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Hi friends, I am interested to do PhD in Political Science from Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth. I just want to know about the duration of this course as well as the structure of this course. Can you please let me know about the course duration and structure? Please let me know about both immediately.

PhD in Political Science is a 3 year course. This course covers international politics, American Politics, comparative politics, political psychology, political theory, human rights, political economy and political methodology.

Detailed syllabus is below:-

Research Methodology

Unit I: Foundations, Approaches and Epistomologies of Political Science Research
Unit II: Statistics and Data Collection
Unit III: Survey Research Methods
Unit IV: Research Design

Governance and Politics in India (Core)

Unit I: Approaches and Perspectives to Indian Political System
Unit II: Protection for Minorities and Deprived Groups
Unit III: Party System in India
Unit IV: Structural Concerns

State and Politics in South Asia(Open)

Unit I: Contextualising South Asia
Unit II: Political and Economic Challenges
Unit III: Protracted Disputes, Human Security and Environmental Issues
Unit IV: Foreign Policies of South Asian Countries and Regional Cooperation Initiatives

India and International Political Economy(Open)

Unit I: Political Economy
Unit II: International and Multilateral Economic Institutions and Developing Countries
Unit III: Land Reforms in India
Unit IV: Public Policy Analysis

Decentralisation and Development in India(Open)

Unit I: Conceptualising and Measuring Decentralisation
Unit II: Decentralisation, Governance and the Structure of Local Political Institutions
Unit III: Decentralisation and Community Empowerment
Unit IV: Participation and Local Development