POLITICAL SCIENCE CSS SYLLABUS (200 MARKS)
POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER I – (Marks: 100)
Part-A (50 Marks)
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
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
Part-B (50 Marks)
III. State System:
- Nature and Emergence of Modern Nation-State System
- Islamic Concept of State and Ummah
IV. Political Concepts (Western and Islamic):
- Sovereignty
- Justice
- Law
- Liberty
- Freedom
- Equality
- Rights and Duties
- Human Rights
- Political Authority and Power
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
VI. Political Participation:
- Political Change and Revolution
- Elections and Electoral System
- Public Opinion
- Propaganda
- Political Parties
- Pressure Groups and Lobbies
VII. Political Institutions and Role of Government:
- Legislature
- Executive
- Judiciary
- Political Elites
- Civil and Military Bureaucracy
VIII. Forms of Government:
- Monarchy
- Democratic
- Dictatorship
- Totalitarian/Authoritarian
- Unitary
- Federal
- Confederation
- Presidential
- Parliamentary
IX. Political Ideologies:
- Capitalism
- Marxism
- Communism
- Socialism
- Totalitarianism
- Fascism
- Nationalism
- Islamic Political Ideology
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
POLICTICAL SCIENCE PAPER II – (Marks: 100)
Part-A (30 Marks)
I. Comparative and Analytical Study of Political Systems:
- Political Systems of:
- U.S.A
- U.K
- France
- Germany
II. Global and Regional Integration:
- Globalization and Politics
- Global Civil Society
- Regional Politico-Economic Integration:
- European Union
- SAARC
- ECO
- International Financial Regimes:
- IMF
- WTO
Part-B (70 Marks)
III. Comparative and Analytical Study of Political Systems:
- Political Systems of:
- Turkey
- Iran
- Malaysia
- India
- China
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
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
VI. International Relations:
- History of International Relations (Post-World War II Period)
- Foreign Policy of Pakistan:
- National Interests and Major Determinants:
- Size/Geography
- Economic Development
- Security
- Advancement in Technology
- National Capacity
- Political Parties/Leadership
- Ideology
- National Interest
- Role of Press/Bureaucracy
- Social Structure
- Public Opinion
- Diplomacy
- National Interests and Major Determinants:
- Foreign Policy-Making Process in Pakistan
- External Factors:
- International Power Structure
- International Organizations
- World Public Opinion
- Reaction of Other States