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Ownfacet / Politype / Ideologies / Conservatism

EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want a society that preserves customs, family and institutions, changing slowly and with skepticism toward utopias and ruptures.

Written for this atlas as a summary of Conservatism
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal38.8%
    Unitary61.2%

  • Representation

    Near midpoint
    Democracy53.8%
    Autocracy46.2%

  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security58.8%
    Liberty41.2%

  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation70%
    Multicultural30%

  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Military force
    Military force62.5%
    Negotiation37.5%

  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention40%
    Interventionist60%

  • Ownership

    Strong · Private
    Public30%
    Private70%

  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · Markets
    State direction35%
    Markets65%

  • International trade

    Near midpoint
    Protectionism50%
    Free trade50%

  • Religion & state

    Strong · Religious
    Secular27.5%
    Religious72.5%

  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive28.7%
    Traditionalist71.3%

  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration50%
    Ecologist50%

What distinguishes Conservatism

Largest median distance

Religion & state

This position is 32.5 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 60% SecularConservatism 28% Secular

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Distribution of power

This position is 1.3 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 38% FederalConservatism 39% Federal

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.