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 |
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