communalists
Shared-living movement members
Communalists are advocates of communalism—a system emphasizing strong local communities, shared resources, or group identity over individual or centralized interests.
The term appears in discussions of intentional communities, cooperative economics, and political decentralization.
In some contexts, particularly South Asian politics, communalists are those who prioritize religious or ethnic community loyalty, often with sectarian implications: The riots were blamed on communalists on both sides.
Israeli communal farm
- collectiveJointly organized group
- commonalityShared characteristic among things
- communitarianOne prioritizing shared welfare
- shared ownershipJoint holding of property
collectivization · cohousing · pooled resources · common land · village council · cooperative living · mutual aid · common good
Joint effort toward shared aim
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- solidarityUnity among allies
- mutual aidCooperative community support
- partnershipShared business arrangement
alliance · consensus · interdependence · reciprocity · camaraderie · collective action · joint effort · participatory
Pursuing unrealistic standards
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
- harmoniousPleasingly in accord
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
reformist · utopia · paradise · social experiment · back-to-the-land · countercultural
Nation as extended kinship group
- intercommunalBetween distinct communities
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- identity politicsCollective action via shared characteristics
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
ethnic enclave · separatism · tribalism · religious nationalism · factionalism · parochialism · denominationalism · ethnic solidarity
kibbutz
Israeli communal farm
- collectiveJointly organized group
- commonalityShared characteristic among things
- communitarianOne prioritizing shared welfare
shared ownership · collectivization · cohousing · pooled resources · common land · village council · cooperative living · mutual aid · common good · group ownership
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- solidarityUnity among allies
- mutual aidCooperative community support
partnership · alliance · consensus · interdependence · reciprocity · camaraderie · collective action · joint effort · participatory · grassroots
idealistic
Pursuing unrealistic standards
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
- harmoniousPleasingly in accord
progressive · reformist · utopia · paradise · social experiment · back-to-the-land · countercultural
ethnic nationalism
Nation as extended kinship group
- intercommunalBetween distinct communities
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- identity politicsCollective action via shared characteristics
sectarianism · ethnic enclave · separatism · tribalism · religious nationalism · factionalism · parochialism · denominationalism · ethnic solidarity
communalistsindividualists
Those prioritizing personal independence
libertarians · egoists · atomists · objectivists · anarcho-capitalists
communalistscosmopolitans
Worldly, well-traveled people
universalists · globalists · secularists · pluralists · assimilationists