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POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP

Krityanand UNESCO Club, Jamshedpur is a non-government organization (NGO) established in 1992, Registered Under Societies Registration Act, 1860
and has Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

The program in political science provides advanced education for students preparing for teaching,
research or applied careers in political science in government, non-profits and the private sector. The
Krityanand UNESCO Club is pleased to announce new research internship placements in Political
Science. The organization has a strong record of supervising internships in Political Science; The
political science internship gives students an opportunity to gain important experience beyond the
classroom through work at a governmental or private agency concerned with public policy. This
summer internship programs continues run due to COVID-19, (Work from Home), and are aimed
at Under Graduate and Post Graduate students.

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 Internships

Internships are perhaps the best way to connect the theory of the classroom with the practice of the field. By engaging in practical
activity, and then framing and contextualizing that activity with a theoretical lens, students who work an academic internship have
the opportunity to see how the ideas that underlie the study of the field manifest and play out in everyday lives. This both enriches
the scholastic understanding of what students have studied, as well has help them to discover their own potential contributions when
they discover shortcomings or lacunae in what they have learned.
Internships also allow students to pursue opportunities that will enhance their resume for their post-graduate pursuits in the work
force on in graduate school. Political science is an impressively diverse field that can lead students in a number of potential career
directions. Supervised internships allow students to try out areas in which they are interested to see if the reality of the field matched
their preconceived notions. If the student falls in love with the field, it presents the opportunity to get a foot in the door and begin to
build professional contacts. If the student finds that the work is not what they imagined, then they can avoid pursing a path they
would not enjoy. Either way, the students’ future is enriched by exploring these opportunities.

Purpose

A core component of the study of political science is diplomacy, how different nations bargain their interests and ideals to work
toward a state of peaceful global relations. Landing a political science internship is your opportunity to gain valuable work
experience in international relations, while witnessing first-hand how different governments operate with and against each other in
the global arena. The purpose of this Program is to provide a forum for students, and researchers to discuss and exchange ideas,
results, experiences and work-in-process in the field of Political Science. (Traditional and Contemporary).

Overview of the Program:

The Krityanand UNESCO Club is an institution of research and higher education dedicated to the study of economic development issues and
for this, The Program “Political Sciences” is aimed at students with a strong analytical and quantitative background, and offers an
unparalleled experience. The program provides an opportunity to engage with critical issues in Political Science (Traditional and
Comtemporary) an aims to provide a platform for Researchers, Academicians, Professionals, and also students to share their research ideas
and results of research especially in the related field.

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Political Science Internship Opportunities Objective:

 Students will acquire a working knowledge of the political system. This will include gaining an understanding of the
nation’s political institutions, political culture, and political ideologies, as well as how public policy is decided upon
and implemented.
 Students will come to understand that there are various types of political systems around the world, and that these
may differ from each other with regard to their individual political institutions, political culture, political ideologies,
and public policies.
 Students will learn about the concepts, theories, and data needed to comprehend the interactions of nations that
constitute international relations, and the nature of such global institutions as the United Nations, regional alliances,
and international law.
 Students will become aware of the crucial questions raised by classical and contemporary political philosophers, and
of some of the solutions proposed by them to answer fundamental questions about the role of politics in human life.
 Students will come to understand the means of inquiry in the social sciences generally, and in political science in
particular. This will include an understanding of how knowledge about politics and government is generated by
political scientists working within their discipline.
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CONCENTRATION: POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP (PSI)

Prerequisites:
Students are expected to have basic knowledge in Politics, Strong theoretical and empirical grounding in development.Preference will be
given for UG/PG students in Political Science.

Eligibility:
 Student must be a Political Science major. UG/PG Level only (B.A. /M.A.).
 Be in junior-year status or have completed six courses in Political Science
 Have a 3.0 GPA overall and in the major

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 Internship /Research Themes

Undergraduate/ Postgraduate students interested in pursuing a career in political science may consider the following internship programmes: (Any
One).

Group Internship Theme Title Purpose of the Internship Duration

PSI-A Debates in Political Theory Introduction to Political Theory This program helps to build an 30 Days
The Political context Debates understanding of the nature and value of
Traditional Perspective theories attached to politics.
Contemporary Perspectives
Liberal and Marxist views of Politics
Debates on Democratic Political Community
Functions of the State: Liberalism, Socialism and
Welfare State
Growth of Modern Nation-State
Sovereignty – Austin’s Monistic Theory a
comparative study

PSI-B Critical Traditions in Marxism This program aims to highlight the

Political Theory Feminism primary challenges to mainstream liberal
Structural-functional Approach theory.
David Easton Political System

PSI-C Critical Political Thought Aristotle
A theory of moral action
Politics and practical wisdom
Political participation and the good life
Nature, Teleology and the Self
The program aim of this course is to
introduce students to the original
writings of great political thinkers whose
work has significantly shaped our
thinking about the nature of the political,
the idea of state, just society and good
government, and conceptions of the self.

