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Slavoj Žižek

Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic

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A prolific and provocative Marxist-Hegelian who mixes film, psychoanalysis and politics, and is as critical of liberal orthodoxies as of the far right.

Slavoj Žižek sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly state-led on economy, strongly anti-establishment on institutions and leaning secular on religion. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority, technology and interventionism.

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Where Slavoj Žižek sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Slavoj Žižek

Critical theoryExamines how power, class, race and gender shape institutions and ideas, and aims to…98%Democratic socialismSeeks democratic control of key industries, broad public ownership and universal services.97%CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.97%Democratic confederalismA stateless, feminist and ecological model of local assemblies federated from below.96%

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