Monarchism supports a monarch as head of state, whether with real power or in a ceremonial role, as a symbol of continuity, unity and tradition.
Key thinkers:Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Cicero, Thomas AquinasTake the test and your match with Monarchism shows up here. It is worked out in your browser and never sent anywhere.
Monarchists range from supporters of absolute monarchy to those who back constitutional monarchies, in which a king or queen reigns but an elected parliament governs. Many modern monarchies, such as Sweden, Japan and the United Kingdom, are of the second kind.
Supporters argue that a monarch stands above partisan politics and provides continuity; critics argue that inherited office is incompatible with equality.
The ideas that most people in this tradition would sign up to.
Monarchy is one of the oldest forms of government; modern monarchism is shaped by the 17th- to 19th-century struggles over royal power and the constitutional monarchies that resulted.
Thinkers whose documented positions on the 12 axes align most closely with this ideology.
German idealist philosopher · 1770–1831
A German philosopher who read history as the unfolding of freedom and saw the modern constitutional state as the setting in which individuals find their ethical life.
“Rejects popular sovereignty and universal suffrage in favour of a hereditary monarch, a civil service and an assembly of estates.”
Roman orator & statesman · 106–43 BC
A Roman lawyer, consul and orator who wrote on republican government and natural law, and who was killed on Mark Antony’s orders.
“Shared Roman civic identity and devotion to the common republic (res publica).”
Medieval theologian · 1225–1274
A Dominican friar who joined Christian theology to Aristotle’s philosophy and taught that human law must answer to natural law and, above it, to divine law.
“De Regno argues that rule by one best preserves the unity of the community; he does not describe dividing sovereignty between levels.”
These are its strongest leanings, followed by all twelve axes. They describe the typical version of the tradition.
Leans very strongly toward Traditional
88% toward Traditional
Leans strongly toward Religious
72% toward Religious
Leans strongly toward Unitary
70% toward Unitary
Editorial estimates for comparison and discussion. Real people and parties in this tradition vary.
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