Civic Nationalism
Nationalism based on citizenship and shared values rather than ethnicity, defining the nation by adherence to common laws and institutions, open to all who accept its democratic and civic principles.
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In one sentence
I want a nation defined by citizenship and common laws, not ethnicity, open to whoever accepts our democratic principles.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Balanced
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Liberty
Power
- Leaning · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Control
- Balanced
Trade
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Strong · Progressive
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Morality
Leans further toward progressive than 86% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 43This ideology 76
Of all the axes, Morality is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Technology
On Technology, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 56
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Ernest Renan
A French philosopher, Renan defined the nation as a daily plebiscite, founded on the will to live together and shared memory, offering the intellectual basis of civic nationalism as opposed to ethnic nationalism.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyJohn RawlsPhilosopher98%
SociallyB. R. AmbedkarJurist and reformer97%
EconomicallyJacques MaritainPhilosopher99%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsPedro SánchezPrime Minister of Spain97%
PoliticsYamandú OrsiPresident of Uruguay97%
EconomicsJohn Maynard KeynesEconomist96%
EconomicsLuiz Carlos Bresser-PereiraEconomist96%
PoliticsJustin TrudeauStatesman96%
Political theoryCarlo RosselliThinker95%
PhilosophyIsaiah BerlinPhilosopher95%
PoliticsOlof PalmeStatesman94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
France
Social-republican republicA European semi-presidential republic, France combines a strong republican and secular tradition, a robust welfare state, a mixed economy, and a prominent diplomatic, cultural, and military role in the European Union and the world.
Other close countries
Iceland
Social-pacifist republicA Nordic parliamentary republic, Iceland combines stable democracy, a welfare state, an open market economy, a highly secular and progressive society, strong institutional trust, and a peaceful foreign policy without permanent armed forces.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyNorwaySocial-oil monarchy97%
SociallyUruguaySecular-progressive republic98%
EconomicallyColombiaCatholic-pacifying 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
PoliticallyWeimar Republic1919–193388%
SociallyAnarchist Aragon and Catalonia1936–193991%
EconomicallySocialist Yugoslavia1945–199293%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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