Communitarian Ideology
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A Communitarian Ideology is an ideology that enshrines community rights and community duties as principal objectives.
- Context:
- It can range from being a Communitarian Economic Ideology to being a Communitarian Social Ideology, based on its focus area.
- It can range from being a Religious Communitarian Ideology to being a Secular Communitarian Ideology, depending on its philosophical foundation.
- It can range from being a Traditional Communitarian Ideology to being a Progressive Communitarian Ideology, reflecting its social vision.
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- It can (typically) be held by a Communitarian.
- It can emphasize the balance between individual rights and community obligations.
- It can critique excessive individualism and market fundamentalism.
- It can promote social cohesion and civic virtue.
- It can advocate for participatory democracy and local governance.
- It can support ethical values in economic systems.
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- Example(s):
- Kibbutz Movement, emphasizing collective living and shared resources.
- Catholic Social Teaching, promoting community responsibility and solidarity.
- Gandhian Philosophy, advocating for village-based development.
- Social Democracy, balancing individual rights with collective welfare.
- Civic Republicanism, emphasizing active citizenship and public good.
- Democratic Communitarianism, combining democracy with community values.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Liberalism, Egalitarianism, Anarchism, Socialism, Family Unit, Civic Responsibility, Collective Action.
References
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/communitarianism Retrieved:2014-8-13.
- Communitarianism is a philosophy that emphasizes the connection between the individual and the community. While the "community" may be a family unit, it is usually understood in the wider sense of interactions between a community of people in a geographical location, or who have a shared history or interest. [1] Communitarian philosophy is derived from the assumption that individuality is a product of community relationships rather than only individual traits.