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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.

I want local communes and assemblies federated into a confederation, with gender equality, ecology, a cooperative economy and self-defense, without a nation-state.
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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 68.8%31.2% Unitary
Democracy 82.9%17.1% Autocracy
Security 38.5%61.5% Liberty
Assimilation 15.2%84.8% Multiculturalism
Militarist 40.2%59.8% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 69.3%30.7% Nationalist
Public 78.6%21.4% Private
Planning 73.4%26.6% Free market
Protectionism 64.5%35.5% Globalism
Irreligious 82.1%17.9% Religious
Progressive 71.7%28.3% Traditionalist
Technology 34.5%65.5% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

34.5pt

Immigration

15.2% Assimilation, compared with the ideology catalog’s 49.75% median.

How should a society approach migration and cultural difference?

31.3pt

Structure

68.8% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.

Where should public power live?

29.2pt

Morality

71.7% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.

Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 68.8% Federal, 31.2% Unitary (Leaning Federal); Representation: 82.9% Democracy, 17.1% Autocracy (Strong Democracy). 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; Democratic Confederalism sits 25.4 points above it. 274 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 38.5% Security, 61.5% Liberty (Leaning Liberty); Immigration: 15.2% Assimilation, 84.8% Multiculturalism (Strong Multiculturalism). 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; Democratic Confederalism sits 20.3 points below it. 151 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 40.2% Militarist, 59.8% Pacifist (Leaning Pacifist); Intervention: 69.3% Non-interventionist, 30.7% Nationalist (Leaning Non-interventionist). 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; Democratic Confederalism sits 20.5 points above it. 203 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 78.6% Public, 21.4% Private (Strong Public); Control: 73.4% Planning, 26.6% Free market (Strong Planning); Trade: 64.5% Protectionism, 35.5% Globalism (Leaning Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Democratic Confederalism depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Democratic Confederalism sits 25.4 points above it. 132 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 82.1% Irreligious, 17.9% Religious (Strong Irreligious); Morality: 71.7% Progressive, 28.3% Traditionalist (Leaning Progressive). 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; Democratic Confederalism sits 32.9 points above it. 151 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 34.5% Technology, 65.5% Biology (Leaning Biology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Democratic Confederalism, the 15.5-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Democratic Confederalism sits 23.0 points below it. 117 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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What does getting Democratic Confederalism 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 Democratic Confederalism.

Which ideology is closest to Democratic Confederalism?

Environmentalism has 96% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Democratic Confederalism?

Immigration is among the furthest from the center: 15.2% Assimilation and 84.8% Multiculturalism. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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