Ideologies
38 possible matches
At the end of the test you are matched with the closest of these ideologies, based on your Economy, Power, Diplomacy and Culture scores. Grouped here by economic position.
Economic left
- Anarcho-CommunismWants to abolish both the state and capitalism at once. Property, workplaces and land would be held in common and run by voluntary, directly democratic communities, with goods shared according to need.
- Libertarian SocialismSocialism without a powerful state. Workers and communities should own and manage the economy themselves through councils and co-operatives, rather than through central government control.
- TrotskyismLeon Trotsky's branch of Marxism. It stresses permanent, worldwide revolution led by the working class and opposes the bureaucratic, one-country socialism it saw in Stalin's Soviet Union.
- MarxismSees history as a struggle between economic classes and predicts that capitalism will give way to socialism and then a classless, stateless communist society where the means of production are owned in common.
- De LeonismA Marxist strategy from Daniel De Leon: win socialism through elections while industrial unions take over the workplaces, so that the unions replace the old political state as the new form of government.
- LeninismRevolution led by a disciplined vanguard party of professional revolutionaries, followed by a one-party state that runs the economy on behalf of the working class.
- StalinismThe system built under Joseph Stalin: socialism in one country, rapid state-led industrialisation, collectivised farming, a personality cult and the harsh repression of political opponents.
- State SocialismThe state owns and directs the main industries and services and uses that control to deliver equality and full employment.
- Democratic SocialismWants to replace much of capitalism with social ownership, but only through elections, a free press and democratic institutions, never through revolution or a one-party state.
- Revolutionary SocialismBelieves capitalism cannot be voted away and that a social revolution, not gradual reform, is needed to bring about socialism.
- Anarcho-SyndicalismRevolutionary trade unions are the way to a free society. Through general strikes, workers take over industry, and their federated unions replace both employers and the state.
Centre-left
- Left-Wing PopulismFrames politics as ordinary people against a wealthy elite, and calls for redistribution, strong public services and curbs on big business and finance.
- DistributismRooted in Catholic social teaching: ownership of land and business should be spread as widely as possible among families and small proprietors, instead of being concentrated in the state or big corporations.
- Social LiberalismA liberalism that keeps markets and civil liberties but expects government to tackle poverty, provide education and healthcare, and protect minority rights.
- Christian DemocracyApplies Christian values to politics: a market economy with a strong welfare state, an emphasis on family and community, and a socially conservative outlook.
- Social DemocracyKeeps a capitalist market economy but tames it with a large welfare state, strong unions, progressive taxes and regulation, typical of the Nordic model.
- ProgressivismPushes for social reform on every front: civil rights, environmental protection, reducing inequality and changing institutions it sees as unfair.
- Anarcho-MutualismPierre-Joseph Proudhon's anarchism: markets without capitalism. People own what they use and work, trade at cost, and borrow from mutual banks instead of paying interest to private lenders.
- TechnocracyGovernment by experts. Decisions should be made by scientists, engineers and specialists based on evidence, not by politicians chasing votes.
- Social LibertarianismPuts personal and civil liberty first while accepting that some public provision is needed so that everyone has a real chance to use that freedom.
Centre
- CentrismAvoids committing to the left or the right. Centrists judge policies case by case, look for compromise and are wary of radical change in any direction.
- LiberalismBuilt around individual rights, the rule of law, free elections, free speech and a market economy, with a government limited by a constitution.
- Religious AnarchismRejects the authority of the state on religious grounds, often citing scripture. Tolstoy and the Christian anarchists are the best-known examples.
Centre-right
- Right-Wing PopulismCasts politics as ordinary people against a liberal elite, and combines national sovereignty, tight immigration control and cultural conservatism.
- Moderate ConservatismValues stability, institutions and gradual change. Accepts much of the modern welfare state and social reform, but prefers caution to upheaval.
- ReactionaryWants to undo modern social and political change and return to an earlier order, often with traditional hierarchies and authority restored.
- Right-LibertarianismA minimal state that protects property, contracts and personal freedom, with free markets and low taxes doing most of the rest.
- Anarcho-EgoismMax Stirner's philosophy: the individual owes nothing to the state, society or any abstract idea, and should cooperate with others only in voluntary unions that serve each member's interest.
- FascismAn ultranationalist, authoritarian movement led by a single leader that suppresses opposition, glorifies the nation and military strength, and subordinates the individual to the state.
Economic right
- ConservatismDefends tradition, family, religion and established institutions, favours a market economy and law and order, and sees sudden reform as risky.
- NeoliberalismMarket-driven policy associated with Thatcher and Reagan: privatisation, deregulation, free trade and fiscal discipline, with the state stepping back from running the economy.
- Classical LiberalismThe liberalism of Locke and Adam Smith: limited government, the rule of law, free markets, free trade and strong protection of individual rights.
- Authoritarian CapitalismMarket economy and private business, but under a government that does not tolerate real political opposition or independent media.
- State CapitalismThe state runs businesses for profit and uses state-owned companies and banks to steer a market economy toward national goals.
- NeoconservatismPairs free-market economics and social conservatism with an assertive foreign policy that is willing to use military power to spread democracy and defend national interests.
- ObjectivismAyn Rand's philosophy: reason as the only guide, rational self-interest as a virtue and laissez-faire capitalism as the only moral social system.
- VoluntaryismEvery human relationship should be voluntary. Taxation and any other force not used in self-defence are wrong, so the state should be replaced by voluntary arrangements.
- Anarcho-CapitalismAbolish the state entirely and let free markets provide everything, including law, courts, policing and defence, through private property and voluntary contracts.