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 John Stuart Mill

Individualism
Liberty, and the harm principle
Representative Government
Utilitarianism and State Policy

Karl Marx

Theory of Alienation
Historical Materialism
Analysis of Capitalism
Social Classes and Political Power
Critique on Economic and Philosophical
Manuscripts

PSI-D Political Philosophy Introduction Plato : The Republic Aristotle : The This program aims to introduce students
Politics Machiavelli : The Prince Hobbes : Leviathan to western classical texts which have
Locke : The Second Treatise of Government Rousseau helped in the formation and evolution of
: Social Contract Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysic political thought.
of Morals Hegel : Philosophy of Right Marx and
Engels Nietzsche : On the Genealogy of Morals Mary
Wollstonecraft : A Vindication of the Rights of
Woman

PSI-E Politics in India Approaches to Indian Politics State in India Class, This course focuses on the various
Caste, Tribe and Gender Religion, Region and aspects of society and how it informs
Language Development Process Political Parties political practices in India.
Elections Social Movements: Objectives, methods,
impact and the recent trend.
Theoretical issues concerning radical movements—A
conceptual analysis, radical right and radical left.
Marxism and radicalism, critique of capitalism.
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PSI-F Democracy and Political Theory and Practice of the Indian Constitution This course aims at studying
Institutions in India Functioning and inter-relationship of governmental contemporary institutional forms and
institutions Federalism Local Self Government Rule practices and their historical evolution.
of law, rights, and accountability.

PSI-G Administrative Theory Evolution of the discipline of Public Administration This course focuses on the theories
Contextual Public Administration Contemporary which have helped shape the modern
Development – New Public Administration, New system of governance and their related
Public management Grassroots governance: structures and processes.
alternative perspectives.

PSI-H Theories of International Introduction to International Relations Structural In this course, students learn the diverse
Relations Realism,Kautilya’s Real politique, European Schools traditions of theoretical approaches to
of Thought The English School Neo-Liberalism International Relations as they have
Institutionalism Alternative Approaches in evolved around the world.
International Relations Problems of the
‘International’.

PSI-I International Politics 1. Approaches and Methods This program highlights the
transformation of nation-state system
Realism and Neorealism under the impact of globalization,
Liberalism and Neoliberal Institutionalism international regulatory mechanisms and
Critical Approaches :Constructivist, Feminist, social movements.
NeoMarxist
Normative Approaches: Global Justice,
Cosmopolitanism
New Imperialism Debate
Unipolarity and Multipolarity
Forms of Dependency and Assertions
United Nations in a Globalizing World.

Comparative Analysis of Some Problems & Issues

in Third World States:
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 I. The External Dimension
(a) Neo Colonialism
(b) Dependency and Under Development:
Forms, Features and Impact.

II. Internal Characteristics

a) Types of Regimes Asia, Africa and Latin

America (1950s1980s).
b) Single Party Regimes
c) Military Regimes
d) Authoritarian Regimes
e) Revolutionary Regimes.

PSI-J International Political Power, Security, Culture and Religion International This program introduces certain key
Economy Political Economy Environmental Governance Global concepts to understand world politics
Challenges and Movements. and the fundamental theoretical issues in
Models and Trends Globalization. MNCs, WTO, the field of International Political
Economy.
PSI-K Development of Politics development and the Third World This program introduce Understand the
Theories of growth and development politics underlying international
Contemporary Trends, Challenges development, inequality and strategies of
Inequality, poverty and development poverty reduction and the nature of third
Population growth and migration world and underdevelopment, and
Conflict and development which (usually) purport to provide a
Official development assistance & debt relief, course of action for achieving political
Macroeconomic policies, (de‐)regulation & and economic development. These
liberalization The role of political institutions and theories are thus said to be both
political processes “explanatory” and “prescriptive.”
Rural Development and the Livelihoods Approach

PSI-L Rural-Urban Development Understanding the 'rural’ and 'urban' in India. What This program examines the local forms of
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 and Local Government in is Development? Institutional framework for Rural & government in the rural and urban
India Urban Development Planning Rural Development: setting both before and after the
Approaches, Policies, and Programmes: Planning constitution of Panchayati Raj Institution.
Urban Development: Approaches, Policies and
Programs Decentralization, and Local Governments
Devolution and functioning of Panchayati Raj
Institutions Devolution and functioning of Urban
Local Bodies People's Participation in Rural-Urban
Development: Role of NGO's and Citizen Groups.

PSI-M Environment Development: Environment and Development This program focuses on various
Policy and Politics Sustainable Development problems, policies, and practices in the
International efforts in Environmental Issues context of the environment in India.
Environment and Governments Policy,
Gender and Environment
Global Commons and Initiatives Environmental and
Social Movements

PSI-N Public Policy What is Public Policy? Public Policy: Concept and This program aims to explain the nature
Dimension Approaches to Public Policy Studies and need of public policy in theoretical,
Public Policy Process Public Policy Analysis: financial and practical context.
Quantitative and Qualitative Models Public Policy
Research and Development Public Policy in India:
Models and Trends Globalization. MNCs, WTO, and
Development in India Impact of Public Policies on
Socio-Economic Development and Nation Building in
India

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(The Intern Coordinator update the program readings from time to time)
Dr. Mukesh Kumar Mishra
Intern Coordinator/Cum
Secretary General
Krityanand UNESCO Club
Jamshedpur

Mob: 927950220
E-mail: knunesco@yahoo.com

June 30, 2020

Jamshedpur, India.

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