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National Conservatism
NatCon · 2019– · US, Europe, Israel · National Conservative · Doctrine / school · coding confidence medium
Each axis runs from −10 to +10, with zero a genuine mixed or balanced position rather than an absence of opinion. A score describes a stated position and a governing record; it is not a judgement of merit. What each score means →
Core principles
The nation as the largest unit of real solidarity; explicit rejection of both cosmopolitan liberalism and libertarian economics.
Economic model
Industrial policy, tariffs, family subsidies, scepticism of large technology firms, opposition to unrestricted trade.
Organisation of powers
Majoritarian democracy with reduced scope for judicial and administrative independence.
Reading note
The most theoretically developed statement of the contemporary right's break with market liberalism, and a good test of whether an observer is tracking policy or tribe.
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EC · Economic organisation · scored +03
Coded +3: an explicit break with market liberalism on the right.
- Programme textThe 2019 statement of principles rejects both cosmopolitan liberalism and libertarian economics by name.
CU · Social and cultural order · scored +08
Coded +8: the nation as the largest unit of real solidarity, with religion in public life.
- Programme textThe statement names the Bible and national religious tradition as public goods.
AU · Organisation of power · scored +04
Coded +4: majoritarian democracy with reduced scope for judicial and administrative independence.
- Programme textThe statement criticises rule by unelected judges and administrators explicitly.
SC · Scale of decision · scored +03
Coded +3: national sovereignty against supranational bodies.
- Programme textThe statement opposes transferring authority to international institutions.
ID · Rule of membership · scored +07
Coded +7: national belonging treated as constitutive rather than procedural.
- Programme textImmigration restriction is argued from cultural continuity rather than from labour market effects.
CH · Method and tempo · scored −02
Coded −2: change through elections, appointments and legislation.
- ScholarshipThe movement's method has been institutional capture rather than rupture.
Where it came from, and what came after
- gave doctrine toOrbánism
The national conservative statement was drafted by people who cite his government as the model.
Nearest organisations by measured distance
Straight-line separation across all six axes, out of a maximum of 49.0. Proximity means similarity of stated position, not endorsement and not resemblance in outcome.
- Party for Freedom2.2
- Freedom Party of Austria2.2
- Brothers of Italy2.4
- Alternative for Germany2.8
- AUR2.8
- Finns Party2.8
Countries
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