- The Third Way (centrism) , an economic and political idea that positions itself between Democratic Socialism and Laissez-faire Capitalism , combining the Ordoliberal " Social Market " with Neo-liberalism . In the late 1990s , several groups independently began using the term " Radical Centre " to refer to this kind of third way thinking. Former US President Bill Clinton , former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder and current British prime minister Tony Blair have been prominent advocates of Third Way politics. Among the most prominent social theorists of that field have been Anthony Giddens , author of ''The Third Way. The Renewal of Social Democracy'', ''The Third Way and Its Critics'' and ''The Global Third Way Debate''.
- A "third way" approach to Cold War -era foreign policy, siding with neither the U.S. nor the Soviet Union (this in turn spawned the phrase Third World ). See in that regard the Non-Aligned Movement .
- A "third way" approach to the concept of Separation Of Church And State , neither Theocratic nor Atheist .
- A "third way" between the stultifying debates had by the left and right wherein arguments are so structural as to be static. One magazine offering an alternative voice -- that of the Christian worldview -- takes ''Third Way'' as its title.
- Benito Mussolini often described Fascism as the ''third way'' between Capitalism and Socialism . In that vein, there is a modern Neo-fascist movement known as the International Third Position or ''Third Positionists''. There is also a related form of Anarchism known as National Anarchism .
- Another group in Britain is known as the Third Way (UK) (unrelated to Tony Blair 's concept of the Third Way). This group was formed in 1990 and is led by a former leading member of the British National Front . It claims to have disavowed Racist politics and any form of Fascism , and promotes economic decentralization (similar to Distributism ), Direct Democracy along Swiss lines, combined with support for ecological protection and Libertarian views on some social issues such as Abortion , Gay Rights , and Marijuana . Critics of the group are divided some still regard this group with suspicion because of past ties to the National Front in the 1980s, and dispute their claims to have disavowed racism and fascism. Others accept that the group has changed over the years and point to its attempts to recruit from all ethnic and religious communities.
- The philosophy of Libyan leader, Muammar Al-Qaddafi set out in his '' Green Book ''. It mixes Nationalism , Social-Democracy , Islam and a supposedly Direct Form Of Referendum Democracy . It was also used by former Argentine President, Juan Peron to describe his philosophy which, according to its critics, was a more democratic and Liberal version of Mussolini's Fascism .
- A contemporary application of Hegel 's Dialectics to modern politics. Thus, a "third way" is simply a Synthesis of a Thesis and its contradictory Antithesis , such as Social-Democracy being a synthesis of Capitalism and its antithesis Communism . In this sense, Aldo Moro 's historical compromise can be thought of as a "third way" between Christian Democracy and Communism .
- Jesus' way of dealing with conflict. Instead of fight or flight, Walter Wink writes about this third alternative, Righteousness , which levels the playing field between aggressor and victim, creditor and debtor, etc.
- The Up-wing Politics of Futurist FM-2030 .
- The Third Way Belarus , liberal internet community from Belarus ( 3dway.org ).
- Alberta Premier Ralph Klein 's PC Party has proposed a Third Way to deliver health care. It is supposed to be a mixture of the US-style system, in which people pay for health care, and Canadian-style health care, where all people are guaranteed free basic health (though it is not really free due to taxes). This Third Way is supposed to get rid of the long line-ups of the current systems, and enable those who wish to pay to receive quicker treatment, without damaging the existing public health care system. Many critics believe the Third Way will lead only to US-style health care, and they imply that the rich will get health care and the poor will get none. The Klein government announced on April 20, 2006 that it would not continue with the planned third-way reforms, after indicating that Albertans did not want the reforms at present.
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