National Democracy
Current that combines popular sovereignty and democratic institutions with strong cultural nationalism, prioritizing the nation's interests and identity over supranational commitments and multiculturalism.
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In one sentence
I want a sovereign nation that freely votes its own laws, but places the people's identity and interests above any supranational commitment.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Balanced
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Nationalist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Immigration
Leans further toward assimilation than 74% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 50This ideology 73
Of all the axes, Immigration is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 58
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Roman Dmowski
Founder of Polish National Democracy, Dmowski united ethnic nationalism, Catholicism, and sovereignty in a project of a homogeneous nation-state, becoming a central figure of modern Polish nationalism.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyCharles de GaulleStatesman and military leader98%
SociallyEnéas CarneiroPolitician97%
EconomicallyEngelbert DollfussDictator100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsBenjamin DisraeliStatesman95%
PoliticsHirohitoEmperor95%
ActivismMarcus GarveyActivist95%
PoliticsAlexander HamiltonStatesman94%
PoliticsFranklin D. RooseveltStatesman94%
EconomicsFriedrich ListEconomist94%
PoliticsViktor OrbánStatesman93%
ActivismSteve BannonPolitical strategist93%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Poland
National-Catholic republicA parliamentary republic in Eastern Europe, Poland combines democracy, a strong Catholic and nationalist identity, and a growing market economy, with politics marked by tensions between conservatism and liberalism.
Other close countries
Nigeria
Federal presidential republicAfrica's most populous country, Nigeria is a federation split between a Muslim north, with sharia in twelve states, and a Christian south, dependent on oil and scarred by Boko Haram, and under Bola Tinubu it cut fuel subsidies.
Also close, by dimension
- PoliticallyPolandNational-Catholic republic94%
SociallyIndonesiaDevelopmentalist-plural republic94%
EconomicallyArgentinaFederal national-popular republic97%
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
PoliticallyRepublican Rome509–27 a.C.88%
SociallyRepublic of Venice697–179785%
EconomicallyPortuguese Empire1415–182299%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Right
- Right
Cultural Nationalism
Nationalism based on shared language, traditions, and heritage rather than race, which values the people's cultural identity and the integration of those who adopt these values, defending the nation's cohesion.
- Right
National Conservatism
Current that unites traditional values, family, and religion with strong cultural nationalism, defending sovereignty, borders, and the people's identity within democracy, with clear distrust of globalism.
- Right
Nationalism
Ideology that places the nation as the central value, defending its sovereignty, unity, and identity, and prioritizing the interests of the people and the nation-state over external influences and globalism.
Closest in other spectrums
- Third Position
Peronist Nationalism
Justicialist doctrine of Juan and Eva Perón uniting political sovereignty, economic independence and social justice, with CGT unions, nationalizations, protected industrialization, social Catholicism and a charismatic leader above parties.
- Center
New Deal Liberalism
Democratic Party current born with Franklin Roosevelt that joins financial regulation, social security, public works and strong unions with civic patriotism, preserved capitalism and international leadership.
- Left
Labourism
Current that defends workers' interests within democracy, promoting labor rights, social security, strong unions, and income distribution through reforms and the welfare state.
The most distant ideology
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