Political Science

CSS Political Science Syllabus

PAPER I (Marks – 100)

Part A (50 Marks)

Section	Topic
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-Mulk Tusi, Ibn Khaldun, Shah Waliullah, Allama Iqbal, Jamaluddin Afghani, Rashid Rida

Part B (50 Marks)

Section	Topic
III	State System: Nature and emergence of modern nation-state, Islamic concept of state and Ummah
IV	Political Concepts (Western & 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, Terrorism, Gender Politics, Women Empowerment
VI	Political Participation: Political Change, Revolution, Elections, Electoral System, Public Opinion, Propaganda, Political Parties, Pressure Groups, Lobbies
VII	Political Institutions and Government Role: 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 with reference to Pakistan, Comparative systems, Public Administration, Public Policy

PAPER II (Marks – 100)

Part A (30 Marks)

Section	Topic
I	Comparative & Analytical Study: Political systems of U.S.A, U.K, France, Germany
II	Global & Regional Integration: Globalization, Global Civil Society, EU, SAARC, ECO, IMF, WTO

Part B (70 Marks)

Section	Topic
III	Comparative Political Systems: Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, India, China
IV	Political Movements (Colonial India): Rise of Muslim Nationalism, Pakistan Movement, Sir Syed, Iqbal, Jinnah
V	Government and Politics in Pakistan: Constitution making (1947–1973), Amendments, Federalism, 18th Amendment, Civil-Military relations, Judiciary, Feudalism, Dynastic Politics, Political Parties, Elections, Religion and Politics, Ethnicity
VI	International Relations: Post-WWII history, Pakistan’s Foreign Policy – determinants (Geography, Economy, Security, Technology, Ideology, Diplomacy, etc.), External factors (Global Power Structure, International Organizations, World Opinion)

Suggested Readings

S.No	Title	Author(s)
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	E. 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	G. A. Almond, G. B. Powell
11	Contemporary Political Analysis	Garles Worth James
12	A History of Political Theory	George Sabine
13	Studies in Muslim Political Thought	Holland & Administration
14	Modern Islamic Political Thought	H. K. Sherwani
15	Constitutional & Political History of Pakistan	Hamid Khan
16	Politics Among Nations	Hans J. Morgenthau
17	Military and Politics in Pakistan	Hasan Askari Rizvi
18	Pakistan Foreign Policy: An Overview	Hasan Askari Rizvi (PILDAT)
19	Pakistan and Geostrategic Environment	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	J. T. Ishiyama, M. Breuning
23	Political Thought from Plato to Present	Judd 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	Monserrat 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	S. H. Beer & A. B. Ullam
36	Political Thinkers	Paul Kelly (Ed)
37	Introduction to Political Science	Rodee, Anderson et al.
38	Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Historical Analysis	S. M. Burke
39	State & Society in Pakistan	Shahid Javed Burki
40	Islami Riyasat	Syed Abul A’la Maudoodi
41	Khilafat o Malookiat	Syed Abul A’la 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	Will Kymlicka
46	History of Political Theories (3 Volumes)	William A. Dunning
47	International Relations: Politics & Economy	William Nester