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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want African peoples and the diaspora united and sovereign, with collective villages, self-reliant production and a revolutionary party against neocolonialism.

Written for this atlas as a summary of African Socialism
Political conceptSources & interpretation
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

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal22.5%
    Unitary77.5%

  • Representation

    Near midpoint
    Democracy47.5%
    Autocracy52.5%

  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security72.5%
    Liberty27.5%

  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Multicultural
    Assimilation27.5%
    Multicultural72.5%

  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Negotiation
    Military force41.2%
    Negotiation58.8%

  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention58.8%
    Interventionist41.2%

  • Ownership

    Very strong · Public
    Public90%
    Private10%

  • Economic coordination

    Very strong · State direction
    State direction90%
    Markets10%

  • International trade

    Very strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism87.5%
    Free trade12.5%

  • Religion & state

    Strong · Secular
    Secular72.5%
    Religious27.5%

  • Social norms

    Near midpoint
    Progressive46.2%
    Traditionalist53.8%

  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Ecologist
    Acceleration40%
    Ecologist60%

What distinguishes African Socialism

Largest median distance

Ownership

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

Catalog median 58% PublicAfrican Socialism 90% 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 3.7 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 43% ProgressiveAfrican Socialism 46% Progressive

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