collective action
Coordinated mass movement
Collective action is coordinated effort by a group to achieve a shared goal, especially when individual action would be ineffective.
The term appears in discussions of labor organizing, social movements, and political protest: The strike succeeded through collective action.
In economics and political science, the collective action problem describes how rational individuals may fail to act in their common interest without coordination mechanisms.
Joint effort toward shared aim
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
joint effort · pooling · coordination · mutual aid · solidarity · consensus-building · shared responsibility · co-op
Direct effort for reform
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
advocacy · social movement · labor movement · uprising · resistance · revolution · mass movement · reform movement
Public display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
sit-in · picketing · civil disobedience · walkout · blockade · occupation · vigil · die-in
Collective local civic engagement
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- outreachProactive community assistance
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- unionizingForming a labor collective
petitioning · door-knocking · phone banking · voter registration · tenant organizing · consciousness-raising · teach-in · assembly
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
coalition · joint effort · pooling · coordination · mutual aid · solidarity · consensus-building · shared responsibility · co-op · commune
activism
Direct effort for reform
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
grassroots · advocacy · social movement · labor movement · uprising · resistance · revolution · mass movement · reform movement · consciousness-raising
demonstration
Public display of opinion
strike · sit-in · picketing · civil disobedience · walkout · blockade · occupation · vigil · die-in · chanting
community organizing
Collective local civic engagement
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- outreachProactive community assistance
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
unionizing · petitioning · door-knocking · phone banking · voter registration · tenant organizing · consciousness-raising · teach-in · assembly · town hall
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- laborlabor, labor union, work, labor force, laborers
- activismboycotts, activists, activist, advocate, demonstrating
- community valuescommon good, solidarity, social cohesion, diversity, mutual respect
- cooperationteamwork, collaboration, joint effort, mutual aid, mutual support
- cooperation termscooperation, collaboration, teamwork, partnership, alliance
collective actionunilateral action
collective actiondisorganization
Absence of systematic arrangement
fragmentation · atomization · disunity · chaos · every man for himself
action, collect, activity, collection, collected, collecting, collective, collector, recollect