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Figure · 1902–1994

Karl Popper

Philosopher

Austrian-British philosopher, author of The Open Society and Its Enemies.

«The open society is defended by correcting mistakes through trial and error, not with utopias.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Karl Popper sits in the libertarian center camp. The clearest positions are on method: strongly towards “reform”; religion: strongly towards “secularism”; state: fairly towards “liberty”; sovereignty: fairly towards “integration”. On environment and devolution it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is social liberalism (93%).

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Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Closest ideologies

Social liberalismThe Reformer93%Green liberalismThe Green Innovator92%Classical liberalismThe Rule Keeper90%

Closest parties in Europe

RKP / SFPFinland95%Democraten 66Netherlands95%AzioneItaly95%Più EuropaItaly94%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.