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Carl Schmitt

Historical and international

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Position estimated from: Political Theology: sovereign decides the exception; critique of liberal parliamentarism; joined the Nazi party.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
55near the center
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
77toward traditional
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
90strongly toward authoritarian
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
92strongly toward nationalist
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
50near the center
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
61near the center
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
82toward state restrictions
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
92strongly toward nationalist
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
83toward traditionalist
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
98strongly toward autocratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
78toward hierarchical
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
54near the center
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
50near the center
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
63near the center

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

StatementPositionBasis
A strong executive should be able to rule by decree in prolonged emergencies.Strongly agreesfrom their record
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation.Strongly disagreesestimated
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesestimated
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
National security can justify restrictions on what journalists publish.Strongly agreesestimated
Traditional values should guide what society considers right and wrong.Strongly agreesestimated
Class distinctions should gradually disappear.Strongly disagreesestimated
Non-intervention should be the default even when allies request military assistance.Strongly disagreesestimated
Burning the national flag as a protest should be illegal.Strongly agreesestimated

Closest ideologies

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.