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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want to move beyond capitalism through the ballot, with large firms under social ownership, cooperatives and workplace democracy, never one-party rule.

Written for this atlas as a summary of Democratic Socialism
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal41.4%
    Unitary58.6%

  • Representation

    Very strong · Democracy
    Democracy93%
    Autocracy7%

  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security33%
    Liberty67%

  • Cultural integration

    Very strong · Multicultural
    Assimilation14%
    Multicultural86%

  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Negotiation
    Military force16.9%
    Negotiation83.1%

  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention69.6%
    Interventionist30.4%

  • Ownership

    Very strong · Public
    Public94.1%
    Private5.9%

  • Economic coordination

    Very strong · State direction
    State direction85.3%
    Markets14.7%

  • International trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism68.1%
    Free trade31.9%

  • Religion & state

    Strong · Secular
    Secular76.2%
    Religious23.8%

  • Social norms

    Strong · Progressive
    Progressive82.4%
    Traditionalist17.6%

  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Ecologist
    Acceleration36.9%
    Ecologist63.1%

What distinguishes Democratic Socialism

Largest median distance

Social norms

This position is 39.9 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 43% ProgressiveDemocratic Socialism 82% Progressive

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 3.9 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 38% FederalDemocratic Socialism 41% Federal

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