Political view

Bonapartism

Authoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites and a strong state.

Associated with: Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon III.

Bonapartism sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly strength-first on war and peace and strongly nationalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on economy.

Where bonapartism sits on eight dimensions

This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders in office today who fit

Prabowo Subianto President of Indonesia, 2024 to present86%Ibrahim Traoré Head of state of Burkina Faso, 2022 to present82%Nayib Bukele President of El Salvador, 2019 to present80%

Leaders from history who fit

Julius Caesar Roman dictator, 49 to 44 BCE92%Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of the French, 1804 to 181588%Aleksandar Vučić President of Serbia, 2017 to 202679%

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Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions.