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Political Science Total Marks-200

PAPER - I (Marks-100 )



PART 'A'
Political Theory

Western Political Thought
Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Montesquieu, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Bentham, Mill, Marx, Lenin, Mao

Muslim Political Thought
AI-Farabi, Al-Mawardi, Nizam-ul-Mulik Tusi, Al-Ghazali, Ibn-I-Khaldun, Iqbal

Part 'B'

The nature and emergence of Modern state system, Islamic concept of state.

Political concepts, Sovereignty, Law, Liberty, Equality, Rights and Duties.

Political Dynamics: Public Opinion, Propaganda, Political Parties, Pressure Groups.

Political Institutions: Legislature, Executive, Judiciary. Political Elites, Civil and Military Bureaucracy.

Forms of Government: Monarchy, Democracy. Dictatorship Unitary and Federal, Presidential and Parliamentary

Totalitarianism: Fascism, Communism.

Local Self-government: Theory and Practice with special reference to Pakistan.



PAPER-II (Marks - 100)

PART 'A'

Selected Political Systems: Nature and dynamics of major political institutions in U.S.A., U.K., France and Former Soviet Union,

PART 'B'

Political Systems of developing countries: Turkey, Iran, India and China.

Rise of Muslim Nationalism in South Asia with special reference to the role of Sir Syed Abmed Khan, lqbal and Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

A comparative and critical analysis of the 1956, 1962, 1973 and 1985 Constitutions of Pakistan.

SYLLABUS FOR THE SUBJECT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
PAPER: I POLITICAL SCIENCE: BASIC PRINCIPLES (Marks: 100)
PART: A Political Theory
This part of the course relates to the traits of political thought as presented historically
by the Western and Muslim philosophers.
1. Western Political Thought: Plato; Aristotle; Machiavelli;
Hobbes; Locke; Rousseau;
Marxism; Leninism; Maoism
2. Muslim Political Thought: AI-Farabi; AI-Mawardi; AI-Ghazali;
Tusi; Ibn-e-Khaldoon; Allama Iqbal
PART: B State and Individual
The Institution of State and its attributes for human welfare have been highlighted here.
3. Welfare State Perceptions: Western and Islamic
4. Basic Concepts: Sovereignty; Constitutionalism; Power Distribution;
Law; Liberty; Equality; Rights and Duties
5. Modes of Participation:
Demands; Decisions; Public Opinion;
Political Parties; Pressure Groups; Representation
6. Institutions and Leadership:
i) Legislature; Executive; Judiciary
ii) Competing Elites: Political; Military; Bureaucratic
7. Forms of Government:
Monarchy; Democracy; Dictatorship; Unitary; Federation;
Confederation; Parliamentary; Presidential; Authoritarian
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PAPER - II Total Marks: 100
Taking contemporary state as a dynamic phenomenon, having its own system
structures and assigned functions, a comparative analysis of some outstanding
developed and developing state systems is made here. The emphasis is equally on
Pakistan as an emerging political system of the world.
PART: A Political Systems
8. Concept of Political System: i) Easton on Behaviorism
ii) Almond on Functionalism
9. Developed Political Systems: Main constitutional features
of USA, UK, France and former USSR
10. Developing Political Systems: Main constitutional features
of Turkey, India and China.
PART: B Pakistan
11. Pakistan as a Nation-State: Rise of Muslim Nationalism in South
Asia under the dynamic leaderships of
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Allama Iqbal and
Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah
12. Political System of Pakistan: Comparative and critical analysis of the
Constitutions of 1956, 1962 and 1973
(with amendments)
RECOMMENED BOOKS
Paper: I POLITICAL SCIENCE: BASIC PRINCIPLES
Part: A Political Theory
1. M.M. Sharif, History of Muslim Philosophy
2. Rosenthal, Political Thought in Medieval Islam
3. Haroon Khan Sherwani, Muslim Political Thought and Administration
4. George H. Sabine, History of Political Thought
5. Judd Harmon, Political Thought: From Plato to Present
Part: B Individual and State
6. Rodee and Anderson, Introduction to Political Science
7. Mazharul Haq, Theory and Practice in Political Science
8. Rosenthal, Modern Islamic State
9. Samuel Beer and Adam Ullam, Patterns of Government
10. V.O. Key, Politics, Parties and Pressure Groups
11. Earnest Barker, Reflections on Government

Part: B Pakistan
19. Keith Callard, Pakistan: A Political Study
20. Khalid Bin Sayeed, Pakistan: The Formative Phase
21. Khalid Bin Sayeed, Politics in Pakistan
22. Lawrence Ziring, Pakistan in the Twentieth Century
23. G. W. Chaudhry, Constitutional Development in Pakistan
24. Pakistan Historical Society, History of Pakistan
25. Jamil-ud-Din Ahmad, Speeches and Writings of M.A. Jinnah
26. M. Saeed Sheikh, Allama Iqbal: The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in
Islam
27. Mushtaq Ahmad, Government and Politics in Pakistan

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[azramansoor]

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[usamasarfraz]

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[UmarFarooq-rfou]

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[Noorshorts]

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[bm]

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[englitclub.]

So great dear sir
Is there any difference between pol science in pms and css, mean about sylabus etc ?