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100 important concepts for UPSC CSE

What is a concept? Why do we need concepts? Examples of concepts.

Key concepts in Politics

What is authority? De Jure and De facto? Max Weber- 3 types of authority and significance of the concept.

Concept 1- Authority

Autonomous groups. Perspectives by liberals and Hegelian use of the term ‘egoism’.

Concept 2- Civil society

Consensus politics- procedural and substantive. Significance and criticisms. A broad agreement accepting fundamental principles.

Concept 3- Consensus

Govt- mechanism through which ordered rule is maintained.
Governance- broader term through which social life is coordinated.

Concept 4- Government and Governance

Innate and immutable character of all human beings. Nature vs nurture debate. Competition vs cooperation debate.

Concept 5- Human nature

Idea-ology coined by Destutt de Tracy. Different perspectives on ideology. It refers to new science of ideas that leads to organised political action.

Concept 6- Ideology

Left/right ideology dating back to French Revolution. Choice between reaction and revolution.

Concept 7- Left/Right

Set of public and enforceable rules. Compulsory backed by coercion. Difference between natural and positive law.

Concept 8- Law

What is private and public law? The take of anarchists, liberals, feminists, conservatives and Marxist’s on law.

Perspectives on Law

Legitimacy comes from the Latin legitimare which means rightfulness. Why order and law is fused? Perspectives on order.

Concept 9- Legitimacy and Order

Policy- intent, action and result (official sanction on formal decision making)
Politics- Activity through which people make or amend the rules.

Concept 10- Policy and Politics

Pragmatism, false consciousness, paradigm, hegemony, universalism, particularism, social movements and globalisation.

Important terms

Freedom- Negative and positive, feudalism, divine rights and enlightenment.

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