Third Way
Third Way is an economically centre to centre-right, civically moderate and culturally centre-left to left-wing ideology inhabiting the centre square. It is the child of Neoliberalism and
Social Democracy, borrowing elements from both. As with most centrist balls, it seeks to find a compromise between different political positions.
History
The modern understanding of Third Way politics was popularized in the 1990s by Anthony Giddens, who wrote a series of books detailing the qualities of the Third Way. He called for a re-evaluation of policies from both File:Progress.png progressive and conservative
parties. The ideology became popular in many western countries, including the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Mainland Europe. The most notable advocates for Third Way are former
American president
Bill Clinton and former
UK prime minister
Tony Blair, who both supported its ideas while in office during the 1990s and early 2000s
United Kingdom ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/8/8d/New_Labourism.png)
In the 90s, the concept of the "Third Way" was first thought up by Anthony Gidden. Originally intended to be a rebranded version of
Social Democracy, aswell as an alternative to traditional forms of
Socialism and
Capitalism. The
Labour Party, after 4 consecutive election losses to the
Tory Party, decided to adopt
Gidden's idea of the "Third Way" under the leadership of
Tony Blair and rebranded itself as "New Labour". Blair moved the party to the
right, embracing most of
Margaret Thatcher's polices. Blair went on to beat the
Tories in a landslide in 1997, being the first
Labour leader to be PM in 18 years. After his involvement in the Iraq War in 2003, Blair's premiership became increasingly unpopular with the public. He resigned in 2007 and was replaced with
Gordan Brown, who was nearly identical to Blair in policy but differed interpersonally. Brown lost in a landslide against the
Tories under
David Cameron in 2010. His replacement,
Ed Miliband was slightly to the left of him and Blair, but still compromised on issues like austerity. In 2015,
Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the
Labour Party and his victory was seen as a rejection of the
Blairite establishment and the party finally moving back to the
left. However, now that Corbyn has been replaced with new leader Keir Starmer, the party has now mostly reverted back to the centre.
United States ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/e/e0/NewDem.png)
In the mid 80s, the New Democrats faction of the
Democratic Party first appeared, emerging after the landslide victories by president
Ronald Reagan. Instead of continuing with the more left-leaning direction the party had taken since
FDR, this new group embraced Reagan's economic reforms with more of an emphasis on File:Progress.png progressive values, due to feeling that the party was becoming out of touch on economic issues.
Bill Clinton became the first New Democrat to win the presidency in 1992, with the New Democrats becoming the dominant faction in the party since.
Barack Obama, in a meeting with the New Democrat Coalition, said he was a New Democrat.
Hillary Clinton ran for president in 2016 as a New Democrat, but lost. During the presidency of
Donald Trump, many
Moderates in the
Republican Party swapped to the New Democrat Coalition.
Joe Biden, one of the first New Democrats, won the American presidency in 2020.
France ![](//static.miraheze.org/polcompballwiki/2/23/Macron.png)
One of the most notable proponents of Third Way politics in France is current president Emmanuel Macron and his party "La République En Marche!". The party was founded with a goal to "modernise and moralise" French politics, and would go on to win in a landslide against far-right candidate
Marine Le Pen in the 2017 election. Politicians also associated with Third Way politics include former president François Hollande and former prime minister Manuel Valls.
Beliefs
Third Way believes in a theory of "social-ism" which tries to pursue the goals of equality and social justice in a framework of a
Neoliberal society. By fusing traditional social democratic goals with an acceptance of globalism and free markets, Third Way creates a philosophy which is similar to
Social Liberalism or
Radical Centrism, but built on a more modern theoretical basis.
In Beyond Left and Right, Giddens gives a 6 point ideological framework of the Third Way
- Repair damaged solidarities.
- Recognise the centrality of life politics.
- Accept that active trust implies generative politics.
- Embrace dialogic democracy.
- Rethink the welfare state.
- Confront violence.
Economics
It supports a "social capitalist" economy with free-markets and less economic intervention. It supports welfare but advocates reform to encourage people to work, dubbed "workfare". It has pursued other neoliberal policies such as deregulation and privatisation
Foreign Policy
Proponents of the Third Way have been known to take a generally interventionist foreign policy and have made several alliances with Neoconservatism. Most infamous example being when
Tony Blair allied with
George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003.
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- Draw the a black compass with a ring
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Relationships
Friends
Neoliberalism - I owe it all to you, Dad! But please compromise with Soclib.
Radical Centrism - Mixing up the center gang.
