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In [[political science]], a political ideology is a set of beliefs, values, and principles that provide a framework for answering key questions about the organization of society, such as how power should be distributed, what the function of government ought to be, or what economic system is preferable. There are two types of political ideologies: primary and secondary. Primary political ideologies are concerned with the fundamental structure of a political system. They are incompatible because of the impossibility of an underlying political system that satisfies more than one. In contrast, secondary political ideologies focus on changes within a given political system. Secondary political ideologies can be compatible because of the possibility of an underlying political system that satisfies more than one. The following alphabetical list introduces major political ideologies of the contemporary era, organized into primary and secondary political ideologies:


==Primary ideologies==
=== Anarchism ===
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=== Fascism ===
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=== Liberalism ===
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=== Marxism–Leninism ===
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=== Political Islam ===
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== Secondary ideologies ==

=== Conservatism ===
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=== Christian democracy ===
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=== Green politics ===
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=== Identity politics ===
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=== Libertarianism ===
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=== Nationalism ===
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=== Pirate politics ===
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=== Progressivism ===
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=== Social democracy ===
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== See also ==
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* [[Ideology]]


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