Christian Social Democracy
Current that turns the Gospel into reforms within democracy, defending a welfare state, labor rights, unions and redistribution without breaking with the market or with liberal institutions.
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In one sentence
I want social justice guided by the Gospel, won at the ballot box, with strong unions, a welfare state and dignity for working people.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Balanced
Power
- Strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Very strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Very strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Balanced
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Economy
Leans further toward public than 98% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 95
Of all the axes, Economy is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Morality
On Morality, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 43This ideology 44
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Keir Hardie
A Scottish politician, Keir Hardie was a founder of the British Labour Party, defending workers' rights, suffrage, and social reforms within democracy, marking the birth of modern labourism.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyMartin Luther King Jr.Pastor and civil rights leader95%
SociallyPaulo FreireEducator and philosopher95%
EconomicallyDomenico LosurdoMarxist historian and philosopher99%
Other compatible profiles
ReligionPope FrancisReligious leader94%
EconomicsKarl PolanyiEconomist and economic historian93%
PhilosophyJean-Jacques RousseauPhilosopher93%
PoliticsEvo MoralesStatesman93%
PoliticsJoão GoulartStatesman93%
ReligionLeonardo BoffTheologian93%
PoliticsLula da SilvaStatesman92%
PhilosophyMichael SandelPolitical philosopher91%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
United Kingdom
Liberal-financial monarchyA parliamentary monarchy, the United Kingdom has a long liberal and democratic tradition, a market economy, and a strong financial sector, maintaining global influence after leaving the European Union in the process known as Brexit.
Other close countries
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.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallySenegalSovereigntist presidential republic88%
SociallyZapatista Chiapas (Mexico)Indigenous-communal autonomy91%
EconomicallyVenezuelaStatist-socialist authoritarianism99%
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
PoliticallyCárdenas's Mexico1934–194082%
SociallyParis Communemarço–maio de 187183%
EconomicallyGaddafi's Libya1969–201198%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
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- Left
Christian Labourism
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- Left
Buddhist Socialism
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- Left
Christian Progressivism
Current that unites Christian faith with the defense of social justice, rights, and reforms, seeing in the Gospel a call to solidarity, equality, and care for the poor and marginalized of society and the world.
Closest in other spectrums
- Center
Political Buddhism
Applies the Dharma to politics: Ashoka's righteous king, Schumacher's Buddhist economics, Buddhadasa's Dhammic socialism and Bhutan's Gross National Happiness. It prioritizes nonviolence, moderate consumption, community and harmony with nature.
- Center
Communitarianism
Current that values community bonds, traditions, and the common good above individualism, holding that justice and identity arise from life in community and the responsibilities people share.
- Center
Christian Democracy
Centrist current that applies Christian values to democratic politics, defending the social market economy, family, solidarity, and the common good as the foundation of free and pluralist institutions.
The most distant ideology
Right-Wing AccelerationismFar-Right28%