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SYLLABUS FOR BCS (WRITTEN) EXAMINATION
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
(POST RELATED)
Subject Code: 371
Total Marks-200
Part-I
Marks: 100
1. Principles of International Relations: Nature, Scope and Development of International Relations as an
academic discipline.
2. Evolution of the International society, Development of the modern state system.
3. Elements of International Politics: Power, National Power, Geo-politics, Geo-economics, Regionalism.
4. Concepts of power, balance of powers, balance of terror, polarity of power, national power and
collective security.
5. Global environmental degradation and its causes, nature and consequences -Rio Summit - Kyoto
Protocol.
6. Concept of Civil Society and Human Rights – Human Rights as foreign policy instrument, Relations
between Human Rights, National Development and World Peace.
7. Foreign Policy: Objectives, Determinants, Diplomacy, Coercions and Force, Bargaining.
8. Elements of International Economic Relations: Trade, Balance of Trade, Trade Blocs.
9. Arms Race Issues: Arms Control and Disarmament, Theories of Deterrence.
10. Various approaches to the study of Internatio nal Relations: Traditionalists and Behavirouralists,
Various Perspectives of International Relations: Realism, Pluralism, Globalism and Marxism.
11. International Relations Theory
Game Theory
Collective Security Theory
Balance of Power Theory
System Theory
Conflict Theory
Integration Theory
Decision Making Theory
Lateral Pressure Theory
12. Different Perspective of International Political Economy: Realism, Mercantilism,
Structuralism and Radical Theories of International Political Economy,
Theories of Imperialism and Dependency,
Sustainable Development: Concepts and Theories.