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National Functionalism (Gaullican: Fonctionnalisme national) is a far-right, authoritarian, cultural nationalist political ideology. It is loosely based on the sociological theory of functionalism, characertised by beliefs in a strong centralised state, a rejection of individualism, a belief in superiority based on culture and cultural origins, and the concept of the state as a living organism of which individuals are constituent parts, commonly referred to as the communauté populaire. The term neo-Functionalist emerged following the Great War to describe groups emulating the Functionalist ideology.
National Functionalism arose in Gaullican militaristic political circles in the late 19th century, following the War of the Triple Alliance. Gaullican defeat in the war, the loss of traditional territories such as Kesselbourg and Hennehouwe and the fragmentation of traditional allies in Soravia and Valduvia left the nation diplomatically isolated and fueled revanchist sentiment.
The tenets of the ideology can be traced to Gaëtan de Trintignant, a Gaullican Field Marshal who wrote numerous political treatises demanding a rejection of the modernity typified by the constitutional amendments that had whittled the power of the Gaullican monarchy following the Age of Revolutions. In two political works, de Trintignant outlined his beliefs on the necessity of a strong central authority, a rejection of both laissez-faire capitalism and international socialism, a strong sense of social cohesion underpinned by a civic national identity and the establishment of the means to spread this identity. Inspired by the growing field of sociology, de Trintignant viewed the state as a parallel to the human body, with a healthly state achieved when each part was working in concert.
