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# Political Theory

Political Theory is a CBSE Class 11 book for the subject Political Science on Edzy.

## Knowledge Snapshot

| Field         | Details                          |
| :------------ | :------------------------------- |
| Board         | CBSE        |
| Curriculum    | CBSE   |
| Class         | Class 11 |
| Subject       | Political Science  |
| Book          | Political Theory     |
| Book Slug     | political-theory         |
| Chapter Count | 8 |
| Topic Count   | 41   |
| Last Updated  | 2026-06-24  |

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## Book Overview

This book belongs to Class 11, subject Political Science, under the CBSE board and curriculum. The book consists of 8 chapters and a total of 41 topics, which form the available book-level OKF inventory.

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## OKF Hierarchy

| Level   | Title                            | Canonical URL                           | Markdown URL                            |
| :------ | :------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------- |
| Class   | Class 11 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11   | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/class/cbse-class-11.md   |
| Subject | Political Science  | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11-political-science | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/subject/cbse-class-11-political-science.md |
| Book    | Political Theory     | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory        | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/book/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory.md        |

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## Chapter Index

| No.             | Chapter         | Pages                                     | Page Count                | Topics                             | Canonical URL           | Markdown URL           |
| :-------------- | :-------------- | :---------------------------------------- | :------------------------ | :--------------------------------- | :---------------------- | :--------------------- |
| 1              | Political Theory: An Introduction | 1-16                                     | 16                        | 5                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-political-theory-an-introduction | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-political-theory-an-introduction.md |
| 2              | Freedom         | 17-30                                    | 14                        | 6                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-freedom | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-freedom.md |
| 3              | Equality        | 31-52                                    | 22                        | 4                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-equality | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-equality.md |
| 4              | Social Justice   | 53-66                                    | 14                        | 5                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-social-justice | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-social-justice.md |
| 5              | Rights          | 67-78                                    | 12                        | 5                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-rights | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-rights.md |
| 6              | Citizenship     | 79-96                                    | 18                        | 6                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-citizenship | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-citizenship.md |
| 7              | Nationalism     | 97-110                                   | 14                        | 5                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-nationalism | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-nationalism.md |
| 8              | Secularism      | 111-128                                  | 18                        | 5                                 | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-secularism | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-secularism.md |

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## Chapter Source Index

| No.             | Chapter         | Source PDF  |
| :-------------- | :-------------- | :---------- |
| 1              | Political Theory: An Introduction | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/68d35880-9ebe-461c-9f8a-3a47df489386.pdf |
| 2              | Freedom         | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/94864aa5-fa11-4909-8e1d-3817128e6f79.pdf |
| 3              | Equality        | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/6d2b1c5a-0cfa-462f-9739-7e26a537dc5b.pdf |
| 4              | Social Justice   | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/9bf2701e-86ef-4d16-a869-97d9962ad981.pdf |
| 5              | Rights          | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/340a0bc7-0118-4e32-a995-7d0d71c091a2.pdf |
| 6              | Citizenship     | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/ef3f95ad-74ec-4321-88d7-65aa5db8182b.pdf |
| 7              | Nationalism     | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/45818f77-a4be-455d-ac9f-a4920ad97fee.pdf |
| 8              | Secularism      | https://edzy-ai.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/edzy-express-ts/b08c3cbb-c878-4511-bc4c-6c96333a221d.pdf |

