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GENESIS
The Department came into being in the year 1981 consequent on the bifurcation of the till then composite Department of History and Politics. The goal, initially, was to strengthen the discipline by seeking to increase the number of Colleges/University Departments. Which could take up teaching and research in political science. It may be noted here that political science at that time remained a highly marginalized discipline in the higher education set-up of Tamil Nadu, with only four colleges in the state offering it at the U.G level (Viz ) besides the two University Departments at Madras and Madurai. The situation today is marginally improved, with six colleges and three University Departments teaching the subject.
Professor. S. Bhaskaran, a Fullbright Scholar, who was instrumental in the setting up of the Department, was a visionary and envisaged the Department's development into a center of excellence. The initial vision centered round an emphasis on teaching and research in political science gradually grew more concrete and more relevant to contemporary purpose in mid 1990's when the Department envisaged 'Nation-Building and 'National integration' as the thrust areas of research and development. Running through these academic goals there has been an emphasis on character and skill building of the students as a central concern of all the activities of the Department.
Addressing the Goals and Objectives
(i)Moving towards the goals the Department had set for itself, a regional workshop on "Research Methodology in Political Science" was organized in 1982, and in the following year a workshop on the same theme was organized at the national level. Further, in an attempt to bring about greater interaction among social science Departments in the University to facilitate greater exchange of ideas, the Department formed a Social Science Research Council (SSRC) wherein faculty and research scholars from different Departments were represented. The Council organized fortnightly meetings at which staff members and research scholars would make their presentations on significant social science topics and discuss them. The forum helped researchers hone their research skills and keep themselves up to date in their knowledge. The Council also published for a few years a journal entitled Social Science Digest (SSD) - all without any outside financial support.

(ii)Cuddalore district, (earlier South Arcot) is one of the most backward districts of the State. Keeping this in mind, in an effort to ensure greater access to higher education for students belonging to depressed classes in villages in the district, the Department started a five-year integrated programme in Political Science in 1994-95 probably for the first time in India. The programme elicited enthusiastic response. Students learnt, apart from Political Science, such subjects as logic, basics of Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Sociology and Psychology.

The course content was so designed as to prepare the students for competing in Civil Service Examinations. Besides, the Faculty also conducted regular Civil Service coaching classes. Further, extension programme was made an integral part of the curriculum with a view to imparting social consciousness in the students' minds. Tutorials aimed at the personality development of students in addition to regular counseling classes were also organized.

In an effort to direct research in the Department along lines that would make significant contribution to both national development and knowledge advancement, the Department established a Centre for Integration Studies in 1995.

The Centre aims at concretizing the on-going research effort in the field of integration besides providing a forum to Faculty and Research Fellows to channelise and publish their work, organize seminars and symposia.

The Centre has organized several seminars and Symposia and helped focus research at M.Phil., Ph.D. levels on aspects related to nation-building in India. An ICSSR funded major research project on "Integration and Stability: Patterns of Political Development in India" was completed in 1997. It also brings out a journal, the Journal of Integration studies (JIS), an annual publication. The Centre has been taking efforts to obtain funding for its activities. As of now, it enjoys no financial support from any source. Once such support is available, its activities will be expanded and are likely to produce greater impact.

A proposal submitted by the Department to the UGC for the creation of a Centre for Gandhian Studies within the Department bore fruit, and the Centre was set up at the end of 1999. The funding by the UGC was for five years (1999-2004), and over the next four years, the Department organized several seminars on Gandhian themes, training programmes for Village Panchayat – Presidents from two districts (over 350 underwent training), youth leadership camps in several parts of the state (more than 10 camps were organized), built up exhaustive stock of books on Gandhi and Gandhism, and promoted M.Phil., and Ph.D., research in these areas. Besides, entrepreneurial training was given to youth, and essay and Quiz competitions were organized for school children and College students.

The Department has submitted a Proposal for financial assistance from the UGC under Special Assistance Programme (SAP) at the out lay of Forty lakhs and Forty Thousands in the year July 2008.
 
UGC SPONSORED CERTIFICATE COURSE IN HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION (FROM 2010 – 11)
CERTIFICATE COURSE IN HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
Background
The certificate course being introduced has been approved by the UGC, which has released a grant-in-aid to our University for the purpose.

This course on Human Rights Education targets both students as well as professional groups such as medical doctors, engineers, IT professionals, trade unions, school teachers, NGOs, media persons and functionaries of rural and urban local bodies (both administrative and political).

Nature and Duration of the Course
The course is offered Part-time, spans one semester, i.e., odd-semester (July - December), every academic year.


Objective
Of late, human rights are increasingly becoming the subject of concern for legal fraternity, academicians, researchers, policy makers and voluntary organizations. It is said that the awareness of human rights is largely limited to the educated sections of society, while ideally it is necessary to create awareness about human rights at all levels. There has been a growing realization that human rights cannot be taught only from formal documents. Indigenization of human rights education thus, can be one of the crucial components of human rights education in India. Human Rights Education is an indispensable part of the right to education and has of late gained larger recognition as a human right itself. The knowledge of the rights and freedoms, of oneself as much as of the others, is considered a fundamental tool to guarantee respect for all rights for each and every person. The keystone of human rights education is that the education should not only aim at producing trained professional workers but also inculcating in them a sense of higher purpose. Human rights education aims at providing people and students with the abilities to accomplish and produce societal change.

This course intends to train  students in understanding the human rights at local, regional , national and global levels, help them practice their rights  in real life , through assignments and field work and generally  enable them work towards checking Human Rights violation.
 

