Falangism
Spanish authoritarian nationalism of Catholic and syndicalist inspiration, advocating a corporatist state, national unity, and social hierarchy, becoming the ideological pillar of Franco's regime in Spain.
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In one sentence
I want a Catholic corporatist state, united under an authoritarian chief, with vertical unions organizing labor and protected trade.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Very strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Very strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Strong · Public
Economy
- Very strong · Planning
Free market
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Representation
Leans further toward autocracy than 87% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 60This ideology 16
Of all the topics, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Technology
On Technology, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 50
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
Founder of the Spanish Falange, Primo de Rivera created national syndicalism, advocating a corporatist, nationalist, Catholic state against liberalism and Marxism, becoming a martyr of the Francoist right.
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The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Francoist Spain
1939–1975A dictatorship born of the Civil War, Franco's Spain was an authoritarian, Catholic, corporatist regime that united nationalism and political repression and lasted until the democratic transition after the dictator's death.
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Also close, by dimension
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The most distant
Ideological proximity
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