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Joseph de Maistre

The leading reactionary theorist, Maistre opposed the French Revolution by defending monarchy and the authority of tradition and religion against Enlightenment rationalism, influencing European conservative thought.

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Right
Closest Ideology
Pan-Islamism
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Philip II of Spain
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1753–1821
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Near midpoint
    Federal50%
    Unitary50%
  • Representation

    Very strong · Autocracy
    Democracy7.5%
    Autocracy92.5%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security82.5%
    Liberty17.5%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation63.7%
    Multicultural36.3%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Military force
    Military force73.8%
    Negotiation26.2%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention30%
    Interventionist70%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public40%
    Private60%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction60%
    Markets40%
  • International trade

    Near midpoint
    Protectionism52.5%
    Free trade47.5%
  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Religious
    Secular0%
    Religious100%
  • Social norms

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive6.2%
    Traditionalist93.8%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Ecologist
    Acceleration36.2%
    Ecologist63.8%

What distinguishes Joseph de Maistre

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 50.0 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 58% DemocracyJoseph de Maistre 8% 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

International trade

This position is 1.1 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 51% ProtectionismJoseph de Maistre 53% Protectionism

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