Eligibility for Admission
A pass in Higher Secondary (+2) examination or any other equivalent examination conducted by a recognized Board.

Course of Study
The duration of the course shall be one semester. The course shall comprise of one paper. Classes will be conducted two days a week (i.e. on Fridays and Saturdays). The course module consists of both instruction and extension activities. Total hours of instruction will be 40 while 20 hours will be devoted to extension activities. Students will, under the supervision of faculty, organize extension work in villages in and around the taluk where the University is situated. Each student will maintain a field diary detailing the nature of the extension work he/she is involved in, his/her role in the same, the duration of the work done, response from the target group etc. The field diaries maintained by students will be evaluated by the core staff handling the course. The assessment will be for 25 marks while University examination will be for 75 marks. Besides core staff, who are from the Department of Political Science, experts from different parts of the country will be invited to serve as Guest Faculty.
 

Medium of Instruction
English will be the medium of instruction for the programme.
 

Attendance
A candidate with less than 80% attendance shall not be permitted to sit for the University examination.

However, it shall be open to the authorities to grant exemption to a candidate who has failed to obtain the prescribed 80% attendance for valid reasons on payment of a condonation fee and such exemptions shall not under any circumstances be granted for attendance below 70%.
 

Examination

        At the end of the course, there will be one examination conducted by the University. The Examination will carry 75 marks.  The Question paper will have two parts  Part A & B part.
 

The scheme of examination:

Sl.No.

Name of the Paper

Hours

Max. Marks

Min.Marks

1

Human Rights Education

3

75

38
 

PART-A will have eight questions of which the student shall answer five and PART-B will have five questions, of which the student shall answer three.  Part-A will carry 30 marks and Part-B will carry 45 marks.

 

Classification of Successful Candidates   

Sl.No.

Marks

Classification

1

75% and above

Distinction

2

60 and above but below 75%

First Class

3

50 and above but below 60%

Second Class

4

40 and above but below 50%

Pass
 
Candidates who fail in the University Examination shall appear for Supplementary Examination. For such candidates, class divisions shall not apply.
Course Fee
The fee for this certificate course is Rs.100 (Rupees One Hundred Only).

Examination Fee
The examination fee for this certificate course is Rs.100 (Rupees One Hundred Only).

At present, classes are going on with strength of 200 + Students from various Departments in Annamalai University. Resource persons from the Department of Political Science & Public Administration as well as from other Universities and Human Rights organizations. The next admission will start in the month of July 2011.
 
Professors of Eminence who Headed the Department

(1)     Dr. S.Bhaskaran,
          Professor and Head (1981 – 1999)

  • Field of Specialisation:     Indo – US Relations Ethnic Studies
  • Fullbright Fellowship – Full Grant, Institute of International Education, U.S.A July 1974-December 1978.
  • Shastri Indo – Canadian Institution’s Social Science Research Fellowship, Mc.Gill University, Canada, September 1983-December 1983.
  • USEFI Fellowship to work on the Project “US Congress and Foreign Policy”. (Johns Hopkins University) Spring 1988.

(2)    Professor. T.V. Gopalakrishnan (1981 – 1993)
NCC: Major: (15 years )

  • Field of Specialisation:     Legislative Studies.
(3) Dr. A. Shanmugam
 Professor and Head ( 1999 – 2003 ) & ( 2001 – 2004 )
  • Field of Specialisation:     Political Ethics; Indo – US Relations
  • Fullbright Fellow and Visiting Scholar under American Research Fellowship Programme, Law School, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.A. May – July 1991.
  • Visiting Fellow, Department of Political Science, Kahatiya University. 18 – 25, January, 1999.
(4) Dr. R. Radhakrishnan (1981 – 2002)
Professor: 2000 – 2002
Professor and Head: 2000 – 2001.

  • Field of Specialisation:     Development Administration.
  • NCC: Second Lieutenant: 10 years.

(5) Dr.N.Swaminathan (1984 – till date)
Professor: Feb, 2002
Professor and Head: 2004- till date

  • Field of Specialisation: Political Development
Gandhian Studies
Political Philosophy
Political Theory

(b)Research

(i)Ph.Ds since inception

1984
G.Palanithurai
The role of Political parties in Tamilnadu Legislature

1984
K.Deivasigamani
The Dravidian movement in India and the Black movement in USA-Comparative Study

1987
N.Swaminathan
Village Modernization and Fertility Behaviour- A Study in a Block of South Arcot District Tamilnadu

1989
P.Lazarus Samraj
The image of the U.S in Indian Press: Tarapur Fuel Issue

1990
K.Mohanasundaram
Srilankan Tamil: Indo-U.S Relations 

1990
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar and Constitution Making

1992
R.RadhaKrishnan
Role of the District Collector of South Arcot in Development Administration (1952-85)

1994
P.A.Jacob Pubickan
A Critical study of Gandhian Movement in Kerala with special Reference to the Gandhi peace foundation.

1995
K.S.Nakkeeran
The Role of Legislative elites in Democratic change: An analysis of Democratic commitment Among Tamilnadu State Legislators.

