Jamahiriya (state of the masses)
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Jamahiriya (state of the masses) is Muammar Gaddafi’s proposed model of direct popular rule in Libya, in which authority is theoretically exercised through people’s congresses and committees rather than traditional representative government.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jamahiriya (state of the masses) canonical | 2 |
| al-Jamāhīriyya | 1 |
| state of the masses (Jamahiriya) | 1 |
| عهد الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية العظمى | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Jamahiriya (state of the masses) Context triple: [Third International Theory, coreConcept, Jamahiriya (state of the masses)]
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People’s Commune movement
The People’s Commune movement was a radical collectivization campaign in late 1950s China that merged rural households into large communal units to reorganize agriculture, labor, and social life under Maoist ideology.
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Sarvodaya
Sarvodaya is a Gandhian social philosophy and movement focused on the uplift and welfare of all, emphasizing nonviolence, self-reliance, and equitable social order.
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Kadima
Kadima was a centrist Israeli political party founded in 2005 that played a major role in national politics under leaders such as Ariel Sharon, Ehud Olmert, and Tzipi Livni.
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People's Democracy
People's Democracy was a radical student-led political organization in Northern Ireland that played a prominent role in campaigning for civil rights and social reform during the late 1960s.
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Jam (for some ruling branches)
Jam is a hereditary royal title historically used by certain ruling branches of the Jadeja Rajput clan in western India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jamahiriya (state of the masses) Target entity description: Jamahiriya (state of the masses) is Muammar Gaddafi’s proposed model of direct popular rule in Libya, in which authority is theoretically exercised through people’s congresses and committees rather than traditional representative government.
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A.
People’s Commune movement
The People’s Commune movement was a radical collectivization campaign in late 1950s China that merged rural households into large communal units to reorganize agriculture, labor, and social life under Maoist ideology.
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B.
Sarvodaya
Sarvodaya is a Gandhian social philosophy and movement focused on the uplift and welfare of all, emphasizing nonviolence, self-reliance, and equitable social order.
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C.
Kadima
Kadima was a centrist Israeli political party founded in 2005 that played a major role in national politics under leaders such as Ariel Sharon, Ehud Olmert, and Tzipi Livni.
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D.
People's Democracy
People's Democracy was a radical student-led political organization in Northern Ireland that played a prominent role in campaigning for civil rights and social reform during the late 1960s.
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E.
Jam (for some ruling branches)
Jam is a hereditary royal title historically used by certain ruling branches of the Jadeja Rajput clan in western India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of Third International Theory
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form of direct democracy ⓘ ideological concept ⓘ political system model ⓘ |
| administrativeOrgans | people’s committees ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | The Green Book ⓘ |
| claimsToEliminate |
political parties
ⓘ
political representation ⓘ |
| claimsToImplement | rule of the people ⓘ |
| claimsToSeparate | revolutionary leadership from formal state offices ⓘ |
| constitutionalExpression |
Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration of the Establishment of the People’s Authority (1977)
|
| contrastsWith |
liberal democracy
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one-party socialist state ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
authority exercised through popular congresses
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rejection of traditional legislative bodies ⓘ sovereignty belongs directly to the people ⓘ |
| countryOfApplication | Libya ⓘ |
| creator | Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
concentrating power in Gaddafi’s hands despite claims of popular rule
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lack of genuine political pluralism ⓘ |
| decisionMakingLevel | basic people’s congress ⓘ |
| deFactoLeaderRole | Muammar Gaddafi as Leader of the Revolution ⓘ |
| definesCitizensAs | members of basic people’s congresses ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Arabic word for republic (jumhūriyya) with altered form to mean rule of the masses ⓘ |
| governanceMechanism |
General People's Congress
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surface form:
General People’s Congress
people’s committees ⓘ people’s congresses ⓘ |
| hasArabicName |
Jamahiriya (state of the masses)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Jamāhīriyya
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| hasEnglishName | state of the masses ⓘ |
| headOfStateRole | formally vested in the people ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-1969 Libyan Revolution political reorganization ⓘ |
| ideologyFamily | Third International Theory ⓘ |
| implementedInStateForm |
Jamahiriya
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surface form:
Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
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| influencedBy |
Arab nationalism
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Islamic socialism ⓘ anti-imperialist thought ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalFormulationDate | 2 March 1977 ⓘ |
| officialJustification | to realize direct democracy ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
anti-parliamentary
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anti-party system ⓘ |
| promotedBy | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya government propaganda ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| rejects |
representative democracy
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traditional parliamentary government ⓘ |
| selfDescription | state of the masses and not a republic or monarchy ⓘ |
| theoreticalBasis | direct popular rule ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfImplementation | 1977–2011 ⓘ |
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Subject: Jamahiriya (state of the masses) Description of subject: Jamahiriya (state of the masses) is Muammar Gaddafi’s proposed model of direct popular rule in Libya, in which authority is theoretically exercised through people’s congresses and committees rather than traditional representative government.
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