Political Science CSS Syllabus 2025 PDF

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Paper I (100 Marks)

Part A (50 Marks)

1. Western Political Thought:

This section covers key thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Montesquieu, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Mill, Bentham, Hegel, Marx, Lenin, Mao, Gramsci, Popper, Bourdieu, Rawls, Fukuyama, Foucault, Derrida, Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Descartes.

2. Muslim Political Thought:

Important figures include Al-Farabi, Al-Mawardi, Ibn Rushd, Imam Ghazali, Ibn Taymiyya, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Ibn Khaldun, Shah Waliullah, Iqbal, Jamaluddin Afghani, and Rashid Rida.

 Part B (50 Marks)

3. State System:

Modern nation-state, the Islamic idea of statehood, and the concept of Ummah.

4. Political Concepts (Western and Islamic):

Sovereignty, justice, law, liberty, freedom, equality, rights, duties, human rights, political power, and authority.

5. Comparative Politics:

Political socialization, culture, development, recruitment, social change, civil society, terrorism, gender politics, and women empowerment.

6. Political participation:

Includes topics like revolutions, elections, electoral systems, public opinion, propaganda, political parties, pressure groups, and lobbying.

7. Political Institutions and Government Roles:

Legislature, executive, judiciary, elites, civil-military relations, and bureaucracy.

8. Forms of Government:

Monarchy, democracy, dictatorship, authoritarianism, unitary and federal systems, confederations, and presidential and parliamentary systems.

9. Political Ideologies:

Includes capitalism, Marxism, communism, socialism, fascism, nationalism, and Islamic political ideology.

10. Local Self-Government:

Theory and practice of local governance, especially in Pakistan, comparison of different systems of local government, public administration, and public policy.

Political Science Paper II CSS Syllabus (100 Marks)

 Part A (30 Marks)

1. Comparative Study of Political Systems:

Focuses on the political systems of the USA, UK, France, and Germany.

2. Global and Regional Integration:

Globalization, global civil society, regional political-economic integration, and organizations like the EU, SAARC, ECO, IMF, and WTO.

 Part B (70 Marks)

3. Comparative Study of Political Systems:

Political systems of Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, India, and China.

4. Political Movements in Colonial India:

Muslim nationalism in South Asia and the Pakistan Movement, with a special emphasis on Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Iqbal, and Jinnah.

5. Government and Politics in Pakistan:

Discusses the process of constitution-making from 1947-1956, a comparison of the 1956, 1962, and 1973 constitutions, and the effects of constitutional amendments, especially the 18th amendment. Also covers Pakistan’s political culture, the role of civil and military bureaucracy, political parties, dynastic politics, elections, and voting behavior.

6. International Relations:

Post-WWII international relations, Pakistan’s foreign policy, and factors influencing it, including geography, economic development, security, technology, leadership, the press, public opinion, and international organizations.

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