IGNOU MPSE-007 Assignment 2026-27
Social Movements and Politics in India
Last updated by IGNOU: 07 Sept 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 04:33 pm.
| Course code | MPSE-007 |
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About the MPSE-007 assignment
The MPSE-007 assignment explores social movements and their relationship with politics in India. It covers theoretical approaches, democratisation, globalisation, and movements involving caste, tribes, regions, workers, farmers, women and environmental concerns.
This tutor-marked assignment has ten questions divided into two sections. Answer five questions, choosing at least two from each section. Each question carries 20 marks and normally requires about 500 words. Questions 5 and 10 each contain two short notes of about 250 words apiece. The total is 100 marks, with a 30% assignment weightage.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
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| Q1 | 20 | Explain what social movements mean and why they matter. |
| Q2 | 20 | Compare liberal, Gandhian and Marxian perspectives on studying social movements. |
| Q3 | 20 | Discuss ways of classifying social movements, including New Social Movements. |
| Q4 | 20 | Examine how democratisation relates to changes in Indian society. |
| Q5 | 20 | Write two short notes on globalisation’s relationship with social movements and the connections between the state, markets and social movements. |
| Q6 | 20 | Analyse the characteristics and importance of Dalit and backward class movements in India. |
| Q7 | 20 | Discuss ethnic mobilisation with particular attention to tribal and regional movements. |
| Q8 | 20 | Examine the characteristics and development of agrarian and working-class movements in India. |
| Q9 | 20 | Discuss issue-based mobilisation through fisherfolk movements and environmental and ecological movements. |
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