Political view

Integralism

A Catholic view that political authority should serve the Church's spiritual aims.

Associated with: Catholic thinkers such as Joseph de Maistre and, more recently, Adrian Vermeule.

Integralism sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority and leaning tech-cautious on technology. The profile is close to the middle on war and peace.

Where integralism 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.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-cautious
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders in office today who fit

Mojtaba Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran, 2026 to present71%Masoud Pezeshkian President of Iran, 2024 to present70%Borjana Krišto Chair of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023 to present67%

Leaders from history who fit

António de Oliveira Salazar Prime Minister of Portugal, 1932 to 196870%Marcus Aurelius Roman Emperor, 161 to 18070%Charlemagne King of the Franks and Emperor, 768 to 81465%

Similar political views

Social conservatismDefends the traditional family, religion and moral norms in law and society.83%MonarchismSupports a hereditary monarch as head of state, from ceremonial constitutional monarchy…83%TraditionalismDefends inherited culture, faith, family and local community against rapid modernization.81%IslamismA broad family of movements that seek to organize politics and law around Islam, from…72%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…71%

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.