Fourth Political Theory
Theory by Aleksandr Dugin that rejects liberalism, communism, and fascism and proposes a multipolar world founded on civilizations, tradition, and collective identity, opposing globalism and Western hegemony.
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In one sentence
I want a multipolar world of civilizations rooted in tradition and collective identity, raised against globalism and Western hegemony.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Very strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Free market
- Very strong · Religious
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 94% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 6
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 66
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Aleksandr Dugin
A Russian philosopher, Dugin formulated the Fourth Political Theory and Eurasianism, proposing a multipolar world founded on civilizations and tradition against liberalism and globalism, influencing the nationalist right.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyCorneliu Zelea CodreanuFounder of the Iron Guard98%
SociallyBoris III da BulgáriaMonarch96%
EconomicallyAleksandr LukashenkoPresident of Belarus100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsVladimir PutinStatesman96%
PoliticsJustinian IByzantine emperor95%
Intellectual lifeFyodor DostoevskyWriter94%
Political theorySayyid QutbIslamist theorist94%
PoliticsRecep Tayyip ErdoğanStatesman94%
PoliticsConstantine the GreatRoman Emperor93%
PoliticsBenito MussoliniDictator93%
ReligionRuhollah KhomeiniReligious leader92%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Russia
Statist-rentier authoritarianismA Eurasian presidential republic, Russia concentrates power in an authoritarian, nationalist regime, with an economy dependent on natural resources, a strong military apparatus, and a foreign policy of confrontation with the West.
Other close countries
Iran
Clerical-statist theocracyA theocratic Islamic republic, Iran combines elected institutions with the supreme authority of the clerics, under the rule of the religious jurist, a state-controlled economy, and strong regional projection in the Middle East.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyDagestan (Russia)Tutelary Muslim region96%
SociallyAlgeriaMilitary-backed presidential republic96%
EconomicallyBelarusStatist-personalist autocracy99%
The most distant
Sparta
c. 900–192 BCEA militarist city-state of Ancient Greece, Sparta organized its whole society around war, with a mixed regime of kings and council, rigid discipline, austerity, and dominance over a vast subjugated population.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyTsarist Russian Empire1613–191797%
SociallyByzantine Empire330–145396%
EconomicallyAtatürk's Turkey1923–193899%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Third Position
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