development of Political Thought in India, Dubey: ACME Publications, 1983.
UN Ghosal, A History of Indian Political Ideas, Bombay: Oxford University Press, 1966.
Virender Grover, Political Thinkers of Modern India, New Delhi: Deep & Deep Publications, 1990.
GP-203: Approaches to the Study of Politics
Politics: Meaning, Nature and Scope─ Traditional and Behavioral Perspectives, Post-Behaviouralism and its limitations.
Approaches to the study of politics: System Analysis, Structural-Functional Analysis, Elite Theory, Rational Choice Theory, Group Theory, Role Theory, Decision-Making Theory, Conflict Theory, Game Theory, Communication Theory, Psychological Approaches. Marxist and Neo-Marxist Approaches.
Allan C. Isaac, Scope and Methods of Political Science, Illinois: Dorsey, 1975.
David Easton, The Political System: An Inquiry into the State of Political Science, New York: Knopf, 1953.
G. A. Almond and G. B. Powell, Comparative Politics Today: A Worldview, Boston: Foresman & Co., 1988.
G. A. Almond and G. B. Powell, Comparative Politics: A Developmental Approach, Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1966.
G. A. Almond and J. S. Coleman, (eds.), The Politics of the Developing Areas, Princeton, N J: PrincetonUniversity Press, 1960.
G. A. Almond and Sidney Verba, The Civic Culture, Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1965.
Harold D. Lasswell, Politics: Who Gets What, When and How, New York: The World Publishing Company, 1958.
Myron Weiner and Samul P. Huntington, Understanding Political Development,Boston: Little Brown anCo., 1965.
Stephan Wasby, Political Science: The Discipline and its Dimension, New York: Scribner, 1970.
এমাজউদ্দিন আহমদ, তুলনামুলক রাজনীতি ও রাজনৈতিক বিশ্লেষণ, ঢাকাঃ বাংলাদেশ বুক করপোরেশন লিঃ, ১৯৯৫ ।
মোঃ আব্দুল মান্নান, তুলনামুলক রাজনীতি ও রাজনৈতিক বিশ্লেষণ পদ্ধতি, ঢাকাঃ নভেল পাবলিশার্স, ২০১১ ।
GP-204: Introduction to Sociology
Sociology: Meaning Nature and scope, Sociological Theories, Relation with Political Science.
Basic concepts: Society, Community, Association, Institution, Groups - Primary and Secondary, Reference Groups, In-Groups and Out Groups.
Social Structure, Social Stratification, Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Social Mobilization.
Social Power: Origin of Social Power, Bases of Social Power, Patron-Client Relations.
Culture, Political Culture, Political Socialization and Political Participation.
Ideology and Change: Political Beliefs and Values – Fanaticism, Communalism, Secularism.
Religion: Defining Religion, Varieties of Religion, Theories of Religion, Functions of Religion, Conflict Perspective of Religion.
Social Structure and Power, Forms of Social Stratification, Social Differences and Inequality, Theories of Stratification.
Kinship, Marriage and Family, Kinship and Social Structure, Organization of Kin Groups, Economic– Political Relations.
Social Change: Meaning, Causes, Agents of Social Change, Theories of Social Change, Social Change and Modernization.
Major Social Problems: Drug, Violence Against Women, Corruption, Terrorism, Unemployment, Illiteracy, Poverty, Begging, Prostitution, Healthcare etc. (Reference from Bangladesh may be drawn).
(Field study may be required for practical understanding of social issues)
A. R. Radcliffe-Brown, Structure and Function in Primitive Society, London: Cohen, 1952.
Andre Betille, Studies in Agrarian Social Structure, London: Oxford University Press, 1974.
Arnold W. Green, Sociology, (6th ed), McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1972.
B. K. Jahangir, Differentiation, Polarisation and Confrontation in Rural Bangladesh, Centre for Social Studies, 1979.
Beth B, Hess et.al, Sociology, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1988.
Donald Light Jr. and Suzanne Keller (ed), Sociology, (3rd ed), Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1982.
Hamza Alavi and Heodor Shanin (eds.), Introduction to Sociology of Developing Societies, New York: Monthly Review Press, 1982.
James W. Vander Zanden, Sociology (4th ed), John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1979.
Lewis A. Coser and Bernard Rosenberg (ed), Sociological Theory, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1914.
Michael Banton, Political System and Distribution of Power, USA: Tavistock Publications, 1975.
Morton Fricd, H.The Evolution of Political Society, New York: Random House, 1967.
P. C. Wasburn, Political Sociology: Approaches, Concepts, Hypothesis, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1982.
Paul B. Horton and Chester L. Hunt, Sociology, (3rd ed), McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1980.
R. M. MacIver, State and Society, Routledge: University of Stellenbosch, 1977.
Richard T. Schaefer and Robert P. Lamm, Sociology, McGraw-Hall, New York, 1998.
Robert A. Dahl, Modern Political Analysis, USA: Yale University Press, 2004.
Ronald Cohen and Elman R. Service, eds., Origin of the State, Institute of Human Issues, 1978.
Ronald Inglehart, The Silent Revolution, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1977.
S. M. Lipset, Political Man: The Social Bases of Politics, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1960.
Santi Rozario, Purity and Communal Boundaries, Women and Social Change in a Bangladesh Village, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1992.
Shamsul I. Khan et al, Political Culture, Political Parties and the Democratic Transition in Bangladesh, Dhaka: Academic Publishers, 1996.
T. B. Bottomore, Elites and Society, New York: Routledge, 1993.
ফ্রেডরিক এঙ্গেলস, পরিবার, ব্যক্তিগত সম্পত্তি ও রাষ্ট্রের উৎপত্তি, ঢাকাঃ প্রগতি প্রকাশন, ১৯৭৭ ।
এরিক, জে জানসেন, গ্রামীণ বাংলাদেশে সীমিত সম্পদের প্রতিযোগিতা, ( অনুবাদঃ ডালেম চন্দ্র বর্মণ ), ঢাকাঃ সমাজ নিরীক্ষণ কেন্দ্র, ১৯৯০
ভেলাম ভান সেন্দেল, গ্রামীণ বাংলাদেশে কৃষক গতিশীলতা, ( অনুবাদঃ ডালেম চন্দ্র বর্মণ ), সমাজ নিরীক্ষণ কেন্দ্র, কলা ভবন, ঢাকাঃ ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, ১৯৯৪ ।
মুহাম্মদ ইয়াইহিয়া আখতার, রাজনৈতিক সংস্কৃতি ও সামাজিকীকরণঃ প্রসঙ্গ বাংলাদেশ, ঢাকাঃ নিবেদন পাবলিকেশন্স, ১৯৮৯ ।
GP-205: Politics in Pakistan and the Emergence of Bangladesh (1947-1971)
State, Society, Culture, Colonial Legacies. Problems of Constitution Making.
Religious vs Secular interests. Growth of Regionalism, East-West Relationship-development of Internal Colonialism.
Political Actors: Power Elite, Conflicts with Vernacular Elite, Political Parties, Bureaucracy, Army, landed Aristocracy, Business and Industrial Interests, Students. Constitutions, 1956, 1962. Elections – 1954, 1970.
Political Movements – language Movement, 1952; Autonomy Movement, Six Point Demand and Movement 1966; Mass Upsurge, 69; Non-cooperation Movement, 1971: Causes and Various Dimensions of Liberation War, 1971 and the Emergence of Bangladesh.
G. W. Choudhury, The Last Days of United Pakistan, London: C Hurst, 1974.
---------, Constitutional Development in Pakistan, London: Longman, 1969.
---------, Democracy in Pakistan, Dhaka: Green House, 1963.
Khalid Bin Sayeed, Politics in Pakistan: The Nature and Direction of Change New York: Praeger Publishers, 1980.
---------, Political System of Pakistan, 1967.
Rounaq Jahan, Pakistan: Failure in National Integration, New York: Columbia University Press, 1972.
---------, Bangladesh Politics: Problems and Issues, Dhaka, UPL, 1980.
Talukdar Maniruzzaman, The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath, Dhaka: UPL, 1988.
---------, The Politics of Development: The Case of Pakistan 1947-1958, Dhaka: Green Book House, 1980.
---------, Radical Politics and the Emergence of Bangladesh, Dhaka: Bangladesh Books International, 1975.
---------, Group Interests and Political Changes, New Delhi, 1982
GP-206: Liberation War and Genocide in Bangladesh
Background of liberation of 1971
Leadership Style, Contribution and Struggle of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation.
Mujibnagar Governmnet, Working of the Government, Funding Foreign Policy and Indian Role, Role of Tazuddin Ahmed, Maulana Bhasani and Other Leaders.
Strategy of Liberation War in 1971, Freedom forces, and War Plan, Organization of War Three Forces; Military, Air and Navy; Role of Lefties in War, Role of other Forces in 1971; Mujib Bahini, Kaderai Bahini, Hemayet Bahini and others.
Diplomatic Efforts in favour of Liberation War: Role of Major Powers (USA, UK, former USSAR & PRC).
Involvement of India and Refugee Issues
Genocide in 1971: Mass Murder, Rape, and Atrocities as Crime Against Humanity by Pakistan Army, Killing of Intellectuals of 14 December.
1971 War and Surrender of the Pakistani Occupied Forces.
Ultimate Victory and Bangladesh’s Emergence as an Independent Sovereign State.
Ali Riaz, Inconvenient Truths about Bangladeshi Politics, Dhaka: Prothoma Prokashan, 2012.
Emajuddin Ahmed (ed.), Society and Politics in Bangladesh, Dhaka: Academic Publishers, 1989.
Archer K Blood, The Cruel Birth of Bangladesh: Memoirs of an American Diplomat The University Press Limited (UPL), 2002
James J. Novak, Bangladesh: Reflections on the Water, Dhaka: University Press Ltd., 1991.
Lawrence Lifschultz – Bangladesh: The Unfinished Revolution, Zed books, 1979
Lawrence Ziring, Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad: An interpretive Study, Dhaka: UPL, 1994.
Lt Gen Jfr Jacob, Surrender at Dacca: Birth of a Nation, The University Press Limited (UPL), 1997
Muntassir Mamoon (Editor), 1971 Chuknagar Genocide , International Centre for Bengal Studies , 2011
Nizam Ahmed, The Parliament of Bangladesh, Aldershot: Ashgate, 2002.
Rehman Sobhan, From Two Economies To Two Nations: My Journey To Bangladesh, The Daily Star Books, 2015
Richard Sisson& Leo Rose, War and Secession: Pakistan, India, and the Creation of Bangladesh, University of California Press, 1991
Rounaq Jahan, Pakistan: Failure in National Integration, New York: Columbia University Press, 1972.
---------, Bangladesh Politics: Problems and Issues, Dhaka, UPL, 1980.
Rounaq Jahan, Bangladesh Politics: Problems and Issues, Dhaka: UPL, 1980.
Srinath Raghavan, 1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh, Harvard University Press, 2013
Talukdar Maniruzzaman, The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath, Dhaka: UPL, 1988.
---------, The Politics of Development: The Case of Pakistan 1947-1958, Dhaka: Green Book House, 1980.
---------, Radical Politics and the Emergence of Bangladesh, Dhaka: Bangladesh Books International, 1975.
---------, Group Interests and Political Changes, New Delhi, 1982
GP-207: Local Government and Rural Politics in Bangladesh
Approaches to the Study of Local Government.
Local Government in Bangladesh: Historical Growth of Local Bodies.
Decentralization: Meaning, Types, Structure of Decentralization. Delegation.
Structure of Local Bodies: Linkage Between Formal Structure and Informal Structure.
