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Political Ideology (GUF_12)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

Name

politicalIdeology

Attribute

GUF Group-unity Factor

Definition

Commitment to a system of beliefs centrally concerned with political principles about the basis of government, its organisation, and the rights and responsibilities of rulers and ruled.

Description

Political ideology often includes a component concerned with economic principles, such as property rights. Examples of a political ideology as the foundation for a group or organisation include Chinese communism (Chinese Communist Party), Scottish nationalism (Scottish National Party), and Pan-Arabism (Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party). A political party need not share a uniform political ideology. A political party may accommodate diverse political ideologies in pursuit of a pragmatic political agenda. Factions within broader political parties (such as the Tea Party within the U.S. Republican Party) may identify with a political ideology that is not shared across the larger party.

Accepted

2016-06-08

Defined by

NFDD 6.1

Allowed for

ZI111 Social Group