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## Topic Inventory

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69abe5c8a243cecf968c459d | WHAT IS POLITICS?              |
| 2   | 69abe5c8a243cecf968c45a7  | WHAT DO WE STUDY IN POLITICAL THEORY? |
| 3   | 69abe5c8a243cecf968c45af  | PUTTING POLITICAL THEORY TO PRACTICE |
| 4   | 69abe5c8a243cecf968c45b6  | WHY SHOULD WE STUDY POLITICAL THEORY? |
| 5   | 69abe5c8a243cecf968c45bc  | THE ROLE OF CITIZENS IN POLITICS |
| 6   | 69abe608a243cecf968c59d0  | THE IDEAL OF FREEDOM           |
| 7   | 69abe608a243cecf968c59d2  | WHAT IS FREEDOM?               |
| 8   | 69abe608a243cecf968c59d4  | WHY DO WE NEED CONSTRAINTS?    |
| 9   | 69abe608a243cecf968c59d6  | HARM PRINCIPLE                  |
| 10  | 69abe608a243cecf968c59d8  | NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE LIBERTY  |
| 11  | 69abe608a243cecf968c59da  | FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION          |
| 12  | 69abe605a243cecf968c58bd  | WHY DOES EQUALITY MATTER?      |
| 13  | 69abe605a243cecf968c58bf  | WHAT IS EQUALITY?              |
| 14  | 69abe605a243cecf968c58c1  | THREE DIMENSIONS OF EQUALITY    |
| 15  | 69abe605a243cecf968c58c3  | HOW CAN WE PROMOTE EQUALITY?   |
| 16  | 69abe63ba243cecf968c660b  | WHAT IS JUSTICE?               |
| 17  | 69abe63ba243cecf968c660d  | JUST DISTRIBUTION               |
| 18  | 69abe63ba243cecf968c660f  | JOHN RAWLS’ THEORY OF JUSTICE   |
| 19  | 69abe63ba243cecf968c6611  | PURSUING SOCIAL JUSTICE         |
| 20  | 69abe63ba243cecf968c6613  | Free Markets versus State Intervention |
| 21  | 69abe642a243cecf968c68af  | WHAT ARE RIGHTS?              |
| 22  | 69abe642a243cecf968c68b1  | WHERE DO RIGHTS COME FROM?     |
| 23  | 69abe642a243cecf968c68b3  | LEGAL RIGHTS AND THE STATE     |
| 24  | 69abe642a243cecf968c68b5  | KINDS OF RIGHTS                 |
| 25  | 69abe642a243cecf968c68b7  | RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES     |
| 26  | 69abe67da243cecf968c79aa  | INTRODUCTION                    |
| 27  | 69abe67da243cecf968c79ac  | FULL AND EQUAL MEMBERSHIP       |
| 28  | 69abe67da243cecf968c79ae  | EQUAL RIGHTS                    |
| 29  | 69abe67da243cecf968c79b0  | CITIZEN AND NATION             |
| 30  | 69abe67da243cecf968c79b2  | UNIVERSAL CITIZENSHIP          |
| 31  | 69abe67da243cecf968c79b4  | GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP             |
| 32  | 69abe689a243cecf968c7c5e  | INTRODUCING NATIONALISM         |
| 33  | 69abe689a243cecf968c7c60  | NATIONS AND NATIONALISM         |
| 34  | 69abe689a243cecf968c7c62  | NATIONAL SELF-DETERMINATION     |
| 35  | 69abe689a243cecf968c7c64  | NATIONALISM AND PLURALISM      |
| 36  | 69abe689a243cecf968c7c66  | TAGORE'S CRITIQUE OF NATIONALISM |
| 37  | 69abe6baa243cecf968c8d47  | WHAT IS SECULARISM?            |
| 38  | 69abe6baa243cecf968c8d4b  | SECULAR STATE                   |
| 39  | 69abe6baa243cecf968c8d4f  | THE WESTERN MODEL OF SECULARISM |
| 40  | 69abe6baa243cecf968c8d52  | THE INDIAN MODEL OF SECULARISM  |
| 41  | 69abe6baa243cecf968c8d56  | CRITICISMS OF INDIAN SECULARISM |

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## Chapter-Wise Topic Map

### Political Theory: An Introduction

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69abe5c8a243cecf968c459d | WHAT IS POLITICS?              |
| 2   | 69abe5c8a243cecf968c45a7  | WHAT DO WE STUDY IN POLITICAL THEORY? |
| 3   | 69abe5c8a243cecf968c45af  | PUTTING POLITICAL THEORY TO PRACTICE |
| 4   | 69abe5c8a243cecf968c45b6  | WHY SHOULD WE STUDY POLITICAL THEORY? |
| 5   | 69abe5c8a243cecf968c45bc  | THE ROLE OF CITIZENS IN POLITICS |

### Freedom

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69abe608a243cecf968c59d0  | THE IDEAL OF FREEDOM           |
| 2   | 69abe608a243cecf968c59d2  | WHAT IS FREEDOM?               |
| 3   | 69abe608a243cecf968c59d4  | WHY DO WE NEED CONSTRAINTS?    |
| 4   | 69abe608a243cecf968c59d6  | HARM PRINCIPLE                  |
| 5   | 69abe608a243cecf968c59d8  | NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE LIBERTY  |
| 6   | 69abe608a243cecf968c59da  | FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION          |

