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CSS Political Science Syllabus

CSS Political Science Syllabus

PAPER-I

Part-A (50 Marks)

I. Western Political Thought:

Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Montesquieu, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Mill, Bentham, Hegel, Marx, Lenin, Mao, Gramsci, Karl Popper, Pierre Bourdieu, John Rawls, Frances Fukuyama, Foucault, Derrida, Kierkegaard, Jean Paul Sartre, Rene Descartes.

II. Muslim Political Thought:

Al-Farabi, Al-Mawardi, Ibn Rushd, Imam Ghazali, Ibn Taymiyyah, Nizam-ul-MulkTusi, Ibn Khaldun, Shah Waliullah, Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Jamaluddin Afghni, Rashid Rida.

Part-B (50 Marks)

III. State System:

The nature and emergence of the modern nation-state system, the Islamic concept of state and Ummah.

IV. Political Concept (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, 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 and 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 analyses of systems of local governance, Public Administration and Public Policy.

PAPER-I

Part-A (30 Marks)

I. Comparative and Analytical Study of the Political Systems:

Political System of U.S.A, U.K, France and Germany

II. Global and Regional Integration:

Globalization and Politics, Global Civil Society, Regional politico-economic integration and organizational structure of the European Union, SAARC, ECO, International Financial Regimes IMF and WTO..

Part-B (70 Marks)

III. Comparative and Analytical Study of the Political Systems:

The political system of Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, India and China.

IV. Political Movements in India (Colonial Period):

Rise of Muslim Nationalism in South Asia and Pakistan Movement (with special reference to the role of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah)

V. Government and Politics in Pakistan:

  • Constitution-making from 1947 -1956
  • A comparative and critical analysis of 1956, 1962, 1973 Constitutions of Pakistan
  • Constitutional Amendments up-to-date
  • Federal Structure in Pakistan
  • Central-Provincial relations after 18th amendment
  • Political Culture of Pakistan & Political Developments
  • The 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 i.e.,

a) Size/Geography
b) Economic Development
c) Security
d) Advancement in Technology
e) National Capacity
f) Political Parties/Leadership
g) Ideology
h) National Interest
i) Role of Press/Bureaucracy
j) Social Structure
k) Public Opinion
l) Diplomacy
m) Foreign Policy-making Process in Pakistan

  • External Factors like International Power Structure, International Organizations, World Public Opinion and Reaction of other States.

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