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 axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Very strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Very strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Nationalist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- 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 253 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 59This ideology 6
Of all the axes, 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
PoliticallyVladimir PutinStatesman96%
SociallyPlatoPhilosopher95%
EconomicallyJoseph II of AustriaHoly Roman Emperor99%
Other compatible profiles
Intellectual lifeFyodor DostoevskyWriter94%
PoliticsConstantine the GreatRoman Emperor94%
PoliticsRecep Tayyip ErdoğanStatesman94%
Political theorySayyid QutbIslamist theorist93%
ReligionRuhollah KhomeiniReligious leader93%
PoliticsBenito MussoliniDictator93%
PoliticsSaddam HusseinDictator92%
PoliticsSergei MelikovSenator and former Head of Dagestan92%
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
- PoliticallyRussiaStatist-rentier authoritarianism97%
SociallyAlgeriaMilitary-backed presidential republic96%
EconomicallyBelarusStatist-personalist autocracy97%
The most distant
Sparta
c. 900–192 a.C.A 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 Empire1613–191796%
SociallyByzantine Empire330–145395%
EconomicallyAtatürk's Turkey1923–193899%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Third Position
Clerical Fascism
A variant of fascism that fuses ultranationalism, a mass party and militias with the authority of a national Church, with clergy in power, as in Dollfuss's Austrofascism, Father Tiso's Slovakia, the Croatian Ustaše and Romania's Iron Guard.
- Third Position
National Syndicalism
Nationalist and syndicalist current that rejects liberalism and Marxism, advocating national unity, corporatist organization of labor, authoritarian social justice, and popular mobilization around the state.
Closest in other spectrums
- Far-Right
Religious Fundamentalism
Project that seeks to organize state and society according to the strict interpretation of a religious doctrine, subordinating laws, customs, and politics to sacred precepts and rejecting modern secularism.
- Far-Right
Reactionaryism
Stance that rejects modernity and seeks to restore the pre-revolutionary order, defending monarchy, religion, tradition, and hierarchy against Enlightenment rationalism, liberalism, and democracy.
- Far-Right
Authoritarian Conservatism
Current that preserves order, tradition, and hierarchy through a strong state, restricting freedoms and political participation in the name of social stability, morality, religion, and established authority.
The most distant ideology
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