Moderatism - One of my biggest fans.
Social Liberalism - Cousin that shares a lot with me, but is not that willing to compromise with Chicago School of economics.
Democratism - Fellow member of Bill Clinton and Obama fan club.
Neoconservatism - Invade Iraq? Now that's a great idea!
Social Capitalism - I like the sound of this.
Ordo-Liberalism - My German predecessor.
Fiscal Conservatism - Austerity time!
Rockefeller Republicanism - My more conservative brother. We must stay moderate!
Liberaltarianism - Best type of libertarian.
Nordic Model - Scandinavian pal.
Police Statism - Hey buddy, want some more military gear?
Mixed
Conservatism
- Too culturally right sometimes but good economic views.
Liberalism - Grandpa who is too anti-war and too economically left sometimes but good direction.
Classical Liberalism - My great-grandpa! Even more anti-war, but at least economically based.
Libertarianism - Too antiwar but I love your economic policies for the most part.
Social Libertarianism - Economically bringe, what do you stand for? Atleast you're progressive.
Social Democracy - What do you mean deregulation and cutting welfare "goes against what Social Democracy stands for"?
Gaddafism - While he may be a totalitarian dictator, I like his idea of the "Third International Theory" and we had a brief alliance in the 2000s. But I still had to take him out when the time came.
Welfarism - Ok, but desperately needs reform in order to get people working again.
- File:Prog.png Progressivism - Feminism and gay rights sound pretty cool!
Just please don't bring up Iraq or my crime bill again.
Enemies
- File:Soc.png Socialism - No, not "Socialism" Social-ism!
Titoism &
Market Socialism - I had fun bombing Yugoslavia in the 90's.
Democratic Socialism - I'm not letting you reclaim the party.
Marxism–Leninism - Bloody tankie!
Left-Wing Populism - Bloody Corbynites!
National Socialism - You're third position, not third way!
Fascism - Same with you!
Democratic Confederalism - Yes, I helped Turkey capture Öcalan, and yes, you are terrorists!
Ba'athism - I will never apologise for Iraq!
Welfare Chauvinism - Utterly insane extremist and my complete opposite! Way too culturally far-right and economically left, the worst of both worlds.
Trumpism - Utterly deplorable! I
gnore the fact that we were friends for years before running against each other.
Further Information
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Literature
- The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy by Anthony Giddens
- Beyond Left and Right: The Future of Radical Politics by Anthony Giddens
- A Journey: My Political Life by Tony Blair
- Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government by Bill Clinton
Wikipedia
People
Tony Blair
Peter Mandelson
Gordon Brown
Sadiq Khan
Keir Starmer
Tom Watson
JK Rowling
Christopher Hitchens
Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Sidney Blumenthal
Al Gore
Barack Obama
Joe Biden
(in recent times, rhethorically)
Nancy Pelosi
Rachel Maddow
Stephen Colbert
Kamala Harris
Jen Psaki
Michael Ignatieff
Justin Trudeau
François Hollande
Manuel Valls
Emmanuel Macron
Gerhard Schröder
Olaf Scholz
Annalena Baerbock
Jens Stoltenberg
Jonas Gahr Støre
Göran Persson
Anna Lindh
Stefan Löfven
Magdalena Andersson
Ann Linde
Annie Lööf
Jan Björklund
Sanna Marin
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Wim Kok
Romano Prodi
Matteo Renzi
Bob Hawke
Kevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Bill Shorten
Helen Clark
Jacinda Ardern
José Sócrates
Javier Solana
Pedro Sanchez
(early on)
Alan García
Ion Iliescu
Edi Rama
Thaksin Shinawatra
Yingluck Shinawatra
Moon Jae-in
Lee Jae-myung
Jokowi
Tsai Ing-wen
Juan Manuel Santos
Lenin Moreno
Juan Guaido
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Yair Lapid
Kraut and Tea/Joseph Lancaster
Parties and Organizations
New Labour
Progress
Third Way (Organization)
New Democrats
New Democrat Coalition
Labor Right (Australia)
Brazilian Social Democracy Party
La République En Marche!
Renziani
National Liberation Party
Social Party of National Unity
Union,Progress and Democracy
Third Way
APRA
YT Channels
Videos
- The Rise and Fall of New Labour by BritMonkey
- The Century of the Self - Part 4: "Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering" by
Adam Curtis
Online Communities
Citations
Gallery:
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Credit: OzymndiasFR, Third Way is used as the Ideology of Justin Trudeau.
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