liberationism
Doctrine of emancipation
Liberationism is advocacy for the liberation of an oppressed group—a belief that certain populations deserve freedom from systemic constraints.
The term applies across movements: animal liberationism seeks to end human exploitation of animals; gay liberationism emerged in the 1970s demanding full social acceptance rather than mere tolerance.
Her liberationism extends beyond reform to fundamental restructuring of power.
Absence of constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- abolitionismMovement to end oppression
- suffragismAdvocacy for voting rights
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
anti-colonialism · decolonization · feminist · womanist · revolutionary · radical · manifesto · ideology
Independent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
Sartre · Beauvoir · Marx · dialectic · alienation · false consciousness · hegemony · critical theory
Belief in one's capabilities
- agencyPower to act
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
independence · self-reliance · consciousness · awakening · uplift · voice · representation · dignity
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- boycottOrganized economic protest
civil disobedience · direct action · grassroots · organizing · campaign · advocacy · petition · sit-in
Lacking sufficient resources
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- Latin AmericanFrom Spanish-speaking Americas
- CatholicPapal church adherent
- social gospelProtestant reform movement addressing inequality
prophetic · justice · exodus · redemption · salvation · praxis
freedom
Absence of constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- abolitionismMovement to end oppression
- suffragismAdvocacy for voting rights
civil rights · anti-colonialism · decolonization · feminist · womanist · revolutionary · radical · manifesto · ideology · doctrine
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
existentialism · Sartre · Beauvoir · Marx · dialectic · alienation · false consciousness · hegemony · critical theory · postcolonialism
self-efficacy
Belief in one's capabilities
- agencyPower to act
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
enfranchisement · independence · self-reliance · consciousness · awakening · uplift · voice · representation · dignity · rights
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
boycott · civil disobedience · direct action · grassroots · organizing · campaign · advocacy · petition · sit-in · picketing
poor
Lacking sufficient resources
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- Latin AmericanFrom Spanish-speaking Americas
- CatholicPapal church adherent
social gospel · prophetic · justice · exodus · redemption · salvation · praxis
liberationismgradualism
Philosophy of incremental change
incrementalism · reformism · conservatism · quietism · pragmatism
liberationismoppression
Unjust exercise of power
subjugation · domination · exploitation · enslavement · tyranny
liberationismtraditionalism
Adherence to inherited customs
reactionism · conservatism · authoritarianism · fascism · statism