Political view
Cosmopolitanism
Puts shared humanity and international institutions above national boundaries.
Associated with: Immanuel Kant, the United Nations, the European Union.
Cosmopolitanism sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly globalist on nation, strongly progressive on culture and leaning tech-optimist on technology.
Where cosmopolitanism sits on eight dimensions
This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.
💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
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Leaders from history who fit
Similar political views
European federalismWants Europe's states to pool sovereignty into a shared democratic federation.82%Secular humanismBases ethics and public life on reason and science rather than religion.74%Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…73%Liberal internationalismBacks a rules-based world order of alliances, trade and institutions to keep the peace.72%ProgressivismUses government to advance social equality, civil rights and reform.72%
Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions.