Why to study PSIR?

Along with Optional, it will help in covering

1. Topics of GS Paper 1
2. Topics of GS Paper 2
3. Topics of GS Paper 3
4. Helps in building GS Paper 4 Answers.
Helps in Essay Writing.
Where to start the PSIR Preparation?
Understand demand of the UPSC
1. Check the pre-requisite of the Job
2. Check the Syllabus of PSIR Optional
3. Understand the Previous Year Questions.
4. Finish off the static topics of PSIR within the first 5 months after completing your Basic Polity and History Syllabus.
How to write Optional Appropriate Answers
1. Learn to co-relate the Keyword with the specified topic from Syllabus.
2. Use the information from static section of your PSIR Literature.
3. Add-ons from the Current Affairs.
4. Write as much Answers as you could.
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 Syllabus of PSIR
Paper 1 - Section A - Political Theory and Indian Politics
1 Political theory Meaning and approaches
Theories of the
2 Liberal Neoliberal Marxist Pluralist Post-colonial Feminist
state
3 Justice Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl’s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques
4 Equality Social Political Economic Relationship between equality and freedom Affirmative action
5 Rights Meaning and theories Different kinds of rights Concept of Human Rights
Different models of democracy - Representative, Participatory and
6 Democracy Classical and contemporary theories
Deliberative
7 Concept of - Power Hegemony Ideology Legitimacy
Political
8 Liberalism Socialism Marxism Fascism Gandhism Feminism
Ideologies
Indian Political Buddhist Sir Syed Ahmed Sri MK
9 Dharamshastra Arthashastra B R Ambedkar M N Roy
Thought traditions Khan Aurobindo Gandhi
Western
Karl Hannah
10 Political Plato Aristotle Machiavelli Hobbes Locke J S Mill Gramsci
Marx Arendt
Thought

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 Paper 1 - Section B - Indian Government and Politics
Political Strategies of India’s Freedom struggle
Peasant and
Constitutionalism to mass
Indian Non-cooperation Civil Disobedience Militant and revolutionary movements workers’
1 Satyagraha
Nationalism movements
Perspectives on Indian National Movement
Liberal Socialist and Marxist Radical Humanist Dalit
Making of the
2 Indian Legacies of the British rule Different social and political perspectives
Constitution
Salient
Basic
Features of The Fundamental Rights and Directive Parliamentary System and Amendment
3 Judicial Review Structure
the Indian Preamble Duties Principles Procedures
doctrine
Constitution
Principal
Union's Envisaged role and actual working of the State Government's Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive,
4 Organs of the
Executive, Legislature and Supreme Court Legislature and High Courts
Government
Grassroots Panchayati Raj and Municipal
5 Significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments Grassroot movements
Democracy Government
National National National
Union National National
Comptroller Commission Commission National Commission
Statutory Public Human Commission
Election and Auditor Finance for for Commission for
6 Institutions/ Service Rights for
Commission General Commission Scheduled Scheduled for Women Backward
Commissions Commission Commission Minorities
(CAG) Castes Tribes (NCW) Classes
(UPSC) (NHRC) (NCM)
(NCSC) (NCST) (NCBC)

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 Inter-State
7 Federalism Constitutional provisions Changing nature of centre-state relations Integrationist tendencies and regional aspirations
disputes
Nehruvian
Planning and
and Liberalisation and
8 Economic Role of planning and public sector Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian relations
Gandhian economic reforms
Development
perspectives
9 Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics
Changing
socio-
National and regional Ideological and social Patterns of coalition Pressure Trends in electoral
10 Party System economic
political parties bases of parties politics groups behaviour
profile of
Legislators
Social Environmentalist
11 Civil liberties and Human rights movements Women's movements
Movements movements

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 Paper 2 - Section A - Comparative Politics and International Relations
political economy and political sociology limitations of the comparative
1 Comparative Politics Nature and major approaches
perspectives method
State in comparative Characteristics and changing nature of the State in capitalist
2 Advanced industrial and developing societies
perspective and socialist economies
Politics of Representation
3 Political parties, pressure groups and social movements in advanced industrial and developing societies
and Participation
4 Globalisation Responses from developed and developing societies
Approaches to the Study
5 Idealist Realist Marxist Functionalist Systems theory
of International Relations
Key concepts in Balance of power Transnational actors and World capitalist
6 National interest Security and power Globalisation
International Relations and deterrence collective security economy
Strategic and
Rise of super
ideological Arms race and Cold War Nuclear threat
powers
Changing International Bipolarity
7
Political Order Non-aligned movement Aims and achievements
Relevance of non-alignment in
Collapse of the Soviet Union Unipolarity and American hegemony
the contemporary world
Evolution of the From Socialist economies and the CMEA Third World demand for
Globalisation of the world
8 International Economic Brettonwoods to (Council for Mutual Economic new international
economy
System WTO Assistance) economic order
9 United Nations Envisaged role and actual record Specialized UN agencies-aims and functioning Need for UN reforms
Regionalisation of World Other
10 EU ASEAN APEC SAARC NAFTA
Politics organisations
Contemporary Global Nuclear
11 Democracy Human rights Environment Gender justice Terrorism
Concerns Proliferation

