CSS Political Science 2025 Group 1

CSS Political Science Syllabus 2025

This article covers the CSS Political Science complete Syllabus 2025. The syllabus of CSS Political Science consists of 2 parts of a collective 200 marks i.e., 100 marks each. Both the parts have 2 sections each of 50 marks. The examination for CSS Political Science is the Group 1 exam for CSS candidates.

CSS Political Science Syllabus 2025

Paper-I

Part-A (50 Marks)

Western Political Thought: 

• • Plato, 
  • Aristotle, 
  • Machiavelli, 
  • Montesquieu, 
  • Hobbes, 
  • Locke, 
  • Rousseau, 
  • Kant, 
  • Mill, 
  • Bentham, 
  • Hegel, 
  • Marx, 
  • Lenin, 
  • Mao, 
  • Gramsci, 
  • Karl Popper, 
  • Pierre Bourdieu, 
  • John Rawls, 
  • Frances Fukuyama, 
  • Foucault, 
  • Derrida, 
  • Kierkegaard, 
  • Jean Paul Sartre, 
  • Rene Descartes.

Muslim Political Thought:

• • Al-Farabi, 
  • Al-Mawardi, 
  • Ibn Rushd, 
  • Imam Ghazali, 
  • Ibn Taymiyyah, 
  • Nizam-ulMulkTusi, 
  • Ibn Khaldun, 
  • Shah Waliullah, 
  • Allama Muhammad Iqbal, 
  • Jamaluddin Afghani, 
  • Rashid Rida. 

Part-B (50 Marks)

State System: 

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

Political Concept (Western and Islamic):

• • Sovereignty, 
  • Justice, 
  • Law, 
  • Liberty, 
  • Freedom, 
  • Equality, 
  • Rights and Duties, 
  • Human Rights, 
  • Political Authority and Power

Comparative Politics: 

• • Political Socialization, 
  • Political Culture, 
  • Political Development, 
  • Political Recruitment, 
  • Social Change, 
  • Civil Society, 
  • Violence and Terrorism in Politics, 
  • Gender and Politics, 
  • Women Empowerment. 

Political Participation: 

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

Political Institutions and Role of Government:

• • Legislature, 
  • Executive, 
  • Judiciary, 
  • Political Elites, 
  • Civil and Military Bureaucracy

Forms of Government: 

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

Political Ideologies: 

• • Capitalism, 
  • Marxism, 
  • Communism, 
  • Socialism, 
  • Totalitarianism, 
  • Fascism, 
  • Nationalism, 
  • Islamic Political Ideology.

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. 

PAPER-II 

Part-A (30 Marks)

Comparative and Analytical Study of the Political Systems: 

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

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

Part-B (70 Marks)

Comparative and Analytical Study of the Political Systems: 

• • The political system of Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, India and China.

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, Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah) 

Government and Politics in Pakistan:

• • Constitution-making from 1947 -1956 
  • A comparative and critical analysis of 1956, 1962, 1973 Constitutions of Pakistan 
  • Constitutional Amendments up-to-date 
  • Federal Structure in Pakistan 
  • Central-Provincial relations after 18th amendment 
  • Political Culture of Pakistan & Political Developments 
  • The Role of Civil and Military Bureaucracy 
  • Judiciary, Feudalism, Dynastic Politics, Political Parties and Interest Groups 
  • Elections and Voting Behavior 
  • Religion and Politics 
  • Ethnicity and National Integration

International Relations: 

History of International Relations: Post World War II Period.

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

• • Size/Geography
  • Economic Development 
  • Security 
  • Advancement in Technology 
  • National Capacity 
  • Political Parties/Leadership 
  • Ideology
  • National Interest 
  • Role of Press/Bureaucracy 
  • Social Structure 
  • Public Opinion 
  • Diplomacy 
  • Foreign Policy-making Process in Pakistan

External Factors like International Power Structure, International Organizations, World Public Opinion and Reaction of other States

This is the complete syllabus for preparation of CSS Political Science. The Candidates should prepare thoroughly to succeed in the examination. Therefore, here are a few suggested books you can buy for better learning about CSS Political Science from your favorite Multan Kitab Ghar online bookstore.

Suggested Readings for CSS Political Science Syllabus 2025

• Pakistan’s Foreign Policy, 1947-2005 by Abdul Sattar
• Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia by Ayesha Jalal
• Military, Civil Society and Democratization inPakistan by Akbar Zaidi
• The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam by Allama Iqbal
• A history of Pakistan and its origins by Christophe Jaffrelot
• Greek Political Thought: Plato & Aristotle by Eearnest Barker
• Political Thought From Plato to Present by Ebenstein
•  Political Thought in Medieval Islam by Erwin I.J. Rosenthal
• Constitutional Developments in Pakistan by G.W.Choudhury
•  Comparative Politics Today: A TheoreticalFramework by Gabriel A. Almond, G.Bingham Powell
• Contemporary Political Analysis by Garles Worth James
• A History of Political Theory by George HollandSabine
• Studies in Muslim Political Thought andAdministration by H K Sherwani
• Modern Islamic Political Thought by Hamid Enayat
• Constitutional and Political History of Pakistan by Hamid Khan
• Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace by Hans J. Morgenthau
• Military and Politics in Pakistan by Hasan Askari Rizvi
• Pakistan Foreign Policy: An Overview 1947-2004 (PILDAT) by Hasan Askari Rizvi
• Pakistan and Geostrategic Environment : A Study ofForeign Policy by Hasan Askari Rizvi
• International Politics: A Framework for Analysis by Holsti, K.J.
• Pakistan: A Modern History by 
•  21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook by John T.Ishiyama, Marijke Breuning
• Political Thought from Plato to Present by Judd Herman
• The Political System of Pakistan by K.B.Sayeed
• Pakistan: A Political Study by Keith Callard
• Pakistan: An Enigma of Political Development by Lawrance Ziring
• Pakistan in the Twentieth Century by Lawrance Ziring
• Pakistan: At the Crosscurrent of History by Lawrance Ziring
• History of Muslim Philosophy by M M. Sharif
• History of Local Government in Pakistan by Masudul Hasan
• Nationalism: The Nation-State and Nationalism by Monserrat Guibernau
• Politics and the State in Pakistan by Muhammad Waseem
• Government and Politics in Pakistan by Mushtaq Ahmad
• Making of Pakistan by Noor ul Haq
• Pattern of Government by Samuel H. Beer & Adam B. Ullam
• Political Thinkers: From Socrates to the Present by Paul Kelly (Ed)
• Introduction to Political Science, Islamabad, National Book Foundation by Rodee Anderson etc
• Pakistan’s Foreign Policy : An Historical Analysis by S.M. Burke
• State & Society in Pakistan by Shahid Javed Burki
• Islami Riyasat by Syed Abul AalaMaudoodi
• Khilafat O Malookeyat by Syed Abul AalaMaudoodi
• Ethno National Movements of Pakistan by Tahir Amin
• Politics, Parties and Pressure Groups by V.O. Key Jr.
• Democratization in Pakistan by Waseem, M.
• Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction by Will Kymlicka
• History of Political Theories (Three Volumes) by Willaim A. Dunning
• International Relations: Politics and Economy in the21st Century by William Nester