Eco-Socialism
Current that fuses socialism and ecology, attributing the environmental crisis to capitalism and defending collective, sustainable, and democratic production that respects the limits of nature and social needs.
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In one sentence
I want a society that overcomes capitalism with collective, sustainable production, planned democratically within the limits of nature.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Leaning · Federal
Structure
- Very strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Liberty
Power
- Very strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Very strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Very strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Very strong · Progressive
Morality
- Strong · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Morality
Leans further toward progressive than 94% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 43This ideology 89
Of all the axes, Morality is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Trade
On Trade, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 63This ideology 71
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
André Gorz
An Austro-French philosopher, Gorz was a pioneer of political ecology and post-Marxism, criticizing productivism and wage labor and defending shorter working hours and basic income in a freer society.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyJeremy CorbynPolitician99%
SociallyJosé BovéActivist98%
EconomicallyDomenico LosurdoMarxist historian and philosopher100%
Other compatible profiles
Intellectual lifeNoam ChomskyLinguist and thinker97%
PhilosophyArne NæssPhilosopher96%
PhilosophyJean-Paul SartrePhilosopher96%
PhilosophyMichel FoucaultPhilosopher95%
Political theoryMurray BookchinThinker95%
PoliticsAbdullah ÖcalanPolitical leader94%
Political theoryCharles FourierSocialist philosopher94%
PoliticsJosé MujicaStatesman94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
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.
Other close countries
Rojava (North and East Syria)
Democratic-egalitarian confederalismAn autonomous region in northern Syria, Rojava organizes itself through democratic confederalism, with local self-management, gender equality, ethnic pluralism, and ecology, inspired by the libertarian ideas of Abdullah Öcalan.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyZapatista Chiapas (Mexico)Indigenous-communal autonomy91%
SociallyScotland (United Kingdom)Independentist social-democratic nation84%
EconomicallyVenezuelaStatist-socialist authoritarianism99%
The most distant
Anarchist Aragon and Catalonia
1936–1939During the Spanish Revolution, regions of Aragon and Catalonia lived an anarchist experiment of collectivizing land and factories, with workers' self-management and social organization without a central state.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyParis Communemarço–maio de 187193%
SociallyAllende's Chile1970–197390%
EconomicallyGaddafi's Libya1969–201199%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Left
Luxemburgist Socialism
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- Left
Indigenism
Current that values indigenous peoples and their rights, defending autonomy, territory, culture, and political participation, along with development models and a plurinational state that respect their traditions.
Closest in other spectrums
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Libertarian Socialism
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- Anarchist
Anarcho-Communism
Current that unites anarchism and communism, proposing a society without state or private property, with collective production and distribution according to need, based on free association and mutual aid.
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Communalism
Model created by Murray Bookchin based on autonomous municipalities and federated popular assemblies, with a community economy and direct democracy, seeking to replace the state with a free confederation.
The most distant ideology
Authoritarian NeoliberalismRight24%