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Cosmopolitanism
The Citizen of the World
«I'm a citizen of the world.»
Sees every person as a citizen of the world before a citizen of a nation: free movement of people, global institutions and ever more open borders.
In the test it shows up as a «closeness» on its issues, not as a main label: it is a single-issue movement.
In short
On the traditional scale, this ideology sits in the libertarian left camp. The clearest positions are on sovereignty: strongly towards “integration”; immigration: strongly towards “openness”; society: strongly towards “progress”; state: strongly towards “liberty”. Among the other ideologies, the closest is digital libertarianism (93%).
Principles
- Free movement of people
- Universal rights beyond borders
- Global institutions
Rights and responsibilities that don't stop at borders: global institutions and openness.
Common criticisms
Where it comes from
It goes back to the Stoics and to Kant ("Perpetual Peace," 1795); today it inspires international institutions and human rights.
Key figures: Noam Chomsky
Further reading: Perpetual Peace — Immanuel Kant; Open Borders — Bryan Caplan and Zach Weinersmith
Position on the 13 axes
Similar ideologies
Digital libertarianismThe Net Pirate93%Radical liberalismThe Dissenter92%Libertarian socialismThe Self-Manager91%Closest parties in Europe
SumarSpain92%
Alleanza Verdi e SinistraItaly90%
Partito DemocraticoItaly89%
PodemosSpain89%Closest figures
Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.