SYLLABUS FOR THE SUBJECT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
PAPER: I POLITICAL SCIENCE: BASIC PRINCIPLES
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.
Western Political Thought: | Plato; Aristotle; Machiavelli; Hobbes; Locke; Rousseau; Marxism; Leninism; Maoism |
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.
Welfare State Perceptions: | Western and Islamic |
Basic Concepts: | Sovereignty; Constitutionalism; Power Distribution; Law; Liberty; Equality; Rights and Duties |
Modes of Participation: | Demands; Decisions; Public Opinion; Political Parties; Pressure Groups; Representation |
Forms of Government: | Monarchy; Democracy; Dictatorship; Unitary; Federation; Confederation; Parliamentary; Presidential; Authoritarian |
Forms of Government: | Monarchy; Democracy; Dictatorship; Unitary; Federation; Confederation; Parliamentary; Presidential; Authoritarian |
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PAPER – II
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
Concept of Political System: | i) Easton on Behaviorism ii) Almond on Functionalism |
Developed Political Systems: | Main constitutional features of USA, UK, France and former USSR |
Developing Political Systems: | Main constitutional features of Turkey, India and China. |
PART: B Pakistan
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 |
Political System of Pakistan: | Comparative and critical analysis of the Constitutions of 1956, 1962 and 1973 (with amendments) |