Agrarianism
Agrarianism holds that rural life, farming and small landholders are the backbone of a healthy society. Agrarian parties and movements have defended farmers' interests, land reform and rural communities against urban, industrial and financial power.
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Favours rural self-government and local control.
Agrarian parties have mostly worked within democratic politics.
No strong lean on liberty versus security.
Rooted in national and local communities rather than global bodies.
Not militarist; focused on domestic rural life.
Values rural cultural continuity.
Supports private family farms but often land redistribution and cooperatives.
Mixed; seeks state support for farmers without central planning.
Typically wants tariffs and subsidies to protect domestic agriculture.
Often tied to rural religious life, though not defined by it.
Values traditional rural ways of life.
Wary of industrialisation and technology that displaces small farmers.