12Axes
Left

Socialism

Doctrine that advocates social or collective ownership of the means of production and a more egalitarian distribution of wealth, seeking to overcome capitalist exploitation through cooperation and economic planning.

Country: Sweden Key figure: Karl Marx

Profile across the 12 axes

How Socialism positions on each of the 12 political dimensions measured by 12 Axes.

Structure

Leaning - Unitary
Federal 38%
Unitary 63%

Representation

Strong - Democracy
Democracy 76%
Autocracy 24%

Power

Leaning - Liberty
Security 35%
Liberty 65%

Immigration

Strong - Multiculturalism
Assimilation 21%
Multiculturalism 79%

Diplomacy

Strong - Pacifist
Militarist 24%
Pacifist 76%

Intervention

Leaning - Non-interventionist
Non-interventionist 70%
Nationalist 30%

Economy

Strong - Public
Public 86%
Private 14%

Control

Very strong - Planning
Planning 88%
Free market 13%

Trade

Leaning - Protectionism
Protectionism 71%
Globalism 29%

Religion

Strong - Irreligious
Irreligious 74%
Religious 26%

Morality

Strong - Progressive
Progressive 73%
Traditionalist 28%

Technology

Balanced
Technology 49%
Biology 51%
Closest country Sweden A Nordic parliamentary monarchy, Sweden is a benchmark of social democracy, with a broad welfare state, high taxes,… Associated personality Karl Marx A German philosopher and economist, Marx created historical materialism and the critique of capitalism, analyzing… Left Trotskyist Communism Marxist current of Trotsky that advocates permanent revolution and internationalism, opposing Stalinist… Left Luxemburgist Socialism Democratic Marxism inspired by Rosa Luxemburg, which unites revolution and freedom, values the spontaneity of the… Left Dengist Socialism Pragmatic reform initiated by Deng Xiaoping that introduced markets, private property, and economic opening under the… Left State Socialism System in which the state controls the means of production and directs the economy through central planning, promoting… Left Left-Wing Technocracy Model that combines socialist planning with scientific management of the economy, entrusting expert committees, rather… Left Social Liberalism Branch that combines individual freedoms with strong state action to guarantee welfare, education, and healthcare,…

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