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Liberalism and Its Variants

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@misc{politicalatlas-liberalism-and-its-variants,
  author = {Political Atlas},
  title = {Liberalism and Its Variants},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-political.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/ideology/liberalism-and-its-variants},
  note = {Accessed August 31, 2026}
}

The liberal ideology family per Heywood: belief in individual liberty, limited government, and (depending on variant) either an active or a minimal state role in securing rights and opportunity. Belongs here: Liberalism and Libertarianism, its minimal-state variant. Does not belong here: Social Democracy, which shares liberalism's rights commitments but is filed under Socialism and Communism because of its distinct historical lineage from the socialist tradition.