Eco-Socialism
Current that fuses socialism and ecology, attributing the environmental crisis to capitalism and defending collective, sustainable, and democratic production that respects the limits of nature and social needs.
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In one sentence
I want a society that overcomes capitalism with collective, sustainable production, planned democratically within the limits of nature.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Leaning · Federal
Structure
- Very strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Liberty
Power
- Very strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Strong · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Very strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Free market
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Very strong · Progressive
Morality
- Strong · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Morality
Leans further toward progressive than 94% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 43This ideology 89
Of all the topics, Morality is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Free market
On Free market, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 61This ideology 79
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
André Gorz
An Austro-French philosopher, Gorz was a pioneer of political ecology and post-Marxism, criticizing productivism and wage labor and defending shorter working hours and basic income in a freer society.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyJeremy CorbynPolitician99%
SociallyJosé BovéActivist98%
EconomicallyAntonio GramsciMarxist theorist100%
Other compatible profiles
Intellectual lifeNoam ChomskyLinguist and thinker97%
PhilosophyMark FisherCultural theorist and writer97%
PhilosophyArne NæssPhilosopher96%
PhilosophyMichel FoucaultPhilosopher96%
PhilosophyJean-Paul SartrePhilosopher95%
ActivismHasan PikerPolitical Commentator and Streamer95%
PoliticsAbdullah ÖcalanPolitical leader95%
Political theoryGuy DebordMarxist theorist and Situationist95%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Bolivia
Plurinational-popular republicAn Andean presidential republic, Bolivia is marked by indigenous leadership, the defense of natural resources, and a plurinational state project that unites economic nationalism and broad popular participation.
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 confederalism94%
SociallyZapatista Chiapas (Mexico)Indigenous-communal autonomy89%
EconomicallyVenezuelaStatist-socialist authoritarianism100%
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 187192%
SociallyFree Territory (Makhnovshchina)1918–192191%
EconomicallyCuba under Fidel Castro1959–200899%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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Indigenism
Current that values indigenous peoples and their rights, defending autonomy, territory, culture, and political participation, along with development models and a plurinational state that respect their traditions.
Closest in other spectrums
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Libertarian Socialism
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Anarcho-Communism
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Current that sees revolutionary unions as the basis for overthrowing capitalism through direct action and the general strike, organizing production by the workers themselves in a free, stateless society.
The most distant ideology
Authoritarian NeoliberalismFar-Right25%