Ba'athism
Pan-Arabist and nationalist ideology
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Summary
Ba'athism is a political ideology[1]. Ba'athism ranks in the top 6% of political ideology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,951 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Iraq[3]
- Instance of: political movement[4]
- Founder: Michel Aflaq[5], Zaki al-Arsuzi[6], Salah ad-Din al-Bitar[7]
- Subclass of: Arab nationalism[8], Arab socialism[9]
- Commons category: Baathism[10]
- Inception: 1947[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ba'athism[12]
- Political ideology: anti-Americanism[13], antisemitism[14], anti-Zionism[15], authoritarianism[16], militarism[17], Arab nationalism[18], Nasserism[19], Pan-Arabism[20], secularism[21], Arab socialism[22], one-party state[23]
- Described by source: Siyasî Düşünce Sözlüğü[24]
- Political alignment: far-left politics[25]
- Native label: البعثية[26]
Why It Matters
Ba'athism has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Ba'athism is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]