What Is Falangeism?
Falangism is a political ideology that originated in Spain with the Falange Española and parties descending from it including the Falange Española de las JONS, the FET y de las JONS, and multiple other parties after… Part of the Nationalist family.
Definition
Falangism is a political ideology that originated in Spain with the Falange Española and parties descending from it including the Falange Española de las JONS, the FET y de las JONS, and multiple other parties after the dissolution of the FET y de las JONS.
Definition quoted from Wikipedia: Falangism (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; checked October 20, 2026).
Core ideas
- Spanish nationalism and Catholic identity.
- National syndicalism.
- Rejection of liberal democracy and Marxism.
Origins
Spain, 1930s.
Associated thinkers and leaders
Core ideas, origins and thinkers: Atlas summary.
Where Falangeism sits on the Atlas maps
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 29 | toward collective / planned | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 100 | strongly toward traditional | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 85 | strongly toward authoritarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 100 | strongly toward nationalist | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 51 | near the center |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 36 | near the center |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 72 | toward state restrictions |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 100 | strongly toward nationalist |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 100 | strongly toward traditionalist |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 99 | strongly toward autocratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 84 | toward hierarchical |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 81 | toward state planning |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 51 | near the center |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 100 | strongly toward religious authority |
These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the tradition’s core principles through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.
Estimated positions on key questions
| Statement | Position | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| A naturalized citizen can belong to the nation as fully as someone born there. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
| The government should be able to restrict how certain religions are practiced, such as their places of worship, clothing or schools. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Traditional values should guide what society considers right and wrong. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| A strong leader who gets things done matters more than following proper procedures. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| National security can justify restrictions on what journalists publish. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Markets generally distribute goods more effectively than government planners. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Non-intervention should be the default even when allies request military assistance. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
| A government-run health insurance option should be available to everyone. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Retirement savings should be held in private accounts rather than a government pension system. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
Related ideologies
Main differences from the closest ideologies
- Compared with Third Positionism, Falangeism sits 7 points further toward traditional on the social dimension.
- Compared with Islamism, Falangeism sits 18 points further toward collective / planned on the economic dimension.
- Compared with National Syndicalism, Falangeism sits 8 points further toward market on the economic dimension.
Figures with the closest estimated positions
Closeness of estimated positions only; this does not mean these people identify with Falangeism.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Falangism
- Wikipedia: Falangeism (Wikipedia search)
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Nationalism
Position last reviewed: not yet reviewed individually.