Falangism
Spanish authoritarian nationalism of Catholic and syndicalist inspiration, advocating a corporatist state, national unity, and social hierarchy, becoming the ideological pillar of Franco's regime in Spain.
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In one sentence
I want a Catholic corporatist state, united under an authoritarian chief, with vertical unions organizing labor and protected trade.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Very strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Very strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Very strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Nationalist
Intervention
- Strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Very strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Diplomacy
Leans further toward militarist than 95% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 46This ideology 89
Of all the axes, Diplomacy is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Technology
On Technology, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 50
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
Founder of the Spanish Falange, Primo de Rivera created national syndicalism, advocating a corporatist, nationalist, Catholic state against liberalism and Marxism, becoming a martyr of the Francoist right.
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The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Francoist Spain
1939–1975A dictatorship born of the Civil War, Franco's Spain was an authoritarian, Catholic, corporatist regime that united nationalism and political repression and lasted until the democratic transition after the dictator's death.
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Also close, by dimension
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The most distant
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c. 900–192 a.C.A militarist city-state of Ancient Greece, Sparta organized its whole society around war, with a mixed regime of kings and council, rigid discipline, austerity, and dominance over a vast subjugated population.
Also close, by dimension
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The most distant
Ideological proximity
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