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 UPSC PSIR Paper I – Complete Ultimate Digital Library

From Political Theory Foundations to Rank-Level 20 Markers | Shaktimatha Learning


📘 SECTION A – POLITICAL THEORY (FOUNDATION)

  • Meaning, Nature & Scope of Political Theory
  • Normative vs Empirical Approaches
  • Fact–Value Debate
  • Behaviouralism & Post-Behaviouralism
  • Power, Authority & Legitimacy
  • Liberty – Positive vs Negative
  • Equality – Formal vs Substantive
  • Justice – Rawlsian & Marxist Perspective
  • Rights – Natural, Legal & Human Rights
  • Democracy – Liberal vs Participatory

📗 SECTION B – WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

  • Plato – Justice & Ideal State
  • Aristotle – Political Classification & Citizenship
  • Machiavelli – Realism & Statecraft
  • Hobbes – Leviathan & Sovereignty
  • Locke – Natural Rights & Limited Government
  • Rousseau – General Will & Social Contract
  • Marx – Historical Materialism & State Critique
  • Mill – Liberty & Individualism
  • Gramsci – Hegemony & Civil Society
  • Rawls – Theory of Justice

📙 SECTION C – INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

  • Kautilya – Statecraft & Mandala Theory
  • Gandhi – Swaraj & Non-violence
  • Ambedkar – Social Justice & Constitutionalism
  • Nehru – Democratic Socialism
  • M.N. Roy – Radical Humanism

📕 SECTION D – IDEOLOGIES & CONTEMPORARY DEBATES

  • Liberalism – Classical vs Modern
  • Socialism & Marxism
  • Feminism – Liberal, Radical & Socialist
  • Nationalism – Civic vs Ethnic
  • Multiculturalism
  • Environmentalism
  • Postmodernism
  • Global Justice Debate

ADVANCED 20 MARKER SERIES

  • Liberty vs Equality – Philosophical Conflict
  • Is Rawls Truly Egalitarian?
  • Marxism in the 21st Century
  • Democracy Beyond Liberalism
  • Is Sovereignty Obsolete in Globalisation?
  • Justice as Fairness – Practical Application
  • Gandhi vs Ambedkar Debate
  • Nationalism vs Cosmopolitanism
  • Power in the Digital Age
  • Postmodern Challenge to Political Theory

 RANK ORIENTED SYSTEM

  • PYQ Thematic Mapping
  • 7-Day Rapid Revision Plan
  • 30 Model Answer Bank Strategy
  • Thinker Comparison Charts
  • Full Length Mock Simulation
  • Case Study Style Theoretical Application

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