Third International Theory

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Third International Theory is Muammar Gaddafi’s idiosyncratic political doctrine, outlined in his Green Book, that claims to offer an alternative to both capitalism and communism by combining elements of Arab nationalism, socialism, and direct popular rule through “people’s committees.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political ideology ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
state ideology ⓘ
advocates abolition of traditional wage employment ⓘ
direct democracy ⓘ
popular congresses and committees system ⓘ
social ownership of key resources ⓘ
aimsTo create a classless society ⓘ
unify Arab and African peoples under a new model ⓘ
associatedWith Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ⓘ
linked to: Libya
author Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
claimsTo embody rule of the masses ⓘ
resolve contradictions of capitalism and communism ⓘ
codifiedIn The Green Book, Part One ⓘ
linked to: The Green Book

The Green Book, Part Three ⓘ
linked to: The Green Book

The Green Book, Part Two ⓘ
linked to: The Green Book
coreConcept Jamahiriya (state of the masses) ⓘ
direct popular rule ⓘ
people’s committees ⓘ
people’s congresses ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Libya ⓘ
criticizedFor authoritarian implementation ⓘ
lack of genuine pluralism ⓘ
personality cult around Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
developedIn 1970s ⓘ
economicModel cooperative production ⓘ
state-guided socialism ⓘ
formulatedInWork The Green Book ⓘ
hasPart The Social Basis of the Third International Theory (Part Three of The Green Book) ⓘ
The Solution of the Economic Problem (Part Two of The Green Book) ⓘ
The Solution of the Problem of Democracy (Part One of The Green Book) ⓘ
historicalContext Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War
implementedBy Libyan government under Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
linked to: Libyan government
influencedBy Arab nationalism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
languageOfPrimaryText Arabic ⓘ
politicalSystemName Jamahiriya system ⓘ
positionedAs alternative to capitalism ⓘ
alternative to communism ⓘ
regionOfInfluence Libya ⓘ
some African states ⓘ
some Arab states ⓘ
rejects parliamentary systems ⓘ
political parties ⓘ
representative democracy ⓘ
wage labor as exploitation ⓘ
socialModel tribal and communal structures ⓘ
usesSlogan power, wealth and arms in the hands of the people ⓘ

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Muammar Gaddafi → politicalIdeology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Third International Theory → hasPart → The Social Basis of the Third International Theory (Part Three of The Green Book) ⓘ
linked to: Third International Theory
Islamic socialism → influenced → Libyan Third International Theory ⓘ
linked to: Third International Theory
The Green Book → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Jamahiriya system → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Leader of the Revolution → ideologyAssociatedWith → Third International Theory ⓘ
Brother Leader → ideologicalContext → Third International Theory ⓘ
Green Book (Muammar Gaddafi) → subject → Third International Theory ⓘ
Green Book (Muammar Gaddafi) → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
General People's Congress (Libya) → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Revolutionary Command Council (Libya) → ideology → Third International Theory (early roots) ⓘ
linked to: Third International Theory
Gaddafi era → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
People's Committees system → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Basic People's Congresses → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Libyan Army → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Jamahiriya (state of the masses) → ideologyFamily → Third International Theory ⓘ
Gaddafi family → associatedIdeology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi → movement → Third International Theory (associated with Green Book ideology) ⓘ
subject linked to: Saif al-Islam
linked to: Third International Theory
Muammar Gaddafi → movement → Third International Theory ⓘ
Military Academy of the Jamahiriya → ideologicalContext → Third International Theory ⓘ
Jamahiriya → officialIdeology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Al-Mu'tamar al-Sha'bi al-'Amm → politicalSystem → Third International Theory ⓘ
General People's Committee (Libya) → ideologyContext → Third International Theory ⓘ
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya emblem → ideologyRepresented → Third International Theory ⓘ
green flag of Libya → associatedIdeology → Third International Theory ⓘ
General People's Committee → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Guide of the Revolution → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
General People's Congress → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Abdul Salam Jalloud → politicalIdeology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Miftah Muhammed K'eba → politicalAlignment → Third International Theory ⓘ
Libyan revolutionary committees → ideology → Third International Theory ⓘ
Muhammad az-Zanati → politicalAlignment → Third International Theory ⓘ