What Is Monarchism?
Monarchism is the advocacy of the system of monarchy or monarchical rule. A monarchist is an individual who supports this form of government independently of any specific monarch, whereas one who supports a particular… Part of the Conservative family.
Definition
Monarchism is the advocacy of the system of monarchy or monarchical rule. A monarchist is an individual who supports this form of government independently of any specific monarch, whereas one who supports a particular monarch is a royalist.
Definition quoted from Wikipedia: Monarchism (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; checked October 20, 2026).
Core ideas
- A hereditary or lifelong head of state.
- Continuity and national symbolism.
- Ranges from constitutional to absolute monarchy.
Core ideas, origins and thinkers: Atlas summary.
Where Monarchism sits on the Atlas maps
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 72 | toward market | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 93 | strongly toward traditional | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 71 | toward authoritarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 83 | toward nationalist | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 43 | near the center |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 78 | toward private ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 57 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 83 | toward nationalist |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 97 | strongly toward traditionalist |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 86 | strongly toward autocratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 93 | strongly toward hierarchical |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 37 | near the center |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 43 | near the center |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 84 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
| National borders should become less important over time. | Strongly disagrees | 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 |
| Reducing the gap between rich and poor should be a major government goal. | Strongly disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
| National legislation should reflect the moral teachings of the country’s majority religion. | Strongly agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment. | Agrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging. | Disagrees | estimated from doctrine |
| Traditional elites have a legitimate special role in public life. | Agrees | estimated from doctrine |
Related ideologies
Main differences from the closest ideologies
- Compared with Authoritarian Conservatism, Monarchism sits 9 points further toward cosmopolitan on the national identity dimension.
- Compared with Christian Reconstructionism, Monarchism sits 15 points further toward libertarian on the authority dimension.
- Compared with Theoconservatism, Monarchism sits 15 points further toward intervention on the foreign policy dimension.
Figures with the closest estimated positions
Closeness of estimated positions only; this does not mean these people identify with Monarchism.
Sources
Position last reviewed: not yet reviewed individually.