1996
A.Thanikodi
Indira Gandhi:- perception of the USA and USSR a content Analysis.

1996
P.Meenakshi Sundaram
Role of India in the United Nations on apartheid issue in South Africa (1952-1964)

1999
C.Subramaniyan
The DMK views Indian Federalism- A Study.

2000
J.Subramaniyan
Religion of Politics: The role of Supreme Court of India and the USA- A Study in the process of Nation building

Smarita Misra
The Political Orientation of women in India- Cuddalore District Tamilnadu

2001
B.Krishna Murthy
Political Orientation of University Teachers in Tamilnadu: A Political Culture

2003
D.Devanathan
Welfare measures for schedules castes in Cuddalore District- An Appraisal

S.Saravanakumar
Article 356 and Indian Federalism- A Study

T.Jothiramalingam
Political Apathy- A Study on Non-Voting in Tamilnadu

S.Balamurugan
Non-Government organization and child labour in Tamilnadu- A Study

2004
P.Sakthivel
Muslim Politics and Political organization in Tamilnadu- A Study

R.Sivakumar
Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi: A Study in Personality and Leadership

N.Swaminathan
The Development Activities of the DMK Government 1996-2001- A Study

K.Senthil kumar
India’s Role in United Nation Peace keeping operations.

2005
P.Dinakaran
Welfare Measure of DMK Government (1996-2001)- A Study

T.Krishnakumar
Positive Discrimination and social Justice in India. The Role of Supreme Court- A Study in nation building

2006
C.Premchandran
Non-voting Behaviour: A Study in Political Culture with reference to Pondicherry Parliamentary Constituency.

2006
M.Sugirtha
A Content Analysis of the Debates of women members in Indian Parliament (1952-2004)

2007
S.Prabakaran
Role of District Collector in Development Administration of Tamilnadu in era of E-Governance- A Study.

2009
R.Rajarajan
Indian Supreme Court and the Construction of National Identity

M.Deivam
Empowerment of Women through 73rd and 74th  Amendments: A Study

2010
R.Sekar
Evolution of Ideologies of Dravidian  Political Parties in Tamil Nadu

D. Sivakumar
Indo-US Relations during the period of Vajpayee Government – A Study

 

(ii)M.Phil

S.No.

Year

Name of the Candidate

Name of the Title

1.

1981

Vasantha

Annie Besant: Her contribution towards Emancipation of Indian Women

2.

1982

R.Issaac Jaya Dhas

The Role of Freedom Fighters of Nanchilnad in Indian Independence movement –1920-1947

3.

,,

C.Iyathurai

Profile of Kanzakumari District

4.

1983

R.Thangaraj

A study of social welfare measures in Tamil Nadu during the DMK rule –1967-1975

5.

1984

V.Ulaganathan

The Role of the speaker in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1967-76

6.

,,

A.Ilagovan

Indo-US Relations during 1977-79

7.

,,

P.Natarajan

A Critical study of Periyar EVRs views on Mahatma Gandhi

8.

,,

G.Arivalagan

A study of Breach of Privilege: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (1962-70)

9.

,,

S.S.Muthaia

Valandur Panchayat – A study

10.

1985

R.Sarangapani

A study of the DMK Governments Educational policy during (1967-75)

11.

,,

A.Rajaseelan

The concept of state in Thirukkural

12.

,,

A.Selvam

Usilampatti Panchayat union and its development activities (1973-1983)

13.

,,

P.Arunachlam

A critical study of Dr.A.Ramaswamy Mudaliar

14.

,,

M.Nallakaman

Women Legislative in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly during the DMK period (1967-1975) – A study

15.

,,

R.Arjunan

The opposition parties and Agricultural issues in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (1962-1970) – A study

16.

1986

V.Selvarasu

Tamil Nadu Government and Articles 46 and 47 of the Directive Principles of SISI policy 1970-80- A study

17.

,,

M.Rajeswari

The Perizakulam Municipality – A Historical study

18.

,,

K.Mohankumar

Indio and south Asia 1971-77 – A study of Indias relation with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Srilanka

19.

1987

P.Kanagaraj

National Loyalty: A study in Rural Community 

20.

,,

M.Deenadayalan

Rise and Fall of the French power in the Carnatic

21.

,,

R.Puspum

Thirukkural Arasan – A stdy

22.

,,

P.Chinnadurai

A Critical study of Mahama Gandhis views of Women

23.

,,

V.Govindarajan

Means and ends in Gandhian Political thought

24.

,,

Shobana Thayanithi

Morals and Politics in Thirukkural

25.

,,

Nishivarma

The Policy Response of the United States to the Polish Crisis –1960-81

26.

1988

S.Praveen

The Role of the Speaker in Karla Legislative Assemely (1977-82) – A study 

27.

,,

V.Arjunan

Mahatma Gandhi and Panchayat Raj

28.

1989

P.Anilbabu

Voting Behaviour in Kerala with reference to the 1987 Elections to the legislative Assembly – A study

29.

,,

V.Senthamizhselvan

Political awareness of Male Non-Profess – 10 nal course students:A case study of Annamalai University

30.

,,

A.Baktavatghalam

The Voting pattern in Tamil Nadu during the 1971 and 1977 elections (Legislative – Assembly – A study.

31.

,,

S.A.Pavadaisami

Party goals and Governmental performance- An Evaluation of DMK during 1967-75 Mahadeva Sankara Subramanian – A study of National Loyalty in rural community

32.

1990

G.Moorthy

Kaveripattinam Panchayat union and its developmental activities (1980-1989)

33.

,,

Geetha Bhai.N.R.

The Role of opposition Parties in Kerala Legislative Assembly (1980-81) – A study

34.

,,

P.B.Anil

Privileges committee of the Kerala Legislative Assembly – issues and Decisions (1980-87) – A study

35.

