5. Political Styles

States and political leaders use a variety of political styles to further the interests of the state. Political scientists debate whether those styles like nationalism, fascism, and fundamentalism constitute distinct ideologies in and of themselves.

On the one hand, these styles are not as well codified or philosophically grounded as the five political ideologies previously discussed (anarchism, absolutism, liberalism, conservatism, and socialism). On the other hand, each has played a key role in shaping events in world history generally and twentieth-century governments specifically. Keep in mind that these styles and the five political ideologies are not mutually exclusive, so a government could be nationalist and liberal or fascist and conservative.