Socialist Conservatism
Current that unites a socialist economy with traditional values, defending social protection and a strong state role alongside family, order, and customs, far from the cultural progressivism of liberal lefts.
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In one sentence
I want a strong state that guarantees social protection and public industry, but guards family, order and customs against cultural progressivism.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Very strong · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Balanced
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Nationalist
Intervention
- Very strong · Public
Economy
- Very strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 81% of the 260 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 24
Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Diplomacy
On Diplomacy, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 45This ideology 55
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Otto von Bismarck
The unifier of Germany, Bismarck created the first modern welfare state, using conservative social reforms to contain socialism and strengthen order, and steered European diplomacy for decades.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyJuan Domingo PerónStatesman98%
SociallyMuammar GaddafiRevolutionary and dictator97%
EconomicallyJulius NyerereStatesman100%
Other compatible profiles
ReligionRuhollah KhomeiniReligious leader95%
PoliticsGetúlio VargasStatesman93%
PoliticsGamal Abdel NasserPresident of Egypt93%
PhilosophyPlatoPhilosopher93%
Political theorySayyid QutbIslamist theorist92%
PoliticsHugo ChávezStatesman92%
Political theoryGustavo BarrosoIntegralist leader and writer91%
PoliticsGregor StrasserPolitician91%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Russia
Statist-rentier authoritarianismA Eurasian presidential republic, Russia concentrates power in an authoritarian, nationalist regime, with an economy dependent on natural resources, a strong military apparatus, and a foreign policy of confrontation with the West.
Other close countries
Algeria
Military-backed presidential republicBorn from the war of independence against France, Algeria is an army-dominated republic with Islam as the state religion, a state-run economy dependent on oil and gas, a non-aligned foreign policy and repression of the Hirak movement.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyEgyptMilitary-statist regime93%
SociallyDagestan (Russia)Tutelary Muslim region93%
EconomicallyCubaOne-party egalitarian socialism99%
The most distant
Peronist Argentina
1946–1955Under Perón, Argentina experienced a populist, nationalist regime that united strong working-class support, corporatism, industrialization, and the expansion of social rights, leaving a lasting mark on the country's politics.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyGaddafi's Libya1969–201195%
SociallyNasser's Egypt1954–197093%
EconomicallyBa'athist Iraq1968–200399%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Third Position
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- Left
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The most distant ideology
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