pyq/2015/psir-optional-ii/1

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each : (10x5=50 marks, 150 words each)

(a) Which are the major approaches of comparative politics ? Explain in brief, the political economy approach to the study of comparative inquiry. (10 marks)

(b) Do you subscribe to the view that the modern constructs of the State and politics are pre-eminently Eurocentric and not indigenous and appropriate for the analysis of non-western societies ? (10 marks)

(c) Identify the major differences between the classical realism of Hans J. Morgenthau and the neorealism of Kenneth Waltz. Which approach is best suited for analysing international relations after the Cold War ? (10 marks)

(d) Is globalization essentially a process of ‘universalisation’ of capitalist modernity ? (10 marks)

(e) What is the difference between Interest Groups and Pressure Groups ? Are the Pressure Groups in India in a position to fully protect or promote the interests of their members ? (10 marks)