Political Science

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, Francis Fukuyama, Foucault, Derrida, Kierkegaard, Jean Paul Sartre, René Descartes.

II. Muslim Political Thought

Al-Farabi, Al-Mawardi, Ibn-e-Rushd, Imam Ghazali, Ibn-e-Taymiyya, Nizam-ul-Mulk Tusi, Al-Ghazali, Ibn-i-Khaldun, Shah Waliullah, Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Jamaluddin Afghani, Rashid Rida.

III. State System

The nature and emergence of modern nation-state system, Islamic concept of state and Ummah.

IV. Political Concepts (Western and 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, Violence and Terrorism in Politics, Gender and Politics, Women Empowerment.

VI. Political Participation

Political Change and Revolution, Elections, Electoral System, Public Opinion, Propaganda, Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Lobbies.

VII. Political Institutions and Role of Government

Legislature, Executive, Judiciary, Political Elites, Civil-Military and Bureaucracy.

VIII. Forms of Government

Monarchy, Democratic, Dictatorship, Totalitarian/Authoritarian, Unitary, Federal, Confederation, Presidential and Parliamentary.

IX. Political Ideologies

Capitalism, Marxism, Communism, Socialism, Totalitarism, Fascism, Nationalism, Islamic Political Ideology.

X. Local Self Government

Theory and practice of Local Self-Government with special reference to Pakistan. Comparative analyses of systems of local governance, Public Administration and Public Policy.

I. Comparative and Analytical Study of the Political Systems

Political System of U.S.A, U.K, France and Germany.

II. Global and Regional Integration

Globalization and Politics, Global Civil Society, Regional politico-economic integration and organizational structure of the European Union, SAARC, ECO, International Financial Regimes IMF and WTO.

III. Comparative and Analytical Study of the Political Systems

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

IV. Political Movements in India (Colonial Period)

Rise of Muslim Nationalism in South Asia and Pakistan Movement (with special reference to the role of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Iqbal and Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah).

V. Government and Politics in Pakistan

Constitution making from 1947–1956. A comparative and critical analysis of the 1956, 1962 and 1973 Constitutions of Pakistan, Constitutional Amendments up-to-date, Federal structure in Pakistan, and Central-Provincial relations after the 18th amendment.

Political Culture of Pakistan, political developments and the role of civil and military bureaucracy, judiciary, feudalism, dynastic politics, political parties and interest groups, elections and voting behaviour, religion and politics, ethnicity and national integration.

VI. International Relations

History of International Relations: Post WWII Period.

Foreign Policy of Pakistan: National Interests and Major Determinations, i.e.

1. Size/Geography
2. Economic Development
3. Security
4. Advancement in Technology
5. National Capacity
6. Political Parties/Leadership
7. Ideology
8. National Interest
9. Role of Press/Bureaucracy
10. Social Structure
11. Public Opinion
12. Diplomacy
13. Foreign Policy-making Process in Pakistan

Also external factors like International Power Structure, International Organizations, World Public Opinion and reaction of other states.