# Introduction To Political Theory

- Institution: IIT Guwahati
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Mithilesh Kumar Jha
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109103141)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109103141)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [General Outline and methods](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/4621d92ae015) (Video)
2. [Political theories and ideologies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/d1ce2f7289f2) (Video)
3. [Liberty: republican conception of freedom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/ceb516063659) (Video)
4. [Freedom as autonomy;Positive and negative liberty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/ad5085c06d45) (Video)
5. [Freedom as Swaraj,Free speech & hate speech](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/7095371b574e) (Video)
6. [Introduction :Equity and egalitarianism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/a7960898664d) (Video)
7. [Equality of opportunity; preferential treatment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/e22d911c33dc) (Video)
8. [Luck Egalitarianism and its critiques; Equality and Liberty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/89dd6f81a5e7) (Video)
9. [Introduction and forms of rights](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/f7029428ee76) (Video)
10. [Conflicts between rights](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/5937e95b0bd6) (Video)
11. [Rights and Duties](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/099be670d25c) (Video)
12. [Justice :A distributive concept](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/673f07e85a19) (Video)
13. [Justice :Procedural & Substantive; Justice as fairness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/71c5b23dcccf) (Video)
14. [Justice :Capability approach; libertarian, communitarian conception of Justice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/79e00e7bd00e) (Video)
15. [Justice :Feminist conceptions of justice; Global justice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/cba0240065f8) (Video)
16. [Introduction to Power and authority](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/fb8a3584179d) (Video)
17. [Power,legitimacy & hegemony](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/eef5e09344e2) (Video)
18. [Power & knowledge; different conceptions of power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/0041d58cb576) (Video)
19. [Introduction and different conceptions of state & sovereignty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/190c65830611) (Video)
20. [Modern nation state; liberal, Marxist and feminist conceptions of state](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/aa3a5b795879) (Video)
21. [State and governmentality](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/9fdc2767e9c2) (Video)
22. [Introduction: Procedural and Substantive Democracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/30a0c6bb6eff) (Video)
23. [Various models of democracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/8a5f69f72707) (Video)
24. [Challenges and Limits of Democracy; Free press and Democracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/c5afa13500b6) (Video)
25. [Citizenship: Subject and Citizen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/2b7d29536bd4) (Video)
26. [Lecture 1 : T H Marshal & liberal conceptions of Citizenship as legal and equal member](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/6999f579b3c4) (Video)
27. [Lecture 2 : Muliticulturalism and Cosmopolitan Citizenship](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/73666587265a) (Video)
28. ["Introduction; Doom & Gloom; Democracy and environmental crisis "](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/641166f7847a) (Video)
29. ["Climate change and environmental justice "](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/0acc3ac734fb) (Video)
30. ["Revisiting some key themes and concepts "](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/eea604346fbe) (Video)
31. [Live Session 11-03-2021](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/4621d92ae015-2) (Video)
32. [Live Session 09-04-2021](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/d1ce2f7289f2-2) (Video)
33. [Live Session 16-03-2020](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/ceb516063659-2) (Video)
34. [Live Session 11-05-2020](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/ad5085c06d45-2) (Video)
35. [Live Session 14-02-2022](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/7095371b574e-2) (Video)
36. [Live Session 21-03-2022](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/a7960898664d-2) (Video)
37. [Live Session 22-02-2024](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/e22d911c33dc-2) (Video)
38. [Live Session 20-03-2024](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/89dd6f81a5e7-2) (Video)
39. [Live Session 10-04-2024](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/f7029428ee76-2) (Video)
40. [Live Session 24-02-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/5937e95b0bd6-2) (Video)
41. [Live Session 17-03-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/099be670d25c-2) (Video)
42. [Live Session 09-04-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103141/673f07e85a19-2) (Video)