Liberal Centrism
Pro-market centrist branch that combines fiscal responsibility, liberal democracy, moderate international openness, and institutional reform, rejecting both broad statism and libertarian radicalism as a political program.
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In one sentence
I want a fiscally responsible liberal democracy, open to the world, far from heavy statism and libertarian radicalism.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Liberty
Power
- Balanced
Immigration
- Leaning · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Balanced
Intervention
- Leaning · Private
Economy
- Leaning · Free market
Control
- Leaning · Globalism
Trade
- Leaning · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Trade
Leans further toward globalism than 76% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 63This ideology 34
Of all the axes, Trade is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Intervention
On Intervention, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 53This ideology 50
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
A Brazilian sociologist and statesman, Fernando Henrique stabilized the economy with the Real Plan and, as president, conducted liberal reforms, privatizations, and the modernization of the state within social democracy.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyAdrian WooldridgeJournalist and essayist97%
SociallyReza PahlaviIranian opposition figure in exile97%
EconomicallyNayib BukeleStatesman100%
Other compatible profiles
PhilosophyJohn LockePhilosopher96%
PoliticsMark CarneyPrime Minister of Canada95%
BusinessWarren BuffettInvestor95%
PoliticsBill ClintonStatesman95%
PoliticsMário CovasGovernor of São Paulo95%
PhilosophyMontesquieuPhilosopher94%
PhilosophyBenjamin ConstantPolitical philosopher94%
PoliticsAnders Fogh RasmussenStatesman94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Chile
Progressive-liberal republicA South American presidential republic, Chile combines stable democracy, an open market economy, and a strong social and progressive agenda, a legacy of redemocratization after Pinochet's military dictatorship.
Other close countries
Germany
Social-exporting republicA parliamentary federal republic, Germany is Europe's largest economy, with a social market economy, a strong export industry, and a central role in the European Union, uniting democratic stability and geopolitical weight.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyCzechiaLiberal-secular republic96%
SociallyRio Grande do Sul (Brazil)Ranching-agribusiness region97%
EconomicallyLebanonConfessional-fragmented republic99%
The most distant
Weimar Republic
1919–1933Germany's first democracy, the Weimar Republic united parliamentarism, proportional representation, and intense cultural life, but was undermined by economic crises and political instability that paved the way for Nazism.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyEmpire of Brazil1822–188980%
SociallyRepublican Rome509–27 a.C.85%
EconomicallyDutch Republic (United Provinces)1581–179596%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Center
- Center
Centrism
Political position that seeks balance between left and right, valuing moderation, pragmatism, and consensus, and combining elements of different currents to avoid extremes and favor gradual reforms.
- Center
Pragmatism
Political stance that judges proposals by the practical results they produce rather than fidelity to an ideological dogma, combining market measures, regulation, and social policy according to evidence and each problem's context.
- Center
Brazilian Social Democracy
Current of Brazil's PSDB, founded in 1988 by Covas, Montoro and Cardoso, joining a market economy, social state, state reform and fiscal responsibility with parliamentarism and moderation on social issues.
Closest in other spectrums
- Left
Nordic Social Democracy
Scandinavian model combining tripartite collective bargaining among unions, employers and the state, a universalist welfare state funded by high taxes, and an open, export-driven market economy, with strong social consensus and low inequality.
- Right
Right-Wing Pragmatism
Pragmatic branch that prioritizes fiscal adjustment, economic stability, and governability through broad coalitions, accepting market reforms and political concessions in the name of short- and medium-term results.
- Left
Social Liberalism
Branch that combines individual freedoms with strong state action to guarantee welfare, education, and healthcare, defending equal opportunity and social security within the market economy.
The most distant ideology
Clerical FascismThird Position29%