Lassallean Socialism
Socialist current that seeks to emancipate workers through the national state itself, with universal suffrage, producer cooperatives funded by public money and an explicit refusal of the revolutionary path.
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In one sentence
I want to emancipate the worker through universal suffrage and cooperatives funded by the national state itself, without the revolutionary path.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Democracy
Representation
- Strong · Liberty
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Balanced
Intervention
- Strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Power
Leans further toward liberty than 77% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 55This ideology 26
Of all the axes, Power is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Intervention
On Intervention, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 53This ideology 50
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Ferdinand Lassalle
A pioneer of state socialism, Lassalle championed universal suffrage and state-funded cooperatives, founding the first major German workers' party and influencing European social democracy.
Closest, by dimension
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SociallyZe'ev JabotinskyPolitician93%
EconomicallyHafez al-AssadPresident of Syria100%
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PoliticsHo Chi MinhRevolutionary and statesman90%
Intellectual lifeErnst JüngerGerman writer and essayist89%
PoliticsB. R. AmbedkarJurist and reformer88%
ActivismJosé DirceuPolitician and activist88%
PoliticsMustafa Kemal AtatürkStatesman87%
PhilosophySlavoj ŽižekPhilosopher86%
PoliticsDavid Ben-GurionPrime Minister of Israel86%
Political theoryFrantz FanonPsychiatrist and theorist85%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
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.
Other close countries
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.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyArgentinaFederal national-popular republic81%
SociallySloveniaParliamentary republic83%
EconomicallyAlgeriaMilitary-backed presidential 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
PoliticallyCárdenas's Mexico1934–194084%
SociallyParis Communemarço–maio de 187185%
EconomicallySankara's Burkina Faso1983–198799%
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