Political Science
Sr. No.
Core Areas
Percentage
1.
Introduction to Political Science
15 %
2.
Western Political Thought
8%
3.
Muslim Political Philosophy and Institutions
8%
4.
Comparative and Developmental Politics
8%
5.
Pakistan Movement
8%
6.
International Relations Theory, History and Operations
7%
7.
Political Systems “Developed” (USA, UK & France)
6%
8.
Political Systems “Developing” (China, Turkey, Russia, Malaysia)
6%
9.
Ideology and dynamics of Pakistan Politics
7%
10.
Constitution and Constitutional History of Pakistan
6%
11.
International and Regional Organizations
6%
12.
Local Government with Special Reference to Pakistan
7%
13.
Foreign Policy of Pakistan, USA, UK.
5%
14.
Research Methodology
3%
Total
100%
Political Science (Detailed)
Sr. No.
Core Areas
Percentage
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE:
1.1 Definition, nature and scope of Political Science.
1.2 State (Modern & Islamic) and its Evolution.
1.3 Concept of Sovereignty:
1.3.1 Monistic
1.3.2 Pluralistic
1.3.3 Western
1.3.4 Islamic
1.
1.4
Rights and duties of individual (Western and Islamic).
1.5
Liberty and freedom of individual.
1.6 Forms of Government:
1.6.1 Unitary, Federal and Confederation.
1.6.2 Parliamentary and Presidential.
1.6.3 Democratic and Totalitarian/Authoritarian.
1.7 Structure and Role of Government:
1.7.1 Legislature
1.7.2 Executive
1.7.3 Judiciary
1.7.4 Separation of Powers
1.8 Political Participation:
1.8.1 Elections
1.8.2 Political parties
1.8.3 Pressure groups
1.9 Comparative Ideologies:
1.9.1 Capitalism
1.9.2 Marxism
1.9.3 Islamic Ideology
1.10 Traditional concept with reference to Plato and Aristotle.
15 %
WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT:
2.1 Nature of Greek Political Thought: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle.
2.
2.2 Political thought of Machiavelli.
8%
2.3 Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau.
2.4 Bentham and J.S. Mill.
2.5 Hegel, Marx, Lenin.
MUSLIM POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND INSTITUTIONS:
3.1 Muslim Political Thinkers and Reformist:
3.1.1
Al-Farabi, Al-Mawardy, Ibne-Khuldun and Ghazali.
3.1.2
Shah Waliullah, Allama Iqbal.
3.1.3
Sayed Qutab, Abulala Moudoody and Ali Shariati.
3.
3.2 Political Institution.
8%
3.3 Political Concepts of Islam:
3.3.1 Islamic concept of State: Nature of Islamic Polity.
3.3.2 Concept of Sovereignty.
3.3.3 Islamic Law and its sources-Place of Ijtihad in
Islamic Law.
3.3.4 Concept of Ummah and Millat.
3.3.5 Concept of Liberty and Fundamental human Rights
in Islam.
3.3.6 Principles of Social and Economic Justice in Islam.
COMPARATIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL POLITICS:
4.1 Approaches to Comparative Politics:
4.1.1 Traditional approach.
4.1.2 Behavioral approach.
4.
4.1 The Political System: David Easton, Almond and Colman.
4.3 Political Culture.
4.4 Political Development.
4.5 Political parties.
8%
4.6 Class Politics and Class Analysis.
4.7 Leadership and Political Modernization.
4.8 Revolution and Political Change.
4.9 Violence and Terrorism in Politics.
PAKISTAN MOVEMENT:
5.
5.1 Important Political Events:
5.1.1 The development of Muslim Nationalism.
5.1.2 Beginning of the Indian political movement,.
5.1.3 The Indian National Congress.
5.1.4 The Aligarh Movement-its phases and contribution.
5.1.5 Partition of Bengal, Simla Deputation.
5.1.6 Establishment of the All India Muslim League.
5.1.7 The Lucknow pact, Khilafat Movement.
5.1.8 Nehru Report.
5.1.9 Jinnah’s Fourteen Points, Communal Award, Congress
Rule in the provinces under the Govt.of India 5.4 Act
1935.