### Equality

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69abe605a243cecf968c58bd  | WHY DOES EQUALITY MATTER?      |
| 2   | 69abe605a243cecf968c58bf  | WHAT IS EQUALITY?              |
| 3   | 69abe605a243cecf968c58c1  | THREE DIMENSIONS OF EQUALITY    |
| 4   | 69abe605a243cecf968c58c3  | HOW CAN WE PROMOTE EQUALITY?   |

### Social Justice

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69abe63ba243cecf968c660b  | WHAT IS JUSTICE?               |
| 2   | 69abe63ba243cecf968c660d  | JUST DISTRIBUTION               |
| 3   | 69abe63ba243cecf968c660f  | JOHN RAWLS’ THEORY OF JUSTICE   |
| 4   | 69abe63ba243cecf968c6611  | PURSUING SOCIAL JUSTICE         |
| 5   | 69abe63ba243cecf968c6613  | Free Markets versus State Intervention |

### Rights

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69abe642a243cecf968c68af  | WHAT ARE RIGHTS?              |
| 2   | 69abe642a243cecf968c68b1  | WHERE DO RIGHTS COME FROM?     |
| 3   | 69abe642a243cecf968c68b3  | LEGAL RIGHTS AND THE STATE     |
| 4   | 69abe642a243cecf968c68b5  | KINDS OF RIGHTS                 |
| 5   | 69abe642a243cecf968c68b7  | RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES     |

### Citizenship

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69abe67da243cecf968c79aa  | INTRODUCTION                    |
| 2   | 69abe67da243cecf968c79ac  | FULL AND EQUAL MEMBERSHIP       |
| 3   | 69abe67da243cecf968c79ae  | EQUAL RIGHTS                    |
| 4   | 69abe67da243cecf968c79b0  | CITIZEN AND NATION             |
| 5   | 69abe67da243cecf968c79b2  | UNIVERSAL CITIZENSHIP          |
| 6   | 69abe67da243cecf968c79b4  | GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP             |

### Nationalism

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69abe689a243cecf968c7c5e  | INTRODUCING NATIONALISM         |
| 2   | 69abe689a243cecf968c7c60  | NATIONS AND NATIONALISM         |
| 3   | 69abe689a243cecf968c7c62  | NATIONAL SELF-DETERMINATION     |
| 4   | 69abe689a243cecf968c7c64  | NATIONALISM AND PLURALISM      |
| 5   | 69abe689a243cecf968c7c66  | TAGORE'S CRITIQUE OF NATIONALISM |

### Secularism

| No. | Topic ID               | Topic                            |
| :-- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| 1   | 69abe6baa243cecf968c8d47  | WHAT IS SECULARISM?            |
| 2   | 69abe6baa243cecf968c8d4b  | SECULAR STATE                   |
| 3   | 69abe6baa243cecf968c8d4f  | THE WESTERN MODEL OF SECULARISM |
| 4   | 69abe6baa243cecf968c8d52  | THE INDIAN MODEL OF SECULARISM  |
| 5   | 69abe6baa243cecf968c8d56  | CRITICISMS OF INDIAN SECULARISM |

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## Important Book Facts

* The book belongs to Class 11.
* The subject is Political Science.
* The board is CBSE.
* The curriculum is CBSE.
* The book contains 8 supplied chapters.
* The metadata contains 41 supplied topics.

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## Related OKF Entities

| Entity Type | Title                            | Markdown URL                            |
| :---------- | :------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------- |
| Class       | Class 11 | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/class/cbse-class-11.md   |
| Subject     | Political Science  | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/subject/cbse-class-11-political-science.md |
| Chapter     | Political Theory: An Introduction | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-political-theory-an-introduction.md |
| Chapter     | Freedom         | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-freedom.md |
| Chapter     | Equality        | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-equality.md |
| Chapter     | Social Justice   | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-social-justice.md |
| Chapter     | Rights          | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-rights.md |
| Chapter     | Citizenship     | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-citizenship.md |
| Chapter     | Nationalism     | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-nationalism.md |
| Chapter     | Secularism      | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/chapter/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory-secularism.md |

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## Source Attribution

| Field          | Value                            |
| :------------- | :------------------------------- |
| Source         | Edzy                             |
| Reference Type | examSubjectBook                |
| Reference ID   | 66ae541b191fdf5766655baa                  |
| Book ID        | 66ae541b191fdf5766655baa          |
| Canonical URL  | https://www.edzy.ai/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory |
| Markdown URL   | https://www.edzy.ai/okf/book/cbse-class-11-political-science-political-theory.md |
| Last Updated   | 2026-06-24  |