Wednesday, 27 April 2022

State in comparative prespective - PSIR PYQs

STATE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 


1. “The post-colonial state was thought of an entity that stood outside and above society as an autonomous agency.” Explain. [250words, 20marks] [2021]
2. Describe the changing nature of state in the developing societies in the context of inclusive growth in the 21st century. [150words, 10marks] [2018]
3. A combination of internal pressure (ethnic and regional forces) and external threats (EU, UN, TNC, global market etc.) has produced what is commonly referred to as a 'crisis of the nation state'. Elaborate. [150words, 10marks] [2016]
4. Do you subscribe to the view that the modern constructs of the state and politics are pre-eminently Eurocentric and not indigenous and appropriate for the analysis of non-western societies? [150words, 10marks] [2015]
5. Minimal state ensures maximum of individual liberty. Examine the concept of minimal state. [200words, 15marks] [2013]
6. “Nations and States have become virtually synonymous.” Elucidate. [200words, 15marks] [2012]

 

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