Ordered right

The ordered right, also called the authoritarian or conservative right, joins a market economy with firm social norms and a state that upholds law, tradition and security. It values stability, authority, national identity and the continuity of institutions.

On the economy

Markets and private property as the economic base.

On personal freedoms

Firm social norms, authority and tradition.

Values it usually shares

Order, security and respect for the law
Tradition, family and community
National identity and sovereignty
Markets and private property as the economic base

Associated currents

Traditional conservatism
Conservative nationalism
Monarchism
Christian democracy in its more conservative form

Its lean on the 12 dimensions

This is the region's typical tendency along the test's two axes, not a rule: each person combines different positions on each topic.

Freedom of Movement & Migration Toward more control
Fiscal & Tax Policy Toward more freedom
Free Speech & Press Toward more control
International Trade Toward more freedom
Privacy & State Surveillance Toward more control
Property Rights & Contracts Toward more freedom
Freedom of Religion & Conscience Toward more control
Financial & Monetary System Toward more freedom
Civil Rights & Lifestyle Choices Toward more control
Labor & Market Regulation Toward more freedom
Criminal Justice & Due Process Toward more control
Government Spending & Subsidies Toward more freedom

Nuances

The region is broad: from parliamentary conservatism to right-wing authoritarian regimes. What they share is the defense of order and tradition against rapid change.

Common criticisms

From the freedom side it is objected that limiting customs, speech or migration cuts individual rights; from the left, that hierarchies and inequalities are perpetuated.

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