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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.Compare your own views
01 / The profile
Twelve axes, one perspective
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
Nearby profiles
Atlanticism
94.6% compatibility
Nordic Social Democracy
94.3% compatibility
Securitarian Democracy
93.7% compatibility
Ordoliberalism
91.5% compatibility
Meritocracy
90.2% compatibility
Brazilian Social Democracy
90% compatibility
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Got Third Way on the 12 Axes test?
Look at the other nearby profiles and the axes where you differ. A match is a starting point for exploring ideas, rather than a final identity.
Understand your result ↗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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