Syllabus for Gilgit-Baltistan Combined Competative Examination
PAPER: POLITICAL SCIENCE (150 MARKS)
Part-A (40 Marks)
I. State System:
The nature and emergence of modern nation-state system, Islamic concept of state
and Ummah
II. Political Concept (Western and Islamic):
Sovereignty, Justice, Law, Liberty, Freedom, Equality, Rights and Duties, Human
Rights, Political authority and Power.
III. Comparative Politics:
Political Socialization, Political Culture, Political Development, Political Recruitment,
Social Change, Civil Society, Violence and Terrorism in Politics, Gender and
Politics, Women Empowerment.
IV. Political Participation:
Political Change and Revolution, Elections, Electoral System, Public Opinion,
Propaganda, Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Lobbies.
V. Political Institutions and Role of Government:
Legislature, Executive, Judiciary, Political Elites, Civil-Military and Bureaucracy.
VI. Forms of Government:
Monarchy, Democratic, Dictatorship, Totalitarian/Authoritarian, Unitary, Federal,
Confederation, Presidential and Parliamentary
VII. Political Ideologies:
Capitalism, Marxism, Communism, Socialism, Totalitarism, Fascims, Nationalism,
Islamic Political Ideology
VIII. 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
Part-B (40 Marks)
I. Comparative and Analytical Study of the Political Systems:
Political System of U.S.A, U.K and India.
II. Global and Regional Integration
Globalization and Politics, Global Civil Society, Regional politico-economic
integration and organizational structure of the European Union, SARRC, ECO,
International Financial Regimes IMF and WTO
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Part-C (70 Marks)
I. Comparative and Analytical Study of the Political Systems:
Political system of Turkey and China
II. 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)
III. 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 and Central-Provincial relations after 18 th
amendments,
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 Behavior, Religion and Politics, Ethnicity and National
Integration,
IV. 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.
Also external factors like International Power Structure, International Organizations, World
Public Opinion and reaction of other states.
Foreign Policy-making Process in Pakistan
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SUGGESTED READINGS
S. No. Title Author
1. gn Policy, 1947-2005 Abdul Sattar,
2. Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Ayesha Jalal
3. Military, Civil Society and Democratization in Akbar Zaidi
Pakistan
4. The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam Allama Iqbal
5. A history of Pakistan and its origins Christophe Jaffrelot,
6. Greek Political Thought: Plato & Aristotle Eearnest Barker,
7. Political Thought From Plato to Present Ebenstein
8. Political Thought in Medieval Islam Erwin I.J. Rosenthal
9. Constitutional Developments in Pakistan [Link],
10. Comparative Politics Today: A Theoretical Gabriel A. Almond,
Framework [Link] Powell,
11. Contemporary Political Analysis Garles Worth James,
12. A History of Political Theory George Holland
Sabine
13. Studies in Muslim Political Thought and H K Sherwani,
Administration
14. Modern Islamic Political Thought Hamid Enayat,
15. Constitutional and Political History of Pakistan Hamid Khan,
16. Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Hans J. Morgenthau,
Peace
17. Military and Politics in Pakistan Hasan Askari Rizvi,
18. Pakistan Foreign Policy: An Overview 1947-2004 Hasan Askari Rizvi
(PILDAT)
19. Pakistan and Geostrategic Environment : A Study of Hasan Askari Rizvi
Foreign Policy
20. International Politics: A Framework for Analysis Holsti, K.J.
21. Pakistan: A Modern History Lan Talbot,
22. 21st Century Political Science: A Reference John [Link],
Handbook Marijke Breuning,
23. Political Thought from Plato to Present Judd Herman,
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S. No. Title Author
24. The Political System of Pakistan, [Link],
25. Pakistan: A Political Study Keith Callard,
26. Pakistan: An Enigma of Political Development Lawrance Ziring,
27. Pakistan in the Twentieth Century Lawrance Ziring,
28. Pakistan: At the Crosscurrent of History Lawrance Ziring,
29. History of Muslim Philosophy M [Link],
30. History of Local Government in Pakistan Masudul Hasan
31. Nationalism: The Nation-State and Nationalism Monserrat Guibernau,
32. Politics and the State in Pakistan Muhammad Waseem,
33. Government and Politics in Pakistan Mushtaq Ahmad
34. Making of Pakistan Noor ul Haq
35. Pattern of Government Samuel H. Beer &
Adam B. Ullam
36. Political Thinkers: From Socrates to the Present Paul Kelly (Ed)
37. Introduction to Political Science, Islamabad, National Rodee Anderson etc.
Book Foundation,
38. S.M. Burke
39. State & Society in Pakistan Shahid Javed Burki
40. Islami Riyasat Syed Abul Aala
Maudoodi
41. Khilafat O Malookeyat Syed Abul Aala
Maudoodi
42. Ethno National Movements of Pakistan Tahir Amin
43. Politics, Parties and Pressure Groups V.O. Key Jr.
44. Democratization in Pakistan Waseem, M.
45. Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction Will Kymlicka
46. History of Political Theories (Three Volumes) Willaim A. Dunning,
47. International Relations: Politics and Economy in the William Nester
21st Century
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