,,

P.Krishnammal

Political Awareness of Female Non-Professional Course Students: A case study of Annamalai University

36,

,,

R.Suseela

Political Awareness of Female Professional course students: A case study of Annamalai University.

37.

,,

K.Annamalai

Political Awareness of Male Professional course students: A case study of Annamalai University.

38.

,,

P.Subramanian

Social welfare measures during the AIADMK rule – A study

39.

,,

K.Danamma

Ponnur Panchayat Samithi: Developmental Activities (1980-86)

40.

1991

A.Ramachandran

Political performance of DMK (from 27-1-1989 to 7-5-1989)

41.

1992

R.Shanmugam

Jawaharlal Nehru and Indian Integration

 

42.

 

1993

 

V.Baskaran

 

The Political Ideas of Swamy Vivekananda – A Study

43.

,,

S.Vairappu Saraswathy

Melur Panchayat union and its developmental activities (1980-1990)

44.

1995

C.Subramanian

C.N.Annadurai and National integration – A study

45.

,,

J.Subramaniyan

Indian Secularism – Separating Religion from Politics : A study in Indian Integration.

46.

,,

D.Ramesh

Political orientation of scheduled, castes towards the National Political System: A study in Kolianur Panchayat union, Villupuram Ramasamy Padayatchiar District, Tamil Nadu.

47.

1996

C.Premchandram

Non-Voting Behaviour: A study in oppalam and Ossudu Assembly constituency – Pondicherry.

48.

1997

A.Rajesh

The Editorial attitude of the two Indian Dailies – The Hindu and the Indian Express towards the US 1985-86

49.

,,

S.Saravanakumar

Indira Gandhi and National Integration

50.

2000

Bhagya Lakshmi

 

51.

,,

S.Mahadevi

 

52.

,,

M.Sugirtha

Tibelain Refugee Children in India- A study

53.

,,

Vadranam Suresh

 

54.

,,

K.Mahalakshmi

 

55.

2001

D.Siva kumar

Welfare measure for scheduled castes in Cuddalore Block – A study

56.

2002

S.Suchitra Varma

National Human Rights Commission – A study

57.

,,

K.Madeswaran

Relation between afficials and Non-officials in Tiruchangodu Panchayat Union- A study.

58.

,,

A.Muthulakshmi

Role of the elected women in Panchyat Raj institutions, Nilakoottai Panchayat union – A study 

59.

,,

S.Lakshmi

Social welfare schemes in Tamilnadu 1996-2000 with reference to Tirucheugodu block – A study

60.

2003

K.Kumutha

Women and child welfaremeasure in Veerapandi Panchayat union (1996-2001) – A study

61.

2003

P.Selvamani

 

62.

,,

M.Deepa

The concept of Justice in the Political thought of Thiruvalluvar.

63.

,,

L.Sangeetha

Human Rights violation against women in Tamil Nadu – A study in Salem District

 

64.

 

,,

 

S.Subash Chandra Bose

 

Mahatma Gandhi and Social work – A study

65.

,,

A.Jayaraman

Political Awareness among the rural higher secondary school student in Villupuram District A case study of Tirukollilur Taluk

66.

2004

Sarvanan

Peoples Awareness about the fundamental rights, duties and obligations: A study in Sivapurri village in Tanjore District Tamil Nadu.

67.

,,

T.Nagarathanam

Gandhi and Socialism

68.

2005

B.Marimuthu

The Women Panchayat Presidents in Cuddalore district: A study of Women Empowerment.

69.

,,

S.Lalitha

The role of all Women Police Stations in protecting Women’s rights (with special reference to Chidambaram all Women Police Station)

70.

2007

R.Dhanapathy

Indo-US Political Relationship 2000-2003

71.

,,

S.Chandra

Constitutional Safeguards against violation of women’s rights in India.

72.

,,

S.Rajeshwari

India’s Foreign policy under the National Democratic Alliance Government with Particular reference to Indo-Pakistan Relation.

73.

2008

Aneesudden

Electoral Politics and performance of Indian union Muslim Legume (IML) in Kerala- A study

74

2009

D. Loganayagi

Human Rights Legislation in India

75

,,

M. Ananthi

Indo- Sri Lankan Relations: Rajiv Gandhi Jayawardene Accord(1987) and its  Aftermath

76

,,

M.Elavarasan

A Study of Lok-Sabha Elections in India: Socio Economic background of Scheduled Caste MPs in South India 

77

,,

K.Prabhu

Tamilnadu State Human Rights Commission-A Study.

78

,,

Ms. Kalpana

National Human Rights Commission of India: A Study.

79

2010

R.Ananthi

Prevalence of Child Labour in Chidambarm Taluk- A Study.

