Fabianism

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political ideology socialist movement

Fabianism is a British socialist movement advocating gradual, democratic reforms toward socialism rather than revolutionary change, historically influential in shaping Labour Party policy.

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Label Occurrences
Fabian socialism 4
Fabianism canonical 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political ideology ⓘ
socialist movement ⓘ
advocates gradual transition to socialism ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization Fabian Society ⓘ
contrastsWith Marxist insurrectionism ⓘ
revolutionary socialism ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
emphasizes policy expertise ⓘ
redistribution of wealth ⓘ
research-based reform ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
state intervention in the economy ⓘ
welfare state development ⓘ
foundedInPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
goal collective ownership or control of key industries ⓘ
establishment of a socialist society ⓘ
expansion of public services ⓘ
reduction of economic inequality ⓘ
hasCoreBelief capitalism can be reformed rather than overthrown suddenly ⓘ
socialism can be achieved through constitutional means ⓘ
state can be used as an instrument of social reform ⓘ
historicallyInfluenced early 20th-century Labour Party programmes ⓘ
post-World War II British welfare state settlement ⓘ
ideology socialism ⓘ
influenced Old Labour ⓘ
surface form: British Labour Party policy

development of British social democracy ⓘ
welfare state policies in the United Kingdom ⓘ
method educating public opinion ⓘ
incremental legislative change ⓘ
influencing political elites ⓘ
namedAfter Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ⓘ
opposes revolutionary overthrow of capitalism ⓘ
philosophicalBasis ethical socialism ⓘ
utilitarian ethics ⓘ
promotes expert-led public administration ⓘ
technocratic policy design ⓘ
relatedConcept democratic socialism ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ
strategicPrinciple gradualism ⓘ
permeation of existing institutions ⓘ
supports democratic reforms ⓘ
parliamentary methods ⓘ
use of existing political institutions ⓘ
usesTactics participation in mainstream political parties ⓘ
policy pamphlets and tracts ⓘ
viewsClassStruggleAs less central than in orthodox Marxism ⓘ
viewsDemocracyAs primary means of social transformation ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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New Statesman → associatedWith → Fabianism ⓘ
William Beveridge → influencedBy → Fabianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fabian socialism
Imperialism and Civilization → influencedBy → Fabianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fabian socialism
Sidney Webb → ideology → Fabianism ⓘ
Beatrice Webb → movement → Fabianism ⓘ
Equality → influencedBy → Fabianism ⓘ
subject surface form: Equality (book)
this entity surface form: Fabian socialism
Charlotte Payne-Townshend → politicalAlignment → Fabianism ⓘ
A. R. Orage → movement → Fabianism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fabian socialism