Knowra Political syncretism Political syncretism Political syncretism combines ideas or policies drawn from distinct, sometimes opposing, ideological traditions. It can produce movements or governments that do not fit established ideological categories.
Ideological eclecticism : The selective combination of ideas from different intellectual or political traditions. It describes the borrowing and combination of ideas that can produce a syncretic position.
National Bolshevism : A political current combining radical nationalism with elements of Bolshevik or communist politics. It is a clear case of combining traditions usually treated as ideological opposites.
Syncretic politics : Political practice that combines elements from distinct ideological or cultural traditions. The phrase emphasizes political practice, while political syncretism names the broader combining process or tendency.
Catch-all party : A political party that seeks support across social groups by softening ideological commitments and broadening its appeal. Broad appeal can encourage parties to combine policies associated with different ideological constituencies.
Political realignment : A durable change in the coalitions, voter loyalties, or ideological positions that structure political competition. Realignment can create incentives to assemble policies from previously opposed traditions.
Peronism : An Argentine political movement associated with Juan Perón, labor mobilization, nationalism, and social justice. Its shifting mix of labor, nationalist, and socially conservative themes resists simple ideological classification.
Centrism : A political position favoring moderate policies or compromise between established political camps. Combining ideological traditions is not the same as simply taking a moderate position between them.
Party system : The pattern of competition and cooperation among political parties within a political system. Syncretic movements can alter established party divisions and patterns of competition.
Populism : A political approach that frames society as a struggle between a virtuous people and a corrupt elite. Populist movements often pair this appeal with policies from different ideological traditions.
Gaullism : A French political tradition centered on national independence, a strong state, and executive authority. Gaullism combines themes associated with both left- and right-wing political traditions.
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