80

,,

Regi kuriakose

Gandhi’s vision of Village Democracy and its impact on Panchayat Raj Reforms in India: A study

81

,,

Showkat Hussain Bhat

Evolution and Growth of Human Rights Education in India – A study
 

(iii)Completed project:

Dr.P.Sakthivel (Individual)

Fragmentation of Muslim Politics in Tamilnadu

2008-2010

UGC

3.03 Lakhs
 

On Going Project:

Dr. N. K. Kumaresan Raj
(Individual)

Reconstructing Indian Land Administrative System for Attaining Social Inclusiveness

2011-2013

ICSSR

7.48 Lakhs

 
(C,G) CONFERENCE/ SEMINAR/ROUND TABLE DETAILS
1. UGC National Seminar on "Mahatma Gandhi and Satyagraha" held during the 23rd to 25th January, 2002.
2. National Seminar on "Gandhian Conflict Resolution" held during 30-1stFeb.2003.
3. National Seminar on ''Regionalism and National Integration'' held during 17-18 March 2003.
4. National Seminar on "Gandhi and Communal Harmony" held during 30th and 31st January, 2004.
5. UGC National Seminar on ''Integrating Human Rights and Values in Law, Politics and Social Practice" held during February 23-24, 2005.
6. UGC National Seminar on "Changing face of Indo- US Relations and the security Environment in Southern Asia" on 19th and 20th of March 2007
7. UGC National Seminar on "Emerging Trends and Issues in Local Government and Decentralized Governance" on 27-28 Feb,2009.
8. UGC National Seminar on "Democracy and Discontent in India" on 11-12 Feb,2011
 
Conference:
National Conference on “IX Conference of Academy of Public Affairs” on 1st and 2nd March 2002.
 

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCES DETAILS
1. Round Table Conference on "Is Non-Killing Society Possible" on 31st March, 2003.
2. Round Table Conference on "India and Globalization" on 19th April, 2004.
 

(D,E) Special/Guest Lectures

Endowment / Special Lectures (Details)
Prof.Ruthnaswamy Centanary Endowment Lecturers
1.On Democratic Governance – Dr.P.Radhakrishnan, MIDS, Chennai.
2.One Step Outside Modernity: Caste and Public Sphere- Dr.M.S.S. Pandian, MIDS, Chennai
3.Democratic Governance – Dr.P.Radhakrishnan, MIDS, Chennai.

  • Prof.Cittibabu Endowment Lecturers
1. Bureaucracy and Administration in India - C.A.Perumal, Prof. Emiratus, Dept. of Pol.Sci and Pub. Admn., University of Madras.
2. Communal Politics and Political Leadership in Tamil Nadu - C.A.Perumal, Prof. Emiratus, Dept. of Pol.Sci and Pub. Admn., University of Madras.
3. The Emerging significance of Bio-technology for the study of International relations – Thomas C.Wiegele, Dept. of Pol.Sci and Programme for Biosocial Research, Northern Illinois University, USA.
4. Academic Freedom from a Human Rights Perspective- The Indian Case- Dr.P.Radhakrishnan, MIDS, Chennai – 21-2-2007.
  • Dr.S.Bhaskaran Endowment Lectureship

1. On Rebuilding the Republic through Public – A.K.Venkarasubramaniam I.A.S.(Retd.) – 07.10.2002.
2.Participatory Democracy in Indian Polity – Dr.G.Palanithurai Prof. and Head, Dept. of Politics and Development, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram- 22-05-2005.
3.Realism in International Relations- Dr.V.K.Padmanaban, Director, Centre for South and South East Asian Studies, University of Madras, Madras- 21-02-2007.
  • P.S. Ramamohan Rao Endowment Lectureship
1. Social Harmony And Grama Sabha – Prof. Dr. C. Gnanaprakasam, Professor and Head. M.K.U, Madurai – 28.02.2007
  • Sathianathaiyar Memorial Lectures
1. Dominant Socio-Cultural Influences in the Evolution of India’s Polity and Society – Prof. V.Subramaniam.
2.Decentralization of Power – Global, National and Regional Scenario - Dr.G.Palanithurai Prof. and Head, Dept. of Politics and Development, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram.
  • Freedom Fighter Sathia Moorthy Endowment Lecturership
1. New Horizons of Human Development and Democratic Realizations – Dr.Ananta Kumar Giri, MIDS, Chennai – 24-03-05.
  • R. Veeramani Endowment Lectures
1. Globalisation and its Impact on Developing Countries – Dr. M.Bhaskaran Nair, Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, University of Kerala – 22.03.04.
2. Relavance of Gandhian Non-Violence: Need for Commitments-Dr.A.Shanmugam, Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, Annamalai University.
  • Special Lectures (Centre for Gandhian Studies)
    • Theory and Practice of Satyagraha- Dr.S.Jeyaprakasam, Prof. and Head Dept. of Gandhian Studies, MKU, Madurai.
    • Theory and Practice of Mahatma Gandhi’s Economic Principles – Dr.N.Markandan, Former Vice Chancellor, Gandhi Gram Rural University.
    • Dr.V.K. Padmanaban, Director, Centre for South and South East Asian Studies delivered a lecture on “Research Methodology” on 24.01.2005
  • Lecturers By Visiting Professors
    • Peace and Conflict Resolution – Dr.T.S.Devadass, UGC Emeritus Fellow, UGC Standing Committee member – 25-10-2002.
    • Peace and Conflict Resolution – P.N.Srinivasan, Gandhian Activists,  Chennai – 9-2-2004.
    • Dr. A. Shanmugam Endowment Lectureship- Thiru. Somavalliyappan, Vice President, Group Human Resource, Chennai-11.03.2009
    • Dr. S. V. Chittibabu Endowment Lectureship – Dr. P. Radhakrishnan, Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai- Academic Freedom from a Human Rights Perspectives : The Indian Case I &II-21.02.2007
    • Thiru. S. Bhaskaran Endowment Lectureship- Realism in International Relations -12.02.2007
    • Thiru. R. Veeramani Endowment Lectureship- Dr. V. K. Badmanapan, Professor, Centre for South & South East Asian Studies, Madras Univesity, Chennai- Contemporary Political Theory I &II-03.03.2008   
    • Thiru. K. R. Malkani Endowment Lectureship – The Role of Regional Parties in Indian Politics -23.07.2008
    • Dr. S. Bhaskaran Endowment Lectureship - Dr. V. K. Badmanapan, Professor, Centre for South & South East Asian Studies, Madras Univesity, Chennai- Realism in International Relations , Post Realism in International Relations-12.02.2007
    • Thiru. Sathiyamurthy  Endowment Lectureship –Prof. P.B. Gobalakrishnan, Professor and Head, Department of Modern History, School of Historical Studies, Madurai Kamaraj  University, Madurai- Genesis and Growth of National Movement in Tamil Nadu -04.02.2009
    • Dr. A. Shanmugam Endowment Lectureship- Dr.S.N. Sangeetha, Professor, Centre for Political Institutions, Governance and Development, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore- Governance and Development : State, Civil Society and Market Perspectives-10.02.2011
    • Freedom Fighter Thiru Sathiamurthy Endowment Lectureship
      Scheme for the Year 2010-2011Dr.J.Prabash, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram- Globalization, State and Market: Challenges of Development and Democracy in India-21.10.2010
      • Thiru. R. Veeramani Endowment Lectureship Scheme for the Year 2009-2010-Dr. D. Sambandam ,Dean , School of Social Science , Pondicherry University, Pondicherry- GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS-21.12.2009
      • Thiru. R. sathianathaier Endowment Lectureship- Dr. Muralidharan, Director of Humanities, IIT, Chennai- Social Harmoni & Gramasabha- I &II-15.03.2008
      • His Excellency Thiru.P.S.Ramamohan Rao Endowment LectureshipScheme for the Year 2009-2010-Dr. G.Srinivasa Varma, Professor of Linguistics (Retd.), Annamalai University, Annamalainagar- Language and Politics -28.01.2010
  • Dr.S.Bhaskaran Endowment Lectureship Scheme for the Year 2010-2011Dr.A. Prasanna Kumar  (Former Rector& Retd. Professor of Andhra University) Director, Centre for Policy Studies, Visakhapatnam- (i) Evolution of     International   System. (ii) Challenges in the 21st     Century- 18.03.2011