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 Paper 2 - Section B - India and the World
1 Determinants of foreign Institutions of policy-making Continuity and Change
Indian Foreign Policy
policy
2 India's Contribution to the Non- Different phases Current role
Alignment Movement
3 India and South Asia Regional Co-operation SAARC, its past performance and future prospects
South Asia as a Free Trade Area
India's "Look East" policy
Impediments to regional co- River water Illegal cross-border Ethnic conflicts and Border disputes
operation disputes migration insurgencies
4 India and the Global South Relations with Africa and Latin America Leadership role in the demand for NIEO and WTO negotiations
5 India and the Global Centres of USA EU Japan China Russia
Power
6 India and the UN System Role in UN Peace-keeping Demand for Permanent Seat in the Security Council
7 India and the Nuclear Question Changing perceptions and policy
8 Recent developments in Indian India's position on the recent crisis in Growing relations with US and Israel Vision of a new
Foreign policy Afghanistan, Iraq and West Asia world order

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 REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR PSIR

Paper 1
Section A: Political Theory
Essential Readings:
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 “An Introduction to Political Theory” by O.P Gauba. 9 EDITION

 “Political Theory: An Introduction” by Rajeev Bhargava and Ashok Acharya, Pearson.

 “A History of Political Thought: Plato to Marx” by Subrata Mukherjee and Sushila Ramaswamy.

 “Western Political Thought: From Socrates to the age of Ideology” by Brian. R. Nelson.

 “Modern Indian Political Thought: Text and Context” by Bidyut Chakrabarty and R.K. Pandey.

 IGNOU BOOKLET MPSE-004 Social and Political Thought in Modern India

Additional Readings:
 “Politics” by Andrew Heywood.

 “Political Theory: An Introduction” by Andrew Heywood.

 “Key Concepts in Politics” by Andrew Heywood.

 “Political Ideologies: An Introduction” by Andrew Heywood.

 “Western Political Thought: From Plato to Marx” by Shefali Jha.

 “Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers” by M. P. Singh and Himanshu Roy.

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Paper 1
Section B: Indian Government and Politics
Essential Readings:
 “India’s Struggle for Independence” by Bipin Chandra.
 “Introduction to the Constitution of India” by Dr Durga Das Basu.
 “Indian Government and Politics” by A.S.Narang, Geetanjali Publication
 “The Oxford Companion to Politics in India” by Niraja Gopal Jayal and Pratap Bhanu Mehta.

Additional Readings:
 “Politics in India” by Rajni Kothari.

 “Our Parliament: An Introduction to Parliament of India” by Subhash C. Kashyap.

 “Our Constitution: An Introduction to India’s Constitution and Constitutional Law” by Subhash C. Kashyap.

Paper 2
Section A: Comparative Politics and International Relations
Essential Readings:
 “The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations” by John Baylis, Steve Smith and
Patricia Owens.
 “Global Politics” by Andrew Heywood.
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 “Theories of Comparative Politics: The Search for a Paradigm Reconsidered” by Ronald H. Chilcote.
 IGNOU notes on Comparative Politics.

Additional Readings:
 “Theories of International Relations” by Palgrave publications.

 “The Oxford Handbook of International Relations” by Christian Reus-Smit and Duncan Snidal.

 “Understanding International Relations” by Chris Brown and Kirsten Ainley.

 “Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches” by Georg Sorenson and Robert Jackson.

Section B: India and the World

Essential Readings:
 Indian Foreign Policy: An Overview by Harsh Pant

 International Relations- Mcgraw Hill education

 “IDSA website should be followed for articles.

 MEA website should be regularly followed for updates and articles.

 IR editorials should be followed in The Hindu and The Indian Express.

Additional Readings:
 The Oxford Handbook of Indian Foreign Policy” by David M. Malone, C Raja Mohan and Srinath Raghvan.
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