Dynamics of Local Government in Bangladesh: The Process of Decision-making, The Administration of Local Finance, Local Level Planning.
Local Level Politics: Emerging Socio-anthropological Structure, Rural Power Structure. The Pattern of Leadership-politics of Brokerage, Politics of Factionalism: Patron-Client Relation.
Social Change: Rural Development, Problems and Trends, Political Participation.
(Field study is required for developing practical skill on local administration)
Ahmed Shafiqul Haq, Politics and Administration in Bangladesh, Dhaka: UPL, 1988.
Ali Ahmed, Administration of Local Self-Government for Rural Areas in Bangladesh, Dhaka: NILG, 1979.
B. Hartmen and J.K. Boyce, A Quiet Violence: View from a Bangladesh Village, London: Zed Books, 1998.
Dalem Chandra Barman, Emerging Leadership Patterns in Rural Bangladesh, Dhaka: CSS, 1988.
Eliot Tepper, Changing Patterns of Administration in Rural East Pakistan, Michigan: Michigan state University Press, 1966.
Hasnat Abdul Hye (ed.), Village Studies in Bangladesh, Comilla: BARD, 1985.
Hugh Tinker, Foundations of Local Self-Government in India, Pakistan and Burma, London: Athlone Press, 1954.
Kamal Sidiqui (ed.), Local Government in South Asia: A Comparative Study, Dhaka: UPL, 1992.
M. Rashiduzzaman, Politics and Administration in the Local Councils, Dhaka: OUP, 1968.
Md. Moksuder Rahman, Politics and Development of Local Self Government in Bangladesh, Delhi: Devika Publications, 2000.
N. C. Roy, Rural Self-Government in Bengal, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, 1936.
Najmul Abedin, Local Administration and Politics in Modernizing Societies: Bangladesh and Pakistan, Dhaka: Oxford University Press, 1973.
Nizam Ahmed, Bureaucracy and Local Politics in Bangladesh, Dhaka: A.H.D Publishing House, 2009.
R. Qadir and M. Islam, Women Representatives at the Union level as change agents of Development, Beijing: Newstar Publishers, 1995.
S. Maqsood Ali, Decentralization and People’s Participation in Bangladesh, Dhaka: NIPA, 1981.
Shairul Masreck, Kinship and Power Structure in Rural Bangladesh, USA: Homeland Press and Publications, 1995.
মোঃ আবদুল মাননান, গ্রামীণ সমাজ ও রাজনীতি, ঢাকাঃ অবসর প্রকাশনা, ২০১০ ।
-------, গ্রামীণ দারিদ্য, ঢাকাঃ অবসর প্রকাশনা, ২০০৬ ।
মোঃ মাকসুদুর রহমান, বাংলাদেশের স্থানীয় স্বায়ত্তশাসন, রাজশাহীঃ আলীগড় লাইব্রেরী, ২০০৫ ।
কে এম মহিউদ্দিন ও মোজাম্মেল হক, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদে নারীঃ পরিবর্তনশীল ধারা, ঢাকাঃ বাংলাদেশ নারী প্রগতি সংঘ, ২০০০ ।
বি কে জাহাঙ্গীর, বাংলাদেশের গ্রামাঞ্চল ও শ্রেণী সংগ্রাম, ঢাকাঃ সমাজ নিরীক্ষণ কেন্দ্র, ১৯৯৭ ।
আনু মোহাম্মদ, গ্রামীণ সমাজ ও অর্থনীতি, ঢাকাঃ ডানা প্রকাশনী, ১৯৮৭ ।
আরেফিন হেলাল উদ্দিন, শিমুলিয়াঃ বাংলাদেশের পরিবর্তনশীল কৃষি কাঠামো, ঢাকাঃ সমাজ নিরীক্ষণ কেন্দ্র, ১৯৯৪ ।
আরেন্স ইয়েনেকা ও বুরদ্যান ইউস ফান, ঝগড়াপুরঃ গ্রাম বাংলার গৃহস্থ ও নারী, অনুবাদঃ নিলুফার মতিন, ঢাকাঃ গণ প্রকাশনী, ১৯৮০ ।
কামাল সিদ্দিকী, বাংলাদেশের গ্রামীণ দারিদ্যঃ স্বরূপ ও সমাধান, ঢাকাঃ ডানা প্রকাশনী, ১৯৮৫ ।
বাটোরসি পিটার ডে, অস্পষ্ট গ্রামঃ পূর্ব পাকিস্তানের গ্রামীণ সামাজিক কাঠামো এবং সম্প্রদায় ভিত্তিক সংগঠন, অনুবাদঃ মোহাম্মদ আব্দুর রহমান মিঞা, ঢাকাঃ ন্যাশনাল ইনিস্টিটিউট অব লোকাল গভর্নমেন্ট, ১৯৯২ ।
রহমান আসহাবুর, বাংলাদেশের কৃষি কাঠামো কৃষক সমাজ ও উন্নয়ন, ঢাকাঃ ইউনিভার্সিটি প্রেস লিঃ, ১৯৮৬ ।
