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Authoritarian Liberalism

Current that combines a market economy, private property, trade openness, and technocracy with low democratic participation, holding that a strong, efficient state should preserve order, stability, and growth.

I want a market and technocratic economy, with low democratic participation, under a strong state that guarantees order and growth.
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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 15%85% Unitary
Democracy 16.2%83.8% Autocracy
Security 77.5%22.5% Liberty
Assimilation 66.2%33.8% Multiculturalism
Militarist 72.5%27.5% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 20%80% Nationalist
Public 35%65% Private
Planning 35%65% Free market
Protectionism 28%72% Globalism
Irreligious 78.8%21.2% Religious
Progressive 45%55% Traditionalist
Technology 83.8%16.2% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

42.6pt

Representation

16.2% Democracy, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.8% median.

Who should govern, and how should they be accountable?

33.7pt

Trade

28% Protectionism, compared with the ideology catalog’s 61.7% median.

How open should the economy be to international exchange?

32.5pt

Intervention

20% Non-interventionist, compared with the ideology catalog’s 52.5% median.

How assertively should a state project its interests abroad?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 15% Federal, 85% Unitary (Strong Unitary); Representation: 16.2% Democracy, 83.8% Autocracy (Strong Autocracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Authoritarian Liberalism sits 41.3 points below it. 156 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 77.5% Security, 22.5% Liberty (Strong Security); Immigration: 66.2% Assimilation, 33.8% Multiculturalism (Leaning Assimilation). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Authoritarian Liberalism sits 18.7 points above it. 179 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 72.5% Militarist, 27.5% Pacifist (Strong Militarist); Intervention: 20% Non-interventionist, 80% Nationalist (Strong Nationalist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Authoritarian Liberalism sits 28.8 points below it. 144 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 35% Public, 65% Private (Leaning Private); Control: 35% Planning, 65% Free market (Leaning Free market); Trade: 28% Protectionism, 72% Globalism (Leaning Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Authoritarian Liberalism depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Authoritarian Liberalism sits 18.2 points below it. 179 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 78.8% Irreligious, 21.2% Religious (Strong Irreligious); Morality: 45% Progressive, 55% Traditionalist (Balanced). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Authoritarian Liberalism sits 6.2 points above it. 107 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 83.8% Technology, 16.2% Biology (Strong Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Authoritarian Liberalism, the 33.8-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Authoritarian Liberalism sits 26.3 points above it. 132 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Frequently asked questions

What does getting Authoritarian Liberalism on the test mean?

Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Authoritarian Liberalism.

Which ideology is closest to Authoritarian Liberalism?

Techno-Monarchism has 95.7% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Authoritarian Liberalism?

Structure is among the furthest from the center: 15% Federal and 85% Unitary. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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