Sovereignty: Global integration or National sovereignty?

Where the library sits on this axis

The 112 written profiles are each stored with one value for this axis, written by hand. These are the ones furthest toward either end, and the ones closest to the middle.

These are editorial readings of the positions, not measurements of any party, movement or voter, and every vector is open to disagreement. Every profile, all three sets →

The statements that measure this axis

The question bank holds 10 statements for sovereignty: 5 coded so that agreement counts toward National sovereignty, and 5 coded the other way, toward Global integration. The Short version draws 3 of them, Standard 5 and Deep 10.

• “Countries should control their own borders, laws and currency.” agreeing counts toward National sovereignty
• “International institutions should be able to bind member states on shared problems.” agreeing counts toward Global integration
• “Trade agreements that override national courts go too far.” agreeing counts toward National sovereignty
• “Migration enriches receiving countries and should be broadly welcomed.” agreeing counts toward Global integration
• “A country's deepest ties are to its own people, not to a bloc.” agreeing counts toward National sovereignty
• “Climate change and pandemics cannot be solved by countries acting alone.” agreeing counts toward Global integration
• “A state that surrenders sovereignty gains nothing lasting in return.” agreeing counts toward National sovereignty
• “Regional unions have made war between their members unthinkable.” agreeing counts toward Global integration
• “Domestic law should take precedence over international treaties.” agreeing counts toward National sovereignty
• “Global rules on tax and trade are the only way to discipline multinational companies.” agreeing counts toward Global integration

How this axis is scored

Each statement is answered on a five-point scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree. On this axis, 5 statements count agreement toward National sovereignty and 5 count it toward Global integration, so a run where you agree with everything does not drift to one end.

The two directions are averaged separately and then weighted equally, and the result is reported between −100 and +100: negative toward Global integration, positive toward National sovereignty. A statement you skip is not counted on this axis at all, so skipping never moves the score. Anything inside ±12 is recorded as centred rather than as a lean.

The same twelve values are what your result is matched against. How scoring works, in full →