Democratic Confederalism
A bottom-up self-government model of Abdullah Öcalan, with local assemblies federated into a confederation, ecology, gender equality and a cooperative economy, without a nation-state, put into practice in Rojava.
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In one sentence
I want local communes and assemblies federated into a confederation, with gender equality, ecology, a cooperative economy and self-defense, without a nation-state.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Leaning · Federal
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Liberty
Power
- Strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Leaning · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Immigration
Leans further toward multiculturalism than 88% of the 248 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 49This ideology 15
Of all the axes, Immigration is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Trade
On Trade, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 62This ideology 65
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Abdullah Öcalan
A Kurdish political leader, Öcalan abandoned revolutionary Marxism and formulated democratic confederalism, inspiring the autonomous experiment of Rojava, based on self-management, ecology, and gender equality.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyJosé MujicaStatesman98%
SociallyBernie SandersPolitician98%
EconomicallyArne NæssPhilosopher100%
Other compatible profiles
EconomicsKarl PolanyiEconomist and economic historian96%
Political theoryFrantz FanonPsychiatrist and theorist96%
PoliticsZohran MamdaniMayor96%
PhilosophyAlbert CamusWriter and philosopher94%
Intellectual lifeFranz KafkaWriter94%
Intellectual lifePablo PicassoPainter94%
Political theoryCarlo RosselliThinker93%
Political theoryAndré GorzPhilosopher93%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Rojava (North and East Syria)
Democratic-egalitarian confederalismAn autonomous region in northern Syria, Rojava organizes itself through democratic confederalism, with local self-management, gender equality, ethnic pluralism, and ecology, inspired by the libertarian ideas of Abdullah Öcalan.
Other close countries
Rojava (North and East Syria)
Democratic-egalitarian confederalismAn autonomous region in northern Syria, Rojava organizes itself through democratic confederalism, with local self-management, gender equality, ethnic pluralism, and ecology, inspired by the libertarian ideas of Abdullah Öcalan.
Also close, by dimension
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SociallyZapatista Chiapas (Mexico)Indigenous-communal autonomy92%
EconomicallySenegalSovereigntist presidential republic99%
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
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SociallyAllende's Chile1970–197395%
EconomicallySocialist Yugoslavia1945–199297%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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