Mechanics - First Year Engineering, Study notes of Mechanics

Download Mechanics - First Year Engineering and more Study notes Mechanics in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune For All faculties 2 credit Compulsory course for all the First Year students in All Faculties Democracy, Election and Governance Objectives: 1. To introduce the students meaning of democracy and the role of the governance 2. To help them understand the various approaches to the study of democracy and governance Module 1 Democracy- Foundation and Dimensions a. Constitution of India b. Evolution of Democracy- Different Models c. Dimensions of Democracy- Social, Economic, and Political Module 2 Decentralization a. Indian tradition of decentralization b. History of panchayat Raj institution in the lost independence period c. 73rd and 74th amendments d. Challenges of caste, gender, class, democracy and ethnicity Module 3 Governance a. Meaning and concepts b. Government and governance c. Inclusion and exclusion References: 1. Banerjee-Dube, I. (2014). A history of modern India. Cambridge University Press. 2. Basu, D. D. (1982). Introduction to the Constitution of India. Prentice Hall of India. 3. Bhargava, R. (2008). Political theory: An introduction. Pearson Education India.