Comparative Politics and International Relations-Politics of Representation and Participation [IAS (Admin.) Mains Political Science (PSIR)]: Questions 1 - 6 of 12
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Question 1
Appeared in Year: 2013
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Is the rise of social movements a sign of opening up of popular space or decline of representative politics? Examine. (Paper-II)
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Rise of Social Movements a Sign of Opening up of Popular Space or Decline of Representative Politics
- Since the end of the Cold War and the predominance of Neo-liberal economics around the world, we have seen a rise of social movements everywhere in the world.
- The primary reasons behind this is globalisation, improvement of communication systems and r…
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Question 2
Appeared in Year: 2015
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What is the difference between interest groups and pressure groups? Are pressure groups in India in any position to protect their interests and their members?
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Interest Groups
- Interest groups are organisations that seek to influence political events from the outside.
- Unlike political parties, interest groups do not seek power by contesting elections.
- They influence elections from the outside, mostly through funding and mobilisation of people.
- Interest and pressure groups more or less serve the same function.
- A…
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Question 3
Appeared in Year: 2015
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‘Struggle for democracy has been marked by bitter strife and tribulations’ . Examine the statement, illustrating the cases of Pakistan, Nepal and Myanmar.
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Struggle for Democracy and South Asian Subcontinent
- The South Asian subcontinent is one that has a history of colonialism and imperialism.
- The countries started to get democratic only after 200 years of foreign rule.
- In a region with one of the highest ethnic diversity, ethnic conflicts, irredentism, insurgencies were bound to happen.
- This was because …
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Question 4
Appeared in Year: 2016
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Comment on the decline of political parties and whether the slew of social movements can be an alternative for establishing a link between the establishment and the people.
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Decline of Political Parties
- Political parties are organisations that seek political power or power of the state.
- They assimilate the demands of a set of people and wage an electoral campaign over those demands.
- They may represent a particular ideology or sometimes an ethnic group or any other identity.
- Political parties can be considered the indicator…
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Question 5
Appeared in Year: 2016
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Do interest groups help to promote democracy or undermine it? Give your opinion.
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Interest Groups and Democracy Promotion
- Interest groups are politically inclined associations that are voluntary in nature.
- They assimilate and represent the demands of certain sections of society and then try to get the political class to bring favourable policies.
- The methods employed by these interest groups define its type. Gabriel Almond defines …
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Question 6
Appeared in Year: 2019
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Explain the reasons for low voter turnouts in democratic countries with suitable examples.
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Reasons for Low Voter Turnouts in Democratic Countries
- A democracy՚s lifeline depends on free and fair elections held periodically.
- Interest in voting or voter turnout often explains people՚s interest in a democracy.
- But many a time, we see very low voter turnouts and sometimes negligible turnouts.
- Following are the possible reasons: Firstly, there cou…
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