Today, scholars generally talk about five major political ideologies:Anarchism.Absolutism.Liberalism.Conservatism.Socialism. read more
The following list is strictly alphabetical and attempts to divide the ideologies found in practical political life into a number of groups and each group contains ideologies that are related to each other. The headers refer to names of the best-known ideologies in each group. read more
Video: Types of Ideologies Along The Political Spectrum There are several different ideologies represented along the political spectrum. Political ideologies range from the extreme left-wing to the extreme right-wing. read more
These political ideologies are, for the most part, mutually exclusive. So, a liberal government does not usually practice socialism, nor does an absolute ruler follow liberalism. The five major political ideologies have played a key role in history by shaping governments and political movements. read more