Political Science CSS Syllabus 2026 (200 Marks) – Ultimate FPSC Easy & Complete Guide

Political Science is a high-scoring optional subject in the CSS exam conducted by FPSC. The Political Science CSS Syllabus overlaps with other important compulsory subjects, such as Current Affairs and Pakistan Affairs.

POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER I – (Marks: 100)

Part-A (50 Marks)

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I. Western Political Thought:

• Key Philosophers:
  • Plato
  • Aristotle
  • Machiavelli
  • Montesquieu
  • Hobbes
  • Locke
  • Rousseau
  • Kant
  • Mill
  • Bentham
  • Hegel
  • Marx
  • Lenin
  • Mao
  • Gramsci
  • Karl Popper
  • Pierre Bourdieu
  • John Rawls
  • Francis Fukuyama
  • Foucault
  • Derrida
  • Kierkegaard
  • Jean-Paul Sartre
  • René Descartes

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II. Muslim Political Thought:

• Key Thinkers:
  • Al-Farabi
  • Al-Mawardi
  • Ibn Rushd
  • Imam Ghazali
  • Ibn Taymiyyah
  • Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi
  • Ibn Khaldun
  • Shah Waliullah
  • Allama Muhammad Iqbal
  • Jamaluddin Afghani
  • Rashid Rida

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Part-B (50 Marks)

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III. State System:

• Nature and Emergence of Modern Nation-State System
• Islamic Concept of State and Ummah

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IV. Political Concepts (Western and Islamic):

• Sovereignty
• Justice
• Law
• Liberty
• Freedom
• Equality
• Rights and Duties
• Human Rights
• Political Authority and Power

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V. Comparative Politics:

• Political Socialization
• Political Culture
• Political Development
• Political Recruitment
• Social Change
• Civil Society
• Violence and Terrorism in Politics
• Gender and Politics
• Women Empowerment

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VI. Political Participation:

• Political Change and Revolution
• Elections and Electoral System
• Public Opinion
• Propaganda
• Political Parties
• Pressure Groups and Lobbies

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VII. Political Institutions and Role of Government:

• Legislature
• Executive
• Judiciary
• Political Elites
• Civil and Military Bureaucracy

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VIII. Forms of Government:

• Monarchy
• Democratic
• Dictatorship
• Totalitarian/Authoritarian
• Unitary
• Federal
• Confederation
• Presidential
• Parliamentary

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IX. Political Ideologies:

• Capitalism
• Marxism
• Communism
• Socialism
• Totalitarianism
• Fascism
• Nationalism
• Islamic Political Ideology

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X. Local Self-Government:

• Theory and Practice of Local Self-Government with Special Reference to Pakistan
• Comparative Analysis of Systems of Local Governance
• Public Administration and Public Policy

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POLICTICAL SCIENCE PAPER II – (Marks: 100)

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Part-A (30 Marks)

I. Comparative and Analytical Study of Political Systems:

• Political Systems of:
  • U.S.A
  • U.K
  • France
  • Germany

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II. Global and Regional Integration:

• Globalization and Politics
• Global Civil Society
• Regional Politico-Economic Integration:
  • European Union
  • SAARC
  • ECO
• International Financial Regimes:
  • IMF
  • WTO

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Part-B (70 Marks)

III. Comparative and Analytical Study of Political Systems:

• Political Systems of:
  • Turkey
  • Iran
  • Malaysia
  • India
  • China

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IV. Political Movements in India (Colonial Period):

• Rise of Muslim Nationalism in South Asia and Pakistan Movement:
  • Role of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
  • Allama Muhammad Iqbal
  • Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah

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V. Government and Politics in Pakistan:

• Constitution Making from 1947-1956
• Comparative and Critical Analysis of Constitutions:
  • 1956 Constitution
  • 1962 Constitution
  • 1973 Constitution
• Constitutional Amendments (Up-to-Date)
• Federal Structure in Pakistan
• Central-Provincial Relations After 18th Amendment
• Political Culture of Pakistan
• Political Developments:
  • Role of Civil and Military Bureaucracy
  • Judiciary
  • Feudalism
  • Dynastic Politics
• Political Parties and Interest Groups
• Elections and Voting Behavior
• Religion and Politics
• Ethnicity and National Integration

