Communitarianism
Current that values community bonds, traditions, and the common good above individualism, holding that justice and identity arise from life in community and the responsibilities people share.
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In one sentence
I want a society woven from community bonds and shared traditions, with participatory democracy and an economy aimed at the common good.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Leaning · Federal
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Balanced
Immigration
- Strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Balanced
Morality
- Strong · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Technology
Leans further toward biology than 86% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 28
Of all the axes, Technology is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Morality
On Morality, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 43This ideology 44
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Michael Sandel
An American political philosopher, Sandel is one of the leading exponents of communitarianism, criticizing procedural liberalism and holding that justice, virtue, and the common good arise from community bonds.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyPope FrancisReligious leader95%
SociallyKeir HardiePolitician94%
EconomicallyJános KádárDictator100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsLeonel BrizolaPolitician93%
ReligionDalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)Religious leader93%
ReligionPope Leo XIVReligious leader93%
PhilosophyJacques MaritainPhilosopher93%
ActivismEmiliano ZapataRevolutionary93%
Intellectual lifeGeorge OrwellWriter92%
ActivismMalcolm XActivist92%
PoliticsJoão GoulartStatesman92%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Japan
Conservative-technological monarchyAn Asian parliamentary monarchy, Japan unites tradition and high technology, with an advanced market economy, an aging society, and stable conservative politics, maintaining constitutional pacifism and strong global economic weight.
Other close countries
Bolivia
Plurinational-popular republicAn Andean presidential republic, Bolivia is marked by indigenous leadership, the defense of natural resources, and a plurinational state project that unites economic nationalism and broad popular participation.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyBrazilSocial-developmentalist republic91%
SociallyColombiaCatholic-pacifying republic92%
EconomicallySenegalSovereigntist presidential republic99%
The most distant
Allende's Chile
1970–1973Under Allende's Popular Unity, Chile attempted democratic socialism through copper and bank nationalization, agrarian reform, and economic planning until the 1973 military coup.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallySankara's Burkina Faso1983–198783%
SociallyCárdenas's Mexico1934–194086%
EconomicallyAnarchist Aragon and Catalonia1936–193999%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Center
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- Left
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- Left
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