(H)Other Activities

Extension activities organized under the Gandhian’s Studies Project  2002-2007

The Department of Political Science under the auspices of the UGC supported Center for Gandhian Studies, undertaken during 2000 – 2004, numerous activities. The focus being:

Civic Education
Sanitation Awareness
Voter Awareness
Youth Development Programmes
Training of Village Panchayat Presidents.

Training Programme for Village Panchayat Presidents

(i) District Covered      :          Cuddalore
                                                 Tanjavur
(ii)No.of Programmes  :           Three:      
        organized                                   29-30 March 2002
                                                         04-05 Dec     2003
                                                         06-07 Dec     2004
(iii)Total No.of Participants:  237
     (All Three Programmes)  

Youth Self Development Training Camps

Period-2002-03
Focus:
To enable the youth to develop leadership skills
            To highlight the importance of self-employment
            To help youth start their own small industries
       
No.of Camps – 03
No.of Participants – 157

Period – 2003-04

No. of Camps – 02
No.of Participants – 91

Focus:
Self Development of Rural Youth
            To highlight the importance of self-employment
            To motivate youth for starting their own small industries.
Village Adoption (2004)
Name of the Village: Tharasur
Aim: To make the students visit the village periodically. To impart the villagers Civic education, Health care awareness.
J. Details of Department Library

I. Total number of books available in the library   –                 6155

II. Books available under different areas :

Comparative Government and Politics

353

Indian Government and Politics

404

Political Theory

230

American Studies

400

Research Methodology

145

Public Administration

192

Political Thought

217

International Relations

500

Text books

190

Reference books

180

General books

284

Karl Marx & Lenin

84

III. Total number of Back Volumes :

Bounded Journals

638

Unbounded Journals

1300

IV. Total number of Back Volumes     :

Bounded Journals

70

V. Current Subscription (Newspaper/Dailies)

1.

Dhina Mani

2.

Deccan Chronicle

3.

Dinakaran

4

Times of India

5

Deccan chronicle

VI. Total number of Maps available:             16

VII.     Globe - 1

VIII. Reference Works available for researchers in the area of Gandhian Studies:

  • Collected works of Gandhi – 100 Volumes
  • Works on Gandhi - 230
XI. Official Documents

1.

Loksabha Debates

285

2.

Parliament Affairs

137

3.

Rajya Sabha Debates

41

4.

Proceedings of Legislative Council United Provinces

24

5.

Madras Legislative Assembly Debates

101

6.

Madras Legislative  Council Debate

50

7.

Proceedings of the Legislative Council

70

8.

Council of State Debates

22

9.

Constitutional Assembly Debates         

7

10.

House of Commons Debates     

31

11.

Bengal Legislative Council Proceedings

11

12.

Assam Legislative Council Proceedings

2

13.

Central Legislative Council Proceedings

7

14.

Parliamentary Empire Journal

4
Journals Subscribed during the year 2002-2011
Total No: of National Journals:  4

1.

Seminar

2.

Indian Journal of Political Science

3.

Indian Journal of Foreign Affairs

4.

Indian Foreign Affairs
Total No. of International Journals : 15

1.

Asian Survey.

2.

The American Political Science Review.

3.

Journal of Democracy.

4.

Political Science Quarterly.

5.

Political Studies.

6.

Public Administration – An International Quarterly.

7.

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences.

8.

Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics.