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VI. International Relations:

• History of International Relations (Post-World War II Period)
• Foreign Policy of Pakistan:
  • National Interests and Major Determinants:
    1. Size/Geography
    2. Economic Development
    3. Security
    4. Advancement in Technology
    5. National Capacity
    6. Political Parties/Leadership
    7. Ideology
    8. National Interest
    9. Role of Press/Bureaucracy
    10. Social Structure
    11. Public Opinion
    12. Diplomacy
• Foreign Policy-Making Process in Pakistan
• External Factors:
  • International Power Structure
  • International Organizations
  • World Public Opinion
  • Reaction of Other States

FPSC RECOMMENDED BOOKS List for Political Science CSS Syllabus 2026

S. No.	Title	Author
1.	Pakistan’s Foreign Policy, 1947–2005	Abdul Sattar
2.	Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia	Ayesha Jalal
3.	Military, Civil Society and Democratization in Pakistan	Akbar Zaidi
4.	The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam	Allama Iqbal
5.	A History of Pakistan and Its Origins	Christophe Jaffrelot
6.	Greek Political Thought: Plato & Aristotle	Ernest Barker
7.	Political Thought from Plato to Present	Ebenstein
8.	Political Thought in Medieval Islam	Erwin I. J. Rosenthal
9.	Constitutional Developments in Pakistan	G. W. Choudhury
10.	Comparative Politics Today: A Theoretical Framework	Gabriel A. Almond, G. Bingham Powell
11.	Contemporary Political Analysis	Garles Worth James
12.	A History of Political Theory	George Holland Sabine
13.	Studies in Muslim Political Thought and Administration	H. K. Sherwani
14.	Modern Islamic Political Thought	Hamid Enayat
15.	Constitutional and Political History of Pakistan	Hamid Khan
16.	Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace	Hans J. Morgenthau
17.	Military and Politics in Pakistan	Hasan Askari Rizvi
18.	Pakistan Foreign Policy: An Overview 1947–2004 (PILDAT)	Hasan Askari Rizvi
19.	Pakistan and Geostrategic Environment: A Study of Foreign Policy	Hasan Askari Rizvi
20.	International Politics: A Framework for Analysis	Holsti, K. J.
21.	Pakistan: A Modern History	Ian Talbot
22.	21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook	John T. Ishiyama, Marijke Breuning
23.	Political Thought from Plato to Present	Judith Herman
24.	The Political System of Pakistan	K. B. Sayeed
25.	Pakistan: A Political Study	Keith Callard
26.	Pakistan: An Enigma of Political Development	Lawrence Ziring
27.	Pakistan in the Twentieth Century	Lawrence Ziring
28.	Pakistan: At the Crosscurrent of History	Lawrence Ziring
29.	History of Muslim Philosophy	M. M. Sharif
30.	History of Local Government in Pakistan	Masudul Hasan
31.	Nationalism: The Nation-State and Nationalism	Montserrat Guibernau
32.	Politics and the State in Pakistan	Muhammad Waseem
33.	Government and Politics in Pakistan	Mushtaq Ahmad
34.	Making of Pakistan	Noor ul Haq
35.	Pattern of Government	Samuel H. Beer & Adam B. Ulam
36.	Political Thinkers: From Socrates to the Present	Paul Kelly (Ed.)
37.	Introduction to Political Science, Islamabad, National Book Foundation	Rodee Anderson et al.
38.	Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: An Historical Analysis	S. M. Burke
39.	State & Society in Pakistan	Shahid Javed Burki
40.	Islami Riyasat	Syed Abul Aala Maudoodi
41.	Khilafat o Malkoeyat	Syed Abul Aala Maudoodi
42.	Ethno National Movements of Pakistan	Tahir Amin
43.	Politics, Parties and Pressure Groups	V. O. Key Jr.
44.	Democratization in Pakistan	Waseem, M.
45.	Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction	Will Kymlicka
46.	History of Political Theories (Three Volumes)	William A. Dunning
47.	International Relations: Politics and Economy in the 21st Century	William Nester

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