MPS-4 EM 2025-26 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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COMPARATIVE POLITICS: ISSUES AND TRENDS (MPS-004)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MPS-004
Assignment Code: ASST/TMA/2025-26

SECTION – I

1. Define the scope and significance of comparative politics. How has the field evolved in the post-colonial and globalisation era?
2. Examine the Marxist view of the state. How does it differ from the liberal and Gandhian perspectives?
3. Discuss the relevance of the political economy approach to the study of comparative politics. Illustrate with suitable examples.
4. What is the world-systems approach? Critically analyse its contribution to the understanding of global inequalities.
5. Write short notes on the following in about 250 words each: a) Structural-functional approach in political analysis b) Comparative method in political science

SECTION – II

6. Explain the concept of multiculturalism. How is it used as a strategy to manage ethnic and cultural diversity in modern states?
7. Discuss the feminist critique of the modern state. How does it challenge the dominant frameworks of comparative politics?
8. Assess the relationship between bureaucracy and development in the context of developing countries.
9. Examine the impact of globalisation on national identity and sovereignty in the Global South.
10. Write short notes on the following in about 250 words each: a) Civil society and its role in democracy b) Duverger’s classification of party systems