Political Science in India: A Discipline and Intellectual Pursuit

Political Science is not merely a discipline but an intellectual pursuit that goes beyond the boundaries of the discipline. It has the potential to provide conceptual tools for reconstruction of social relations. We, in India, are in need of a political theory empirically grounded and oriented to ch...

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Published in:Indian journal of political science 2001-03, Vol.62 (1), p.11-23
Main Author: Shah, Ghanshyam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Disciplines
College instruction
Curricula
Democracy
India
Liberalism
Political institutions
Political philosophy
Political processes
Political Science
Political Science Theories
Political systems
Universities
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Summary:Political Science is not merely a discipline but an intellectual pursuit that goes beyond the boundaries of the discipline. It has the potential to provide conceptual tools for reconstruction of social relations. We, in India, are in need of a political theory empirically grounded and oriented to change the situation for the better. Thus the major task before the political scientists of India is to theorise experiences with the democratic polity and the complexities of Indian political process during the last five decades.How equipped, ready and willing are we to meet this challenge?
ISSN:0019-5510