Pragmatism
Political stance that judges proposals by the practical results they produce rather than fidelity to an ideological dogma, combining market measures, regulation, and social policy according to evidence and each problem's context.
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In one sentence
I want solutions judged by results, not dogma, mixing market, regulation and social policy as each problem demands.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Balanced
Structure
- Leaning · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Liberty
Power
- Balanced
Immigration
- Leaning · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Balanced
Intervention
- Balanced
Economy
- Balanced
Control
- Leaning · Globalism
Trade
- Leaning · Irreligious
Religion
- Balanced
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Trade
Leans further toward globalism than 68% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 63This ideology 40
Of all the axes, Trade is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Representation
On Representation, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 60
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
A Brazilian sociologist and statesman, Fernando Henrique stabilized the economy with the Real Plan and, as president, conducted liberal reforms, privatizations, and the modernization of the state within social democracy.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyJames LovelockScientist96%
SociallyVolodymyr ZelenskyStatesman96%
EconomicallyAhmed al-SharaaInterim President of Syria99%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsMark CarneyPrime Minister of Canada94%
PoliticsBill ClintonStatesman94%
Intellectual lifeAdrian WooldridgeJournalist and essayist94%
PoliticsMário CovasGovernor of São Paulo93%
EconomicsJerome PowellFederal Reserve Chair (2018–2026)93%
PoliticsJonas Gahr StørePrime Minister of Norway93%
PoliticsJames MadisonStatesman93%
PoliticsFelipe VIKing of Spain92%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Brazil
Social-developmentalist republicThe largest country in Latin America, Brazil is a democratic presidential federal republic with a mixed economy, broad social policies, and strong regional, cultural, and political diversity that shapes its electoral disputes.
Other close countries
Germany
Social-exporting republicA parliamentary federal republic, Germany is Europe's largest economy, with a social market economy, a strong export industry, and a central role in the European Union, uniting democratic stability and geopolitical weight.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAustraliaMulticultural-extractive monarchy95%
SociallyRio Grande do Sul (Brazil)Ranching-agribusiness region96%
EconomicallyArmeniaNational-diasporic republic99%
The most distant
Weimar Republic
1919–1933Germany's first democracy, the Weimar Republic united parliamentarism, proportional representation, and intense cultural life, but was undermined by economic crises and political instability that paved the way for Nazism.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyEmpire of Brazil1822–188982%
SociallyRepublican Rome509–27 a.C.82%
EconomicallyAbbasid Caliphate750–125892%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Center
- Center
Centrism
Political position that seeks balance between left and right, valuing moderation, pragmatism, and consensus, and combining elements of different currents to avoid extremes and favor gradual reforms.
- Center
Liberal Centrism
Pro-market centrist branch that combines fiscal responsibility, liberal democracy, moderate international openness, and institutional reform, rejecting both broad statism and libertarian radicalism as a political program.
- Center
Social Centrism
Centrist branch that accepts the market economy but prioritizes social protection, public services, gradual reforms, and institutional consensus to reduce inequality without political rupture or permanent polarization.
Closest in other spectrums
- Left
Nordic Social Democracy
Scandinavian model combining tripartite collective bargaining among unions, employers and the state, a universalist welfare state funded by high taxes, and an open, export-driven market economy, with strong social consensus and low inequality.
- Right
Right-Wing Pragmatism
Pragmatic branch that prioritizes fiscal adjustment, economic stability, and governability through broad coalitions, accepting market reforms and political concessions in the name of short- and medium-term results.
- Left
Keynesian Liberalism
Current inspired by John Maynard Keynes that accepts markets and liberal democracy but gives the state the task of managing demand, with countercyclical public spending, full employment as a goal and a mixed economy.
The most distant ideology
Clerical FascismThird Position33%