Political Science

For CSS/PMS
BY FAYSAL HAYAT
CSS-2020
Lecture 1 Introduction to political science, discussion on past papers, scoring
trends and other general queries

Origin of the modern nation state system, challenges to nation sate system and
Lecture 2 Islamic concept of the State

Sovereignty, Justice, Law, Liberty, Freedom, Equality, Rights and Duties,

Lecture 3 Human Rights, Political authority and Power

Monarchy, Democratic, Dictatorship, Totalitarian/Authoritarian, Unitary,

Lecture 4 Federal, Confederation, Presidential and Parliamentary

Analysis of Greek city sates in pr-platonic era, Plato and Aristotle

Lecture 5
Machiavelli: the father of modern realism and nation state system
Lecture 6
Social Contract philosophers: Thomas Hobbes, the absolutists and Jhon Locke–
Lecture 7 the classical liberalist

J.S Rosseau: The father of General will

Lecture 8 Montesquieu: Idea of liberty and separation of powers

Hegel and Karl Marx: father of dialectical materialism

Lecture 10 Utilitarianism: J.S Mill and Jeremy Bentham

Political Ideologies: Capitalism, Marxism, Communism, Socialism,

Lecture 11 Totalitarianism, Fascisms, Nationalism, Islamic

Political System of UK
Lecture 12
Political System of U.S.A
Lecture 13
Political System of France
Lecture 14

Political System of Germany

Lecture 15

Political system of Turkey, Iran.

Lecture 16
Constitution making from 1947 -1956, A comparative and critical analysis of
Lecture 17 1956, 1962, 1973 Constitutions of Pakistan
 Constitutional Amendments up-to-date, Federal structure in Pakistan, and
Lecture 18 Central-Provincial relations after 18th amendments

Rise of Muslim Nationalism in South Asia and Pakistan Movement (with special
Lecture 19 reference to the role of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Iqbal and Quaid-i-Azam
Mohammad Ali Jinnah)
Foreign Policy of Pakistan: National Interests and Major Determinations
Lecture 20
Globalization and Politics, Global Civil Society, Regional politico-economic
Lecture 21 integration

Organizational structure of the European Union, SARRC, ECO, International

Lecture 22 Financial Regimes IMF and WTO

Political system of India and China

Lecture 23
Remaining Topics
Lecture 24
Discussion
Lecture 25