Nationalism
Ideology that places the nation as the central value, defending its sovereignty, unity, and identity, and prioritizing the interests of the people and the nation-state over external influences and globalism.
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In one sentence
I want a society assimilated into national identity, with strong order and an economy protected from abroad in the name of the people's sovereignty.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Balanced
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Leaning · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Balanced
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Free market
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Leaning · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Immigration
Leans further toward assimilation than 79% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 50This ideology 75
Of all the topics, Immigration is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Technology
On Technology, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 60
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Getúlio Vargas
A Brazilian statesman, Vargas shaped modern Brazil with developmentalist nationalism, state-directed industrialization, and labor legislation, founding Brazilian labourism and marking decades of national politics.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyAlexander HamiltonStatesman98%
SociallyCharles de GaulleStatesman and military leader98%
EconomicallyHirohitoEmperor100%
Other compatible profiles
PhilosophyGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelPhilosopher98%
EconomicsFriedrich ListEconomist97%
PoliticsTheodore RooseveltStatesman97%
PoliticsVictor Emmanuel IIIKing of Italy97%
PoliticsCarl Gustaf Emil MannerheimMarshal and statesman96%
PoliticsRichard NixonPresident of the United States96%
PoliticsJózef PiłsudskiMarshal and statesman96%
PoliticsLachlan MacquarieGovernor of New South Wales95%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Brazil (Vargas Era)
1930–1945Under Vargas, Brazil experienced a nationalist, developmentalist regime that promoted state-directed industrialization, labor legislation, and the centralization of power, laying the foundations of Brazilian labourism.
Other close countries
Serbia
National-conservative parliamentary republicAn Orthodox-majority Balkan country, Serbia has been dominated since 2012 by Aleksandar Vučić's party, is an EU candidate yet close to Russia and China, militarily neutral, does not recognize Kosovo and faced massive student protests in 2025.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAngolaOil-based dominant-party presidentialism94%
SociallyIndonesiaDevelopmentalist-plural republic95%
EconomicallyTanzaniaPost-socialist dominant party98%
The most distant
Kingdom of Italy
1861–1946Italian state unified by the House of Savoy under the Albertine Statute, characterized by administrative centralization, liberal politics, and Mediterranean ambitions.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyRepublic of Venice697–179794%
SociallyNew Deal United States1933–194593%
EconomicallyByzantine Empire330–1453100%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Right
- Right
Mercantilism
Doctrine combining free enterprise and competition in the domestic market with an external tariff wall, subsidies for infant industry, a national bank, public infrastructure and trade surplus as a source of national power.
- Right
National Democracy
Current that combines popular sovereignty and democratic institutions with strong cultural nationalism, prioritizing the nation's interests and identity over supranational commitments and multiculturalism.
- Right
Cultural Nationalism
Nationalism based on shared language, traditions, and heritage rather than race, which values the people's cultural identity and the integration of those who adopt these values, defending the nation's cohesion.
Closest in other spectrums
- Center
New Deal Liberalism
Democratic Party current born with Franklin Roosevelt that joins financial regulation, social security, public works and strong unions with civic patriotism, preserved capitalism and international leadership.
- Third Position
Peronist Nationalism
Justicialist doctrine of Juan and Eva Perón uniting political sovereignty, economic independence and social justice, with CGT unions, nationalizations, protected industrialization, social Catholicism and a charismatic leader above parties.
- Far-Right
Bonapartism
Caesarist current that legitimises a charismatic leader by plebiscite above parties, combining personal authority, bureaucratic centralisation, military mobilisation and state-led modernising reforms.
The most distant ideology
Techno-AnarchismAnarchist28%