রহমান হোসেন জিলুর, মাঠ গবেষণা ও গ্রামীণ দারিদ্যঃ পদ্ধতি বিষয়ে কতিপয় সংলাপ, ঢাকাঃ ইউনিভার্সিটি প্রেস লিঃ, ১৯৯৮ ।
GP-208: Major Political Systems: UK, USA, PRC and Russia
Historical Background: Constitutional Development, Principles and Amendment Procedures. Government and Administration: the Executive, the Legislative Process, the Judicial System, Bureaucracy, the Electoral System(s), the Party System, Interest Groups, Political Culture and Participation, Regional and Local Administration.
Andre Mathiot, The British Political System, Standford: Standford University Press, 1958.
Andrew Knapp and Vincent Wright, The Government and Politics of France, London and New York: Routledge, 2001.
Beyme, Klaus Von, The Bundestag- Still the Centre of Decision-Making?”, in Ludger Helms (eds.), Institutions and Institutional Change in the Federal Republic of Germany, New York: St. Martin’s Press, Inc., 2000.
Chien Tuan Sheng, Government and Politics of China, New York: Oxford University Press, 1950.
D. Doel, Comparative Government and Politics, New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Limited, 1982.
Harold Zink, American Government and Politics, Princeton, NJ: D Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1958.
Herman Finer, The Theory and Practice of Modern Government, London: Methuen, 1961.
Jocelyn A. J. Evans (eds.), The French Party System, Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 2003.
John W. Hall, Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times, Tokyo: Charles E Tuttle Co., 1970.
L. Sandy Maisel, American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction, New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Lucian Pye, China: An Introduction, Little: Brown; 1984.
Michael Curtis (eds.), Western European Government and Politics, Longman, 1997.
Michael Curtis, Introduction to Comparative Government, New York: Longman, 1997.
Michael Newman. Democracy, Sovereignty and the European Union, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1996.
R. E. Dolan and R L Worden, Japan: A Country Study, Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1991.
R. Rose, Understanding Big Government, London: Sage Publications, 1984.
Roger Charlton, Comparative Government, London: Longman, 1986.
Ruth Lane, The Art of Comparative Politics, Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1997.
S. E. Finer, Comparative Government, London: Penguin Books, 1974.
Schmidt, Manfred, Political Institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Schmidt, Manfred, Political Institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Simon James, British Cabinet Government, London and New York: Routledge, 1999.
Stephen Ingle, The British Party System: An introduction, London and New York: Routledge, 2008.
Tony Wright (eds.), The British Political Process: An Introduction, London and New York: Routledge, 2000.
Vernon Bogdanor, The Monarchy and the Constitution, New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Walter Bagehot, The English Constitution, London: Oxford University Press, 1961.
William Storey, US Government and Politics, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd., 2007.
Yves Meny and Andrew Knapp, Government and Politics in Western Europe: Britain, France, Italy, Germany (Comparative European Politics), Oxford University Press, 2005.