An Introduction to Political Theory O. P. Gauba

Contents
Preface to the fifth edition;
preface to the fourth edition;
Preface to the first edition;
Flow chart and comparative chart;
1- Nature and significance of political theory;
2- Concept of ideology;
3- Nature of politics;
4- Approaches to the study of politics;
5- Interdisciplinary perspective on political science;
6- Concept of state;
7- Concepts of sovereignty;
8-pluralist theory of sovereignty;
9- Contemporary challenge to sovereignty;
10- Diverse perspectives on the state;
11- Grounds and limits of political obligation;
12- Concept of law;
13- Concept of power;
14- Concept of citizenship;
15- Concepts of human right;
16 -Concept of liberty;
17- Concept of equality;
18- Right to property;
19- Concepts of justice;
20- Diverse perspective on Justice;
21-Concepts of common goods;
22-Concepts of Democracy;
23- Contemporary theory of Democracy;
24- Process of social Change;
25- Concepts of Development;