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 Communitarianism (ideology) - definition of Communitarianism (ideology) in Encyclopedia
2) Ideological Communitarianism is an ideology that emphasises the rights of the majority to make decisions affecting the minority.
However, there are political leaders who lean towards communitarianism.
In the United States, communitarians tend to fall either into the Democratic or Republican parties, depending on which issues they care about most, or even in third parties such as the Greens.
http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Communitarianism_(ideology)   (1756 words)

  
 Ideology - Open Encyclopedia
It can be a construct of political thought, often defining political parties and their policy.
For example, the statement 'All are equal before the law', which is a theory behind current legal systems, suggests that all people may be of equal worth or have equal 'opportunities'.
A political ideology is the body of ideals, principles, doctrine, myth or symbols of a social movement, institution, class, or large group that references some political and cultural plan.
http://open-encyclopedia.com/Ideology   (1026 words)

  
 Communitarianism
Many contemporary communitarian thought has been in response to John Rawls' A Theory of Justice.
Communitarians believe that the value of community is not sufficiently recognized in liberal theories of justice.
Secularism, Individualism Are The Targets In A New Culture War, American Atheist, August 1, 2001.
http://www.wikiverse.org/communitarianism   (376 words)

  
 Europe and the Post-Modern Left
Seen from this perspective, his rejection of Christianity as a moderating force is not unreasonable.
No "ism" can do his thought justice despite his talent for spawning all of them.
Rousseau was a complex philosopher and one cannot do him justice by distilling his thought into a single line of explanation.
http://wildmonk.net   (7397 words)

  
 Emory University, Political Theory Guide
Large number of links and sources for political theory and philosophy on the internet.
Links to webpages of scholars focusing on political theory and philosophy issues.
Keele's Guide to Political Thought and Ideology on the Internet
http://web.library.emory.edu/subjects/socsci/polsci/political_theory.htm   (1851 words)

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