radicalisms
Movements seeking upheaval
Radicalisms are ideologies or movements advocating fundamental change to political, social, or economic systems.
The plural typically appears when discussing multiple such movements or comparing different varieties: The radicalisms of the 1960s ranged from student protests to armed resistance.
It can also refer to instances of radical thinking or behavior: His various radicalisms made him unpopular with moderates.
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
- abolitionismMovement to end oppression
suffragism · syndicalism · environmentalism · pacifism · separatism · nationalism · populism · egalitarianism
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
sit-in · occupation · direct action · sabotage · agitation · picketing · blockade · hunger strike
Obsessive, unreasoning dedication
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- dogmatismUnyielding adherence to doctrine
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
militancy · intransigence · purism · absolutism · maximalism · ultranationalism · jihadism · supremacism
Seeking fundamental systemic change
- anti-establishmentOpposing dominant institutions
- anti-capitalistOpposed to free-market economics
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- dissidenceOpposition to prevailing views
subversive · utopian · iconoclastic · avant-garde · heterodox · nonconformist · dissident · fringe
anarchism
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
abolitionism · suffragism · syndicalism · environmentalism · pacifism · separatism · nationalism · populism · egalitarianism · reformism
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- boycottOrganized economic protest
strike · sit-in · occupation · direct action · sabotage · agitation · picketing · blockade · hunger strike · manifesto
fanaticism
Obsessive, unreasoning dedication
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- dogmatismUnyielding adherence to doctrine
sectarianism · militancy · intransigence · purism · absolutism · maximalism · ultranationalism · jihadism · supremacism · nihilism
revolutionary
Seeking fundamental systemic change
- anti-establishmentOpposing dominant institutions
- anti-capitalistOpposed to free-market economics
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
dissidence · subversive · utopian · iconoclastic · avant-garde · heterodox · nonconformist · dissident · fringe · underground
radicalismscentrism
Middle-ground political stance
moderation · middle ground · bipartisanship · pragmatism · orthodoxies
radicalismsgradualism
Philosophy of incremental change
incrementalism · reformism · conservatism · traditionalism · evolutionary change
radicalismsconservatism
Preference for existing institutions
traditionalism · conventionalism · orthodoxy · conformism · status quo
- political radicalismAdvocacy for drastic reform