9.

Contemporary South-East Asia – A Quarterly Journal of International and Strategic Affairs.

10.

Human Rights Quarterly.

11.

Regional Studies.

12.

Foreign Affairs.

13.

Gender, Technology and Development.

14.

China Report.

15.

South Asian Survey
Journals 2002-2007

Year

National Journals Subscribed

International Journals Subcribed

2002

1.Seminar
2. Indian Journal of
    Political Science
  1. Asian Survey
  2. Journal of Democracy
  3. Political Science Quarterly
  4. Political Studies
  5. Public Administration – An International Quarterly
  6. The American Political Science Review
  7. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences
  8. Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics
  9. Contemporary South-East Asia – A Quarterly Journal of International and Strategic Affairs

2003

1.Seminar
2. Indian Journal of
    Political Science.
  1. Journal of Democracy
  2. Political Studies
  3. Public Administration- An International Quarterly
  4. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences

2004

1. Seminar
  1. The American Political Science Review
  2. Journal of Democracy
  3. Contemporary South-East Asia – A Quarterly Journal of International and Strategic Affairs
  4. South Asian Survey

2005

1.Seminar
2. Indian Journal of
    Political Science
  1. Journal of Democracy
  2. The American Political Science Review
  3. Human Rights Quarterly
  4. Contemporary South-East Asia – A Quarterly Journal of International and Strategic Affairs

 

2006

1.Seminar
2. Indian Journal of
    Political Science
3. Indian Journal of   
    Foreign Affairs
  1. The American Political Science Review
  2. Journal of Democracy
  3. Human Rights Quarterly
  4. Regional Studies
  5. Contemporary South-East Asia – A Quarterly Journal of International and Strategic Affairs

2007

1.Seminar
2. Indian Journal of
    Political Science
3. Indian Journal of   
    Foreign Affairs
  1. Foreign Affairs
  2. Journal of Democracy
  3. Gender, Technology & Development
  4. Regional Studies
  5. China Report.
Journals Subscribed in the Year 2008

Total No. of International Journals : 4

Total No: of National Journals: 2

S.no

National Journals

International Journals

1.

Indian Foreign Affairs

Journal of Democracy

2.

Seminar

The American Political Science Review.

3.

 

Gender, Technology and Development

4.

 

China Report

 

 

 

Journals Subscribed in the Year 2009

Total No. of International Journals : 2

Total No: of National Journals:  2

S.no

National Journals

International Journals

1

Seminar I

American Political Science Review

2

Indian Foreign Affairs

Journal of Democracy

Journals Subscribed in the Year 2010

Total No. of International Journals : 4

Total No: of National Journals:  2

S.no

National Journals

International Journals

1

Indian Journal of Political Science 

Journal of Democracy 

2

Seminar 

American Political Review 

 

 

Political Science and Politics

 

 

Perspectives and Politics

Journals Subscribed in the Year 2011

Total No. of International Journals : 2

otal No: of National Journals:  2

S.no

National Journals

International Journals

1

Seminar I

American Political Science Review

2

Indian Foreign Affairs

Internal Political Science Review

Staff Awarded - Distinctions

Name of the Faculty

National

Nature of Award

Number of Awards

International

 

 

Name of Award

Institution

Year

Dr.S.Bhaskaran

 

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute’s Social Science Research Fellowship

Stayed at McGill University,Montreal,
Canada

Sept.1983-
Dece1983

 

 

 

USEFI Fellowship to work on the project “US Congress and Foreign Policy”

School of International Studies, The John Hopkins University,Washington, USA

Spring1988

3(Three)

Dr.A.Shanmugam

Visiting Fellow January 18-25,1999 Dept.Pol.Sci,Kakatiya University

Fullbright Fellow and Visiting Scholar Under American Research Fellowship Programme

Stayed at Law School, University of Notre Dame.Indiana, U.S.A

May – July 1991

2(Two)

Dr.A.Thanakodi

 

Olive I Reddick Award for Best paper

ASRC Hyderabad

1998

2(two)

 

 

UGC National Research Award

UGC

1999

 

Dr.P.Lazaras Sam Raj

 

Awarded a Four Week Teacher Study Grant to work on “Indo-US Nuclear Relations

ASRC Hyderabad

Feb 1995

 

 

 

Awarded a Three week Teacher Study Grant to work on “Indo-US Nuclear Relations”

ASRC Hyderabad

Feb 1997

 

 

 

Awarded a UGC Research Associateship to work on “India’s Nuclear Policy”

UGC

Aug 1993

 

Name of the Faculty

National

Nature of Award

Number of Awards

International

 

 

Name of Award

Institution

Year

Dr.S.Bhaskaran

 

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute’s Social Science Research Fellowship

Stayed at McGill University,Montreal,
Canada

Sept.1983-
Dece1983

 

 

 

USEFI Fellowship to work on the project “US Congress and Foreign Policy”

School of International Studies, The John Hopkins University,Washington, USA

Spring1988

3(Three)

Dr.A.Shanmugam

Visiting Fellow January 18-25,1999 Dept.Pol.Sci,Kakatiya University

Fullbright Fellow and Visiting Scholar Under American Research Fellowship Programme

Stayed at Law School, University of Notre Dame.Indiana, U.S.A

May – July 1991

2(Two)

Dr.A.Thanakodi

 

Olive I Reddick Award for Best paper

ASRC Hyderabad

1998

2(two)

 

 

UGC National Research Award

UGC

1999

 

