Democratic Confederalism
A bottom-up self-government model of Abdullah Öcalan, with local assemblies federated into a confederation, ecology, gender equality and a cooperative economy, without a nation-state, put into practice in Rojava.
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In one sentence
I want local communes and assemblies federated into a confederation, with gender equality, ecology, a cooperative economy and self-defense, without a nation-state.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Leaning · Federal
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Liberty
Power
- Strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Leaning · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Strong · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Free market
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Immigration
Leans further toward multiculturalism than 87% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 50This ideology 15
Of all the topics, Immigration is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Free market
On Free market, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 61This ideology 69
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Abdullah Öcalan
A Kurdish political leader, Öcalan abandoned revolutionary Marxism and formulated democratic confederalism, inspiring the autonomous experiment of Rojava, based on self-management, ecology, and gender equality.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyJosé MujicaStatesman98%
SociallyBernie SandersPolitician98%
EconomicallyAldo MoroPrime Minister of Italy100%
Other compatible profiles
PhilosophyAlbert CamusWriter and philosopher98%
Political theoryGuy DebordMarxist theorist and Situationist96%
PoliticsZohran MamdaniMayor96%
PhilosophyGustav LandauerCommunitarian anarchist philosopher96%
EconomicsKarl PolanyiEconomist and economic historian96%
Intellectual lifeFranz KafkaWriter96%
PoliticsGustavo PetroFormer President of Colombia96%
PhilosophyMark FisherCultural theorist and writer96%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Rojava (North and East Syria)
Democratic-egalitarian confederalismAn autonomous region in northern Syria, Rojava organizes itself through democratic confederalism, with local self-management, gender equality, ethnic pluralism, and ecology, inspired by the libertarian ideas of Abdullah Öcalan.
Other close countries
Vermont (United States)
Progressive-communal regionA small rural New England state, Vermont combines direct-democracy town meetings, the progressive politics of Bernie Sanders, cooperatives, dairy farming and environmentalism, with one of the least religious populations in the country and permissive gun laws.
Also close, by dimension
- PoliticallyRojava (North and East Syria)Democratic-egalitarian confederalism96%
SociallyOregon (United States)Pacific Democratic region94%
EconomicallyChongqing (China)Industrial dirigiste municipality99%
The most distant
Anarchist Aragon and Catalonia
1936–1939During the Spanish Revolution, regions of Aragon and Catalonia lived an anarchist experiment of collectivizing land and factories, with workers' self-management and social organization without a central state.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyParis CommuneMarch–May 187194%
SociallyFree Territory (Makhnovshchina)1918–192195%
EconomicallySankara's Burkina Faso1983–198798%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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