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Third Way

1990s renewal of the center-left under Blair, Clinton and Giddens that accepts globalized markets and fiscal discipline, replaces welfare with work activation, is tough on crime and backs liberal interventions.

I want a globalized market with a state that invests in education, trades welfare for work, and is tough on crime and its causes.
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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 25%75% Unitary
Democracy 75%25% Autocracy
Security 62.5%37.5% Liberty
Assimilation 42.5%57.5% Multiculturalism
Militarist 56.2%43.8% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 36.2%63.8% Nationalist
Public 48.8%51.2% Private
Planning 38.8%61.2% Free market
Protectionism 27.5%72.5% Globalism
Irreligious 66.2%33.8% Religious
Progressive 71.2%28.8% Traditionalist
Technology 67.5%32.5% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

34.2pt

Trade

27.5% Protectionism, compared with the ideology catalog’s 61.7% median.

How open should the economy be to international exchange?

28.7pt

Morality

71.2% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.

Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?

23.7pt

Control

38.8% Planning, compared with the ideology catalog’s 62.5% median.

How should economic activity be coordinated?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 25% Federal, 75% Unitary (Strong Unitary); Representation: 75% Democracy, 25% 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; Third Way sits 17.5 points above it. 274 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 62.5% Security, 37.5% Liberty (Leaning Security); Immigration: 42.5% Assimilation, 57.5% Multiculturalism (Leaning 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; Third Way sits 3.7 points above it. 175 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 56.2% Militarist, 43.8% Pacifist (Balanced); Intervention: 36.2% Non-interventionist, 63.8% Nationalist (Leaning 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; Third Way sits 12.6 points below it. 187 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 48.8% Public, 51.2% Private (Balanced); Control: 38.8% Planning, 61.2% Free market (Leaning Free market); Trade: 27.5% Protectionism, 72.5% Globalism (Strong Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Third Way depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Third Way sits 4.4 points below it. 207 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 66.2% Irreligious, 33.8% Religious (Leaning Irreligious); Morality: 71.2% Progressive, 28.8% 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; Third Way sits 32.4 points above it. 151 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 67.5% Technology, 32.5% Biology (Leaning Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Third Way, the 17.5-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Third Way sits 10.0 points above it. 299 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Frequently asked questions

What does getting Third Way 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 Third Way.

Which ideology is closest to Third Way?

Atlanticism has 94.6% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Third Way?

Structure is among the furthest from the center: 25% Federal and 75% Unitary. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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