strategy
Activism
Synonyms:
Taking action Description:
Emphasizing action in contradistinction to passivity, giving precedence to practice and experience over theory and abstraction.
Implementation:
Activism is a concept that sprang from the early 20th century work of John Dewey and Maria Montessori on learning theory and education methods. Activism took root particularly in the USA where it is identified with a spirit of progress and accomplishment.
Claim:
Activism repudiates speculation in favor of action which creates or adds to the base of experience from which critical judgments about future actions can be made.
Counter Claim:
Activism tends to detach itself from its roots, to become unanchored or purposeless activity carried out for the sake of keeping busy or appearing productive or even avoiding the hard questions of life and the interior reflection that they provoke.
Broader:
RespondingDemonstratingProtesting Narrower:
Taking mystical activismTaking government actionDeveloping inter-disciplinary actionVolunteeringDeveloping humanitarian actionEstablishing joint action among churchesIncreasing responsible actionActing collectivelyIndividualizing actionTaking global actionSpeaking outTaking illegal actionTaking remedial actionTaking political actionTaking missionary actionPassive resistancePlanning local actionCreating action groupsAdapting to changeTaking direct actionTaking social actionGenerating consumer actionHolding tactical action meetingsProviding opposition to administrative actionUndermining political opposition to administrative actionStructuring effective development actionStarting civic action corpsTaking legal citizen actionDisseminating action alert briefingsReducing nationalistic allegianceTaking local environmental actionPromoting environmental shareholder activismLGBTQ rights activismActing on problemsStriking illegallyTaking catholic actionProhibiting dumping of hazardous wastesJoining in community actionReducing time to take actionUsing positive discriminationTaking illegal government actionTaking illegal trade union actionTaking government action against regimes with hostile policiesBoycotting companiesTaking trade union action Constrains:
Inaction Constrained by:
Preventing activismAvoiding action Facilitates:
Avoiding bureaucratic inaction Facilitated by:
Improving facilities for international organization actionRequiring intergovernmental multilateral actionIncreasing amount of financial resources for action against problemsIncreasing effectiveness of political actionPublicizing actionDirecting actionRecognizing benefits from corporate actionAllowing independent decision-makingStructuring effective action channelsPromoting necessary social actionInducing actionLearning effective corporate actionTeaching social methodologiesEliciting political actionPlanning future joint actionRevealing possibilities for meaningful cultural experienceHonouring special citizen contributionEnabling grassroot participation Problems:
Inaction on problemsValues:
ActionInactivity Subjects:
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies