IGNOU BPSC-133
- Comparative Government and Politics,
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Divided into five blocks, BPSC–133 introduces students to the methods of comparative political analysis. Comparing military and civilian regimes, forms of government–federal, unitary, parliamentary and presidential systems, electoral process, political parties, developed and developing countries, and era of globalization are also the main topics of BPSC–133.

BPSC-133 English Topics Covered

Block 1 - Introduction

• Unit 1 - Comparative Analysis-Nature, Scope and Utility
• Unit 2 - Methods of Comparative Political Analysis

Block 2 - Comparing Regimes

• Unit 1 - Authoritarian and Democratic Regimes
• Unit 2 - Civilian and Military Regimes

Block 3 - Forms of Government

• Unit 1 - Parliamentary and Presidential Systems
• Unit 2 - Federal and Unitary Systems

Block 4 - Patterns of Political Participation and Representation

• Unit 1 - Political Parties and Party Systems
• Unit 2 - Pressure Groups
• Unit 3 - Electoral Processes

Block 5 - State in Contemporary Perspective

• Unit 1 - State in Developed and Developing Countries
• Unit 2 - State-Civil Society Relations
• Unit 3 - State in the Era of Globalisation
• Unit 4 - Contemporary Debates on the Nature of State

BPSC-133 Hindi Topics Covered

Block 1 - परिचय

• Unit 1 - तुलनात्मक विश्लेषण-प्रकृति, क्षेत्र और उपयोगिता
• Unit 2 - तुलनात्मक राजनीतिक विश्लेषण की विधियाँ

Block 2 - शासनों की तुलना

• Unit 1 - सत्तावादी और लोकतांत्रिक शासन
• Unit 2 - नागरिक और सैन्य शासन

Block 3 - सरकार के रूप

• Unit 1 - संसदीय और अध्यक्षीय व्यवस्था
• Unit 2 - संघीय और एकात्मक व्यवस्था

Block 4 - राजनीतिक भागीदारी और प्रतिनिधित्व के स्वरूप

• Unit 1 - राजनीतिक दल और दल व्यवस्था
• Unit 2 - दबाव समूह
• Unit 3 - चुनावी प्रक्रियाऐं

Block 5 - तुलनात्मक परिप्रेक्ष्य में राज्य

• Unit 1 - विकसित और विकासशील देशों में राज्य
• Unit 2 - राज्य-नागरिक समाज संबंध
• Unit 3 - वैश्वीकरण के युग में राज्य
• Unit 4 - राज्य की प्रकृति पर तुलनात्मक बहस

Previous Year Solved Question Papers Included

BPSC-133 English (Total-8, Solved-6, Unsolved-2)

• Sample Paper-I
• Sample Paper-II
• Guess Paper-I
• Guess Paper-II
• December (2021-2022)
• June (2022-2023)

BPSC-133 Hindi (Total-10, Solved-8, Unsolved-2)

• Sample Paper-I
• Sample Paper-II
• Guess Paper-I
• Guess Paper-II
• December (2021-2023)
• June (2022-2024)

BPSC-133 Help Book Details