5.1.10 Lahore Resolution.
5.1.11 Cripps proposals, Cabinet Mission Plan, Constitutional
Reforms, Muslim Nationalism.
8%
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY, HISTORY AND OPERATIONS:
6.1 Introduction to International Relations.
6.2 Various approaches to International Relations
(Traditional/Modern)
6.
6.3 Balance of Power:
6.3.1 Historical evolution of Balance of Power.
6.3.2 Meaning.
6.3.3 Techniques of Balance of Power.
6.4 Modern Sovereign State System:
6.4.1 Its evolution.
6.4.2 Characteristics.
6.5 Crisis of Sovereign State System.
6.6 Contemporary Global System.
6.7 Various features of contemporary global system.
7%
POLITICAL SYSTEMS “DEVELOPED” (USA, UK & FRANCE):
7.
7.1 Ideology, Political system and Constitution of USA.
6%
7.2 Political system, Traditions and Constitution of UK.
7.3 Political system and Constitutional Development of France.
8.
POLITICAL SYSTEMS “DEVELOPING” (CHINA, TURKEY, RUSSIA,
MALAYSIA).
6%
IDEOLOGY AND DYNAMICS OF PAKISTAN POLITICS:
9.1 Evolution and Genesis of Two National Theories.
9.2 Significance of Pakistan Ideology for Political Process.
9.3 Role of military in the politics of Pakistan. Major causes of
the imposition of military intervention in the 1958, 1969,
and 1977-present.
9.
9.4 Bureaucracy: The Heritage and its reorganizations.
7%
9.5 National integration.
9.5.1 Salient issues of national integration.
9.5.2 The East Pakistan Crisis.
9.6 Nature and problem of center-province relations.
9.7 Political Participation:
9.7.1 Representation and Elections.
9.7.2 Mass Political Movements 1968-69, 1977.
CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF PAKISTAN:
10.1 Government of India Act 1935.
10.
10.2 Interim Constitution 1947.
10.3 Constitution Making from 1947-1956.
10.4 Constitutions of 1956 and 1962.
6%
10.5 The Constitution of 1973 with amendments.
INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
11.1 Historical and intellectual background of International
Organization.
11.2 League of Nationals, Origin, structure and functions.
11.3 United Nations; origin structure and functions.
11.
11.4 Peace-making and peace-keeping by the International
Organization with special reference to Kashmir, Korea,
Palestine.
6%
11.5 Super Powers and United Nations.
11.6 Economic development and Social Welfare through the
United Nations.
11.7 Internationalism and regionalism; SAARC, ECO, GCC,
MEDO, NATO, WARSA Pact, Arab League, ASEAN, OIC,
Non-aligned Movement, European Union (EU).
LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PAKISTAN:
12.1 Meaning scope, nature and approaches of local
government.
12.2 Colonial heritage an evolution of local government in
Pakistan.
12.
12.3 Problems & Issues of grass roots democracy in Pakistan.
12.4 Organizational structure of local government in Pakistan.
12.5
Its relations with provincial and central government.
12.6 Functional structure of local government in Pakistan.
12.7 Planning, development and budgeting in local
government.
7%
FOREIGN POLICY OF PAKISTAN, USA, UK:
13.1 Major Determinants and objectives of Pakistan, USA, UK.
13.2 Contemporary foreign policies of Pakistan, USA, UK.
13.
13.3 Post Cold War foreign policies of Pakistan, USA, and UK.
5%
13.4 The New World Order and Pakistan’s Foreign Policy.
13.5 Pakistan, USA, UK respond to Regional and International
Issues: Kashmir, Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
14.1 Research methodology: definition:
14.1.1 Concepts.
14.1.2 Variables.
14.1.3 Hypothesis.
14.2 Research Design: Experimental and Non-experimental.
14.
3%
14.3 Reviewing literature.
14.4 Sampling; basis, types sampling error.
14.5 Data collection; types and collection techniques.
14.6 Documents Analysis; content analysis.
14.7 Computer Application.
Total
100%