Dr.P.Lazaras Sam Raj

 

Awarded a Four Week Teacher Study Grant to work on “Indo-US Nuclear Relations

ASRC Hyderabad

Feb 1995

 

 

 

Awarded a Three week Teacher Study Grant to work on “Indo-US Nuclear Relations”

ASRC Hyderabad

Feb 1997

 

 

 

Awarded a UGC Research Associateship to work on “India’s Nuclear Policy”

UGC

Aug 1993

 

Name of the Faculty

National

Nature of Award

Number of Awards

International

 

 

Name of Award

Institution

Year

Dr.S.Bhaskaran

 

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute’s Social Science Research Fellowship

Stayed at McGill University,Montreal,
Canada

Sept.1983-
Dece1983

 

 

 

USEFI Fellowship to work on the project “US Congress and Foreign Policy”

School of International Studies, The John Hopkins University,Washington, USA

Spring1988

3(Three)

Dr.A.Shanmugam

Visiting Fellow January 18-25,1999 Dept.Pol.Sci,Kakatiya University

Fullbright Fellow and Visiting Scholar Under American Research Fellowship Programme

Stayed at Law School, University of Notre Dame.Indiana, U.S.A

May – July 1991

2(Two)

Dr.A.Thanakodi

 

Olive I Reddick Award for Best paper

ASRC Hyderabad

1998

2(two)

 

 

UGC National Research Award

UGC

1999

 

Dr.P.Lazaras Sam Raj

 

Awarded a Four Week Teacher Study Grant to work on “Indo-US Nuclear Relations

ASRC Hyderabad

Feb 1995

 

 

 

Awarded a Three week Teacher Study Grant to work on “Indo-US Nuclear Relations”

ASRC Hyderabad

Feb 1997

 

 

 

Awarded a UGC Research Associateship to work on “India’s Nuclear Policy”

UGC

Aug 1993

 

Name of the Faculty

National

International

P.Sakthivel

Won the Best Research Paper Award for the paper  “Unraveling the Success story of A Model Panchayat: The working of Keerapalayam Panchayat”, in the Ministry of Panchayat Raj sponsored National Seminar, entitled March 2006, Annamalai University

 

 

 

N.K.Kumaresan Raja
  • Visiting Faculty, National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur ( September 2011)
  • Professor, Centre for Rural Studies, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie – 248 179, India (since January 2008- 19th April 2009) ( This is the apex Training Academy of Civil Servants of India including those from SLAS 'Sri Lankan Administrative Service', Royal Bhutan Civil Service ( RBCS) – Phase IV Training)
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  • Professional Training Consultant in Policy Making – Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Government of the Independent State of Samoa, South Pacific ( July 2011)
  • Visiting Professor , Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, The Kingdom of the Netherlands ( April 2011)
  • Visiting Invited Guest Faculty, Department of Political Science, University of Oldenburg, Federal Republic of Germany ( April 2011)
  • Visiting Faculty in Political Science & Human Rights, Buskerud University College, Drammen, Norway ( January 2011)
  • Visiting Faculty in Political Science, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway (January 2011)
  • Visiting Professor in Human Rights, Buskerud College, Drammen, Norway ( January 2011)
  • Visiting Professor, Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute (January 2011)
  • Visiting Professor of Political Science, Ludwig Maxmillains University, Geschwister-Scholl- Institute für Politische Wissenschaft, München, Germany ( January 2011)
  • Visiting Professor of Political Science , University of Cologne, Germany ( January 2011)
  • Visiting Faculty in Political Science and Governance, Potsdam University, Potsdam, Federal Republic of Germany (June 2007)
  • Visiting Faculty in Political Science, Siegen University, Federal Republic of Germany (February 2007 and January 2011)
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    DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

    Teaching Faculty Members
    Associate Professor & Head i/c
    Dr. P. Sakthivel, M.A(Pol.Sci), Ph.D.

    Professor
    Dr. B. Krishnamurthy, M.A.,(Pol.Sci.) Ph.D. (On Lien Service)

    Associate Professor
    Dr. P. Chinnathurai, M.A.(Pol.Sci.), M.A(Eco), B.Ed,M.Phil,Ph.D.,

    Assistant Professors
    Dr. (Mrs.) Neelam Pandey, M.A(Pol.Sci), B.Ed, Ph.D.
    Dr. J. Subramaniyan, M.A.(Pol.Sci), M.Phil,Ph.D.
    Dr. K. Senthil Kumar M.A(Pol.Sci), Ph.D.,
    Dr. N. K. Kumaresan Raja M.A (Pub. Admn), Ph.D.,
    Dr.S.Balamurugan, M.A.(Pol.Sci), M.Phil,Ph.D
    Mr.S.Sivarajan,M.A (Pub.Admn.) M.Phil.,B.L
    Dr.Smarita Mishra, M.A(Pol.Sci), Ph.D.,
    Dr.T.Natarajan, M.A(Pol.Sci), M.Phil, Ph.D.
    Dr.N.Swaminathan, M.A(Pol.Sci), Ph.D.  
    Mr.S.Subash Chandra Bose, M.A(Pol.Sci), M.Phil.,
    Dr.K.Kottai Rajan, M.A(Pol.Sci), M.Phil,Ph.D.,
    Mrs.Suchitra Varma, M.A(Pol.Sci),M.Phil.,
    Dr.M.Jeyabrabha M.A(Pol.Sci), Ph.D
         
    Programmer
    Mr. V. Selvakumar M.Sc,.(IT)         

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