Dept. of Studies in Political Science

About Political Science:

The Department of Political Science, Davangere University was established in 2010, offering MA Programme. Desire to spread the Discipline by attracting students across the state and nation for transforming the ideas and views of Political Science; it has achieved a great extent.

The Department of Political Science is pivotal in enrich the student regarding teaching, research and extension activities. At the outset, it has a good number of teaching faculties with vibrant academic knowledge in different areas of specialization i.e., Indian Polity, Public Administration, Comparative Politics, International Relations and Political theory. Department has organized various National and State level conferences, seminars, workshops and symposiums. Department has a Student Alumni Association which is registered and actively involved in the progress of the department.

Vision:

Vision of the Department is to achieve the status of national excellence in the studies and research in Political Science to contribute to the betterment of the world order.

Mission:

Department strives and enriches student knowledge for understanding of Politics and institutional processes to acquaint them with issues and problems of Politics and developing confidence to tackle issues.
Department will cultivate the teaching skills and research mechanisms among the students. And also we will foster civic mindedness and civic responsibility.
The Department seeks to provide students with a learning experience that will equip them to face the challenges of an increasingly complex job market and prepare them to become active and engaged citizens at the local, national and international levels.

Value Added Courses

Programms Offered :

SL NO	PROGRAMMES	NATURE & DURATION	ELIGIBILTY
1	M.A	Two Year	B.A.Degree
2	Ph.D	Three – Five years	MA., Political Science
3	DLitt.	One year	Ph.D., Degree in disiciplines Subjects

Course Structure :

Semester	Paper Code	Title of the Paper	Instruction Hrs/Week	Marks			Credits	Examination Duration
Semester	Paper Code	Title of the Paper	Instruction Hrs/Week	Examination	Internal Assessment	Total Marks	Credits	Examination Duration
F I R S T	PS 1.1	Ancient Western Political Thought	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 1.2	Ancient Indian Political Thought	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 1.3	Administrative Theories	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 1.4	Theories of International Relations	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 1.5	Human Rights: International Dimensions	4	70	30	100	4	3
	Choose any one of the following
	PS 1.6.1	Constitutionalism in India	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 1.6.2	Local Self Government in India
	PS 1.6.3	Globalization and Politics
	Mandatory Credits: Communication Skill		2	–	–	–	2	–
S E C O N D	PS 2.1	Medieval Western Political Thought	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 2.2	Reading Comprehension: Ambedkar&Gandhi	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 2.3	Social Sciences: Challenges and Avenues	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 2.4	Comparative Political Analysis	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 2.5	Political Sociology: Theory and Practice	4	70	30	100	4	3
	Choose any one of the following
	PS 2.6.1	Government and Politics in Karnataka	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 2.6.2	Dynamics of Indian Administration
	PS 2.6.3	Media and Politics
	Mandatory Credits: Computer Skill		2	–	–	–	2	–
T H I R D	PS 3.1	Modern Western Political Thought	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 3.2	Modern Indian Political Thought	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 3.3	Research Methodology	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 3.4	India’s Foreign Policy	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 3.5	Caste Politics in India	4	70	30	100	4	3
	Choose any one of the following
	PS 3.6.1	Development Administration	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 3.6.2	International Organizations
	PS 3.6.3	Gandhian Political Thought
	PS 3.7	Human Rights: Theory and Practice(OE)	2	40	10	50	2	2
F O U R T H	PS 4.1	Contemporary Political Theories	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 4.2	Major Political Discourses in India	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 4.3	Contemporary International Politics	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 4.4	Political Concepts and Ideologies	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 4.5	Project Work	4	70	30	100	4	3
	Choose any one of the following
	PS 4.6.1	Social Movements in India	4	70	30	100	4	3
	PS 4.6.2	Elections and Electoral Process in India
	PS 4.6.3	Governance and Public Policy in India
	Mandatory Credits: Personality Development		2	–	–		2	–
	Total Credit for the course		104	1720	730	2450	104

FACULTY DETAILS:

Sl. No	Name	Designation	Qualification
1	Dr. Ashokkumar V. Paled	Professor and Chairman	MA., M.Phil., Ph.D. Dip in Gandhian Studies.
2	Dr. Basavaraj Benakanahalli	Assistant Professor	M.A., Ph.D., Dip in Ambedkar Studies.
3	Dr. Praveena T. L.	Assistant Professor	M.A., Ph.D
4	Dr. Nagaraju N.	Assistant Professor	MA, M Phil, PhD, PDF
5	Dr. Shreedhar Barki	Assistant Professor	M.A(PS).,M.A(PA).,M.A(IR)., B.Ed.,PGDRD.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.
6	Dr. Swamy H.	Assistant Professor	M.A, Ph.D.

Papers published :

13 (2020-21)
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Activities :

Co-curriculum activities :
1. Seminars/Workshop organized :

Program	Date	Guest Invited	Place
One Day National Seminar	27.03.2019	1. Shri. Rupak Kumar Dutta Member, Karnataka State Human Rights Commission, Bengalore-560 001 2. Prof. J. S. Sadanand Retired Professor , Department of Political Science Kuvempu University, Shivamoga. 3. Prof. Muzaffra H Assadi Special Officer, Richur University, Richur.	Science Hall, Davangere University, Davangere
IPR & Research Funding for Social Sciences	29.03.2021	1. Dr. Nanda Kishore Associate Professor, Department of Geopolitics & International Relations, Manipal Academy for Higher Education, Manipal. 2. Sri. Vidyadhara Vedavarma T Assistant Professor, R L Law College Davanagere	MBA Hall, Davangere University, Davangere

Program

Date

Guest Invited

Place

One Day National Seminar

27.03.2019

1. Shri. Rupak Kumar Dutta

Member, Karnataka State Human Rights Commission, Bengalore-560 001

2. Prof. J. S. Sadanand

Retired Professor , Department of Political Science

Kuvempu University, Shivamoga.

3. Prof. Muzaffra H Assadi

Special Officer, Richur University, Richur.

Science Hall, Davangere University, Davangere

IPR & Research Funding for Social Sciences

29.03.2021

1. Dr. Nanda Kishore

Associate Professor,

Department of Geopolitics & International Relations, Manipal Academy for Higher Education, Manipal.

2. Sri. Vidyadhara Vedavarma T

Assistant Professor, R L Law College Davanagere

MBA Hall, Davangere University, Davangere

2. FDP/Training Program organized :

Program	Date	Guest Invited	Place
One Day Basic Trainig Programme On Human Rights Collaboration with IQAC	09.03.2021	1. Sri Suresh Heblikar Director & Film Maker, Bangalore 2. Prof. Jagadeesh Principal, National Law College, Shivamogga. 3. Prof. J S Sadananda Rtd. Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Kuvempu University, Shivamogga. 4. Sri. Arun Kumar L H Advocate & Karnataka State Legal Cell Authority, Bangalore	MBA Hall, Davangere University, Davangere

Program

Date

Guest Invited

Place

One Day Basic Trainig Programme On Human Rights

Collaboration with IQAC

09.03.2021

1. Sri Suresh Heblikar

Director & Film Maker, Bangalore

2. Prof. Jagadeesh

Principal, National Law College, Shivamogga.

3. Prof. J S Sadananda

Rtd. Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Kuvempu University, Shivamogga.

4. Sri. Arun Kumar L H

Advocate & Karnataka State Legal Cell Authority, Bangalore

MBA Hall, Davangere University, Davangere

3. Webinars organized :

Date	Topic	Resource Person	Place
09.06.2020	Reading Priorities of Societies: Perspective of Political Economy	Prof. Kamalaxi G Tadsad Prof. Dept. of Political Science, Ranichannamma University, Belgavi	Dept. of Political Science, Davangere University
10.06.2020	Covid-19 and Indian Federalism	Dr. B H Satyanarayana Asst. Prof. Dept. of Political Science, Sahyadri Arts college, Shivamogga	Dept. of Political Science, Davangere University
11.06.2020	Civic Responsibilities and Social well being	Sri. Prashanth Neelavar Asst. Prof. Dept. of Political Science, LSBGFGC kita-Padukere, Udupi	Dept. of Political Science, Davangere University
12.06.2020	Covid-19 & It’s Impact on Present Global Politics	Prof. Premshekara Rtd. Professor & Famous Columnist	Dept. of Political Science, Davangere University
15.06.2020	Indian Democracy & It’s Challenges	Dr. A R Jagatap Dean & Asso. Professor. Higher Education Academy, Dharwad	Dept. of Political Science, Davangere University
24.07.2020	Challenges to Indian Democracy	Dibyatanay Joardar Co-founder of Think Different Development and presko organic Dr. Dhastagirabasha Chabnur Asso. Prof. Dept. Political Science, Asst. Director UGC-HRDC, MANUU, Hyderabad.	Dept. of Political Science, Davangere University

4. Mentorship (mentor-mentee list) :

1^st Year Students Mentorship Details 2020-21

Sl. No	Mentor Name	Student Name
1	Dr. BasavarajBenakanahalli	Bindu D.
2		Kiran NagarajaUkkadagathri
3		Thrupthi S. P
4		U.Siddesha
5		VanitaJagadeeshBelavagi
6		Yashodhar T
7	Dr. Praveena. T. L.	Bahubali Siddappa Belagi
8		HoliyapparaHalesha
9		Shivagoutham B G
10		Soundarya K T
11		Srinivasa B
12		Suresha K
13	Dr. Ashokkumar V. Paled	Arunashri J V
14		ChannapuradaGovindappa
15		Ranjitha B
16		Renuka M
17		Roshan G S
18		ShekarNaik H
19	Dr. Nagaraju	Anitha S V
20		Chandrashekara G R
21		Pooja N Dombar
22		Priyanka S
23		R Pradeepa
24		RameshaThogarikatte
25	Dr. ShreedharBarki	Anila D P
26		Chandrakantha D
27		Manjunatha R
28		Monisha N
29		Nandini K B
30		Pooja M Hullatti
31		Pruthviraj B N
32	Sri. Swamy H	Brunda T
33		Leelavathi N
34		Madhu N
35		Mahadevappa N
36		Mahesh Meghavath
37		Usharani R

2^nd Year Students Mentorship Details 2020-21

Sl. No	Name of the Mentors	Students Name
1	Dr. Basavaraj S. Benakanahalli	Asha S
2		Chandrashekhara K T
3		Chitralingappa D S
4	Dr. Praveena T. L	Dasappa H H
5		Divya P S
6		Gayathri S A
7		Gireesh P M
8	Dr. Ashok Kumar V. Paled	Hanumagowda Y B
9		HanumanthappaBarki
10		Jyothi M T
11		Kanchana P T
12	Dr. Nagaraju N	Kavya H
13		Mamatha K
14		Manohar G D
15		Naresha M
16	Dr. ShreedharBarki	Pooja M S
17		Prashanth Rao B J
18		Raghu S
19		Rajeshwari T
20	Mr. Swamy H.	Shashikumar S C
21		Shivaraj M H
22		Yashvantha S E

5. Any other activities related to academic :

Program	Date	Guest Invited	Place
Political Science Student forum & Competitive Exams Coaching workshop	18.10.2019	Sri. Mahantesha Bilagi (IAS) Deputy Commissioner, Davangere Dist.	MBA Hall, Davangere University, Davangere
Gram Sabha Visit	05.11.2019	Gram Sabha Member	Ambedkar Samudhaya Bhavana, Lakshmi Sagar (V), Chitradurga (D)
Constitutional Day	26.11.2019	Prof. Harish Ramaswamy Professor, Karnataka University, Dharwada.	MBA Hall, Davangere University, Davangere
National Voters’ Day	24.01.2020	Dr. R G Chidananda Asst. Professor, Govt. Arts College, Chitradurga.	Political Science Department, Davangere University, Davangere
Symposium (Citizenship Amendment Act-2019: Truth-Myth)	27.01.2020	Prof. Premashekhar Rtd. Professor Pondicherry University, Pondicherry	MBA Hall, Davangere University, Davangere
Free Coaching For Net & K-Set Examinations	03.02.2020	Dr. Venkatrao M. Palati Chairman, Dept. of History, Davangere University, Davangere	Political Science Department, Davangere University, Davangere
International Women’s Day Celebration	09.03.2020	Dr. Akshatha Yadav D. S Asst. Professor, Dept. of History, Davangere University, Davangere	Political Science Department, Davangere University, Davangere
National Voters’ Day	01.02.2020	1. Sri. Darukesh 2. Dr. V T Basavaraju	MBA Hall, Davangere University, Davangere
Moot Court program	31.03.2021	Sri. ARUN KUMAR L H Advocate and Legal Cell Authority	Political Science Department, Davangere University, Davangere

Project-Details 2020-21: Click Here

Moot Court