Reformism (also called revisionism or revisionist theory) is the belief that gradual changes in a society can ultimately change its fundamental structures. It is a key component of the movement known as democratic socialism. This movement is contrasted to "revolutionary socialism", which believes that there must be a revolution to fundamentally change a society. Rosa Luxemburg was a prominent polemicist against reformism, with her essay ''Reform or Revolution?'', written in 1900, where she assailed the "Evolutionary Socialism" of Eduard Bernstein. The Bolsheviks held a similar view, but Luxemburg died in the German Revolution while her counterparts won the Russian Civil War and founded the Soviet Union. The term "Reformism" is usually applied to the leftism. Reformists are seen as centre left. Some Social democracy parties such as the Canadian New Democratic Party are considered reformist. ==See also== * Karl Marx * Communism * Antonio Gramsci * Fabianism * Leninism * Trotskyism * Maoism * Revisionism * Cultural hegemony * Evolutionary socialism ==External links== * [http://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1900/reform-revolution/index.htm Reform or Revolution? by Rosa Luxemburg (1900)] Social Democracy
Shouldn't this be under "reformer", or is there somehow a difference between a reformer and a reformist? Ah, language... User:-- April Reformists also want to fundamentally change society. At least that is what they say. The term was first used in the beginning of the 20th century sometime when Social Democratic parties decided it was better to gradually change capitalism to socialism instead of via a (violent?) revolution. That lead to a split in these parties between revolutionaries and reformists. Most of the revolutionary parties used a name containing "Communist" possibly to distinguish themselves from the Social Democratic parties that used the label "Socialist". User:BL 10:57, Jan 21, 2004 (UTC)
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Reformism (also called revisionism or revisionist theory) is the belief that gradual changes in a society can ultimately change its fundamental structures. It is a key component of the movement known as democratic socialism. This movement is contrasted to "revolutionary socialism", which believes that there must be a revolution to fundamentally change a society. Rosa Luxemburg was a prominent polemicist against reformism, with her essay ''Reform or Revolution?'', written in 1900, where she assailed the "Evolutionary Socialism" of Eduard Bernstein. The Bolsheviks held a similar view, but Luxemburg died in the German Revolution while her counterparts won the Russian Civil War and founded the Soviet Union. The term "Reformism" is usually applied to the leftism. Reformists are seen as centre left. Some Social democracy parties such as the Canadian New Democratic Party are considered reformist. ==See also== * Karl Marx * Communism * Antonio Gramsci * Fabianism * Leninism * Trotskyism * Maoism * Revisionism * Cultural hegemony * Evolutionary socialism ==External links== * [http://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1900/reform-revolution/index.htm Reform or Revolution? by Rosa Luxemburg (1900)] Social Democracy
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Shouldn't this be under "reformer", or is there somehow a difference between a reformer and a reformist? Ah, language... User:-- April Reformists also want to fundamentally change society. At least that is what they say. The term was first used in the beginning of the 20th century sometime when Social Democratic parties decided it was better to gradually change capitalism to socialism instead of via a (violent?) revolution. That lead to a split in these parties between revolutionaries and reformists. Most of the revolutionary parties used a name containing "Communist" possibly to distinguish themselves from the Social Democratic parties that used the label "Socialist". User:BL 10:57, Jan 21, 2004 (UTC)
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