Political view

Green conservatism

Sees protecting land, beauty and heritage as conservative values.

Associated with: Roger Scruton, the conservation tradition of Theodore Roosevelt.

Green conservatism sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nature-first on environment, strongly traditional on culture and leaning institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on technology.

Where green conservatism 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.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders in office today who fit

Albert II of Monaco Sovereign Prince of Monaco, 2005 to present82%Borjana Krišto Chair of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023 to present76%Xavier Espot Zamora Prime Minister of Andorra, 2019 to present75%

Leaders from history who fit

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Founder of Pakistan, 1947 to 194873%Marcus Aurelius Roman Emperor, 161 to 18072%Aung San Suu Kyi State Counsellor of Myanmar, 2016 to 202169%

Similar political views

Christian democracyBlends Christian social teaching, a social market economy and European cooperation.77%CommunitarianismStresses community bonds, shared values and civic duty over pure individualism.75%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…75%TraditionalismDefends inherited culture, faith, family and local community against rapid modernization.71%ConservatismFavors gradual change, established institutions and continuity with tradition.70%

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.