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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want social justice guided by the Gospel, won at the ballot box, with strong unions, a welfare state and dignity for working people.

Written for this atlas as a summary of Christian Social Democracy
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Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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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

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal42.5%
    Unitary57.5%

  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy82.5%
    Autocracy17.5%

  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security50%
    Liberty50%

  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Multicultural
    Assimilation22.5%
    Multicultural77.5%

  • Conflict resolution

    Very strong · Negotiation
    Military force11.2%
    Negotiation88.8%

  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention78.8%
    Interventionist21.2%

  • Ownership

    Very strong · Public
    Public95%
    Private5%

  • Economic coordination

    Strong · State direction
    State direction83.8%
    Markets16.2%

  • International trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism71.2%
    Free trade28.8%

  • Religion & state

    Strong · Religious
    Secular28.7%
    Religious71.3%

  • Social norms

    Near midpoint
    Progressive43.8%
    Traditionalist56.2%

  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Ecologist
    Acceleration31.2%
    Ecologist68.8%

What distinguishes Christian Social Democracy

Largest median distance

Ownership

This position is 37.5 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 58% PublicChristian Social Democracy 95% Public

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

Social norms

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

Catalog median 43% ProgressiveChristian Social Democracy 44% Progressive

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