What is Monarchism?

Monarchism holds that a hereditary sovereign should sit above day-to-day politics, sometimes with real power and sometimes as a symbol. On this map it sits on the authoritarian right, pairing hierarchy and tradition with private property.

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Core principles

  • Hereditary rule
  • Traditional hierarchy
  • Property rights

On the PoliMap chart this cell runs from 6 to 10 on the economic axis and 6 to 10 on the social axis. Negative economic scores are left; positive social scores are authoritarian.

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