Antonio Gramsci
Historical and international
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Position estimated from: Prison Notebooks: cultural hegemony, Italian Communist Party founder.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 6 | strongly toward collective / planned | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 17 | toward progressive | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 42 | near the center | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 30 | toward cosmopolitan | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 20 | toward non-intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 3 | strongly toward collective ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 44 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 30 | toward cosmopolitan |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 20 | toward progressive |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 40 | near the center |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 5 | strongly toward egalitarian |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 90 | strongly toward state planning |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 20 | toward non-intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 11 | strongly toward secular state |
These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.
Key positions
| Statement | Position | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Major industries should be publicly owned rather than privately controlled. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Markets generally distribute goods more effectively than government planners. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
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Similar and contrasting figures
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Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.