Libertarian Socialism
Current that pursues socialism without an authoritarian state, uniting collective ownership and self-management with broad individual freedom, organized from the bottom up by free communities and workers.
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In one sentence
I want socialism without an authoritarian state, with collective property and self-management organized from the bottom up by free communities and workers.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Very strong · Federal
Structure
- Very strong · Democracy
Representation
- Strong · Liberty
Power
- Very strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Very strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Very strong · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Very strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Very strong · Progressive
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Structure
Leans further toward federal than 89% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 36This ideology 93
Of all the axes, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Trade
On Trade, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 63This ideology 58
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Noam Chomsky
An American linguist and thinker, Chomsky revolutionized linguistics and became an influential voice of libertarian socialism, criticizing corporate power, the media, and US imperialism in the world.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyDaniel GuérinLibertarian socialist99%
SociallyMichel FoucaultPhilosopher98%
EconomicallyAnton PannekoekMarxist theorist99%
Other compatible profiles
Political theoryPeter KropotkinAnarchist theorist98%
PhilosophyJean-Paul SartrePhilosopher97%
Political theoryAndré GorzPhilosopher96%
PhilosophyArne NæssPhilosopher96%
ActivismErrico MalatestaAnarchist militant and theorist96%
Political theoryMurray BookchinThinker96%
Political theoryCharles FourierSocialist philosopher96%
Political theoryMikhail BakuninRevolutionary96%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Anarchist Aragon and Catalonia
1936–1939During the Spanish Revolution, regions of Aragon and Catalonia lived an anarchist experiment of collectivizing land and factories, with workers' self-management and social organization without a central state.
Other close countries
Rojava (North and East Syria)
Democratic-egalitarian confederalismAn autonomous region in northern Syria, Rojava organizes itself through democratic confederalism, with local self-management, gender equality, ethnic pluralism, and ecology, inspired by the libertarian ideas of Abdullah Öcalan.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyZapatista Chiapas (Mexico)Indigenous-communal autonomy89%
SociallyUruguaySecular-progressive republic88%
EconomicallySenegalSovereigntist presidential republic97%
The most distant
Anarchist Aragon and Catalonia
1936–1939During the Spanish Revolution, regions of Aragon and Catalonia lived an anarchist experiment of collectivizing land and factories, with workers' self-management and social organization without a central state.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyParis Communemarço–maio de 187195%
SociallyFree Territory (Makhnovshchina)1918–192194%
EconomicallySocialist Yugoslavia1945–199298%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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Closest within Anarchist
- Anarchist
Anarcho-Communism
Current that unites anarchism and communism, proposing a society without state or private property, with collective production and distribution according to need, based on free association and mutual aid.
- Anarchist
Social Libertarianism
Left-libertarian branch that unites broad individual freedom with collective or shared ownership of resources, defending autonomy, cooperation, and the rejection of both the authoritarian state and capital.
- Anarchist
Anarcho-Syndicalism
Current that sees revolutionary unions as the basis for overthrowing capitalism through direct action and the general strike, organizing production by the workers themselves in a free, stateless society.
Closest in other spectrums
- Left
Syndicalism
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- Left
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- Left
Luxemburgist Socialism
Democratic Marxism inspired by Rosa Luxemburg, which unites revolution and freedom, values the spontaneity of the masses and the general strike, and criticizes both reformism and the authoritarian centralism of vanguard parties.
The most distant ideology
Authoritarian NeoliberalismRight25%