Marxism–Leninism
Assigns a revolutionary party a leading role in a centralized transition to socialism, combining party-state authority with extensive public control of production.
Foundational doctrines
- Vanguard party
- Revolutionary state
- Social ownership
- Democratic centralism
Disagreement and variation
The central dispute is whether concentrated transitional power can advance emancipation or instead prevent workers and citizens from governing themselves. Official doctrines, national experiences, and claimed long-term goals differ; the authority coordinate models the transitional party-state.
Numerical positions in the interactive model are editorial reference estimates, not scientifically validated measurements.