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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want a society ruled by order and progress, run by technicians who replace tradition and metaphysics with science.

Written for this atlas as a summary of Positivism
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

These coordinates are editorial interpretations. The two pole scores add to 100; they describe a position in this model, rather than a probability. Read how catalog profiles are interpreted ↗

  • Distribution of power

    Very strong · Unitary
    Federal8.8%
    Unitary91.2%

  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy25%
    Autocracy75%

  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security78.8%
    Liberty21.2%

  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation46.2%
    Multicultural53.8%

  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Negotiation
    Military force38.8%
    Negotiation61.2%

  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention52.5%
    Interventionist47.5%

  • Ownership

    Strong · Public
    Public78.8%
    Private21.2%

  • Economic coordination

    Strong · State direction
    State direction70%
    Markets30%

  • International trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism60%
    Free trade40%

  • Religion & state

    Strong · Secular
    Secular82.5%
    Religious17.5%

  • Social norms

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive65%
    Traditionalist35%

  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration80%
    Ecologist20%

What distinguishes Positivism

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 35.0 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 60% DemocracyPositivism 25% Democracy

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

Foreign involvement

This position is 0.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 53% Non-InterventionPositivism 53% Non-Intervention

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