democratic centralism
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Democratic centralism is a Leninist organizational principle that combines internal party debate with strict unity in publicly supporting and implementing decisions once they are made.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Democratic Centralists | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Leninist concept
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organizational principle ⓘ political theory concept ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure party unity
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increase organizational effectiveness ⓘ prevent factionalism ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
party members
ⓘ
party organizations ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vladimir Lenin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | party statutes ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
liberal pluralism
ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
concentration of power in leadership
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suppression of dissent ⓘ tendency toward authoritarianism ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | Bolshevik Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
freedom of discussion
ⓘ
unity of action ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
centralized decision-making
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internal party debate ⓘ obligation of unity in action ⓘ |
| hasCoreIdea | combination of internal democracy and external unity ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
central committee decisions
ⓘ
democratic elections within the party ⓘ party congresses ⓘ |
| influenced | organizational models of communist states ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Marxism–Leninism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inPracticeOften |
reduced internal democracy
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strengthened party leadership control ⓘ |
| involves |
accountability of lower organs to higher organs
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election of leadership by party bodies ⓘ hierarchical party structure ⓘ |
| justifiedBy |
need for revolutionary discipline
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need for unified strategy ⓘ |
| language | English term "democratic centralism" translates Russian "demokraticheskiy tsentralizm" ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
democratic socialism debates
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party discipline ⓘ vanguard party theory ⓘ |
| requires |
binding acceptance of majority decisions
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strict party discipline ⓘ subordination of lower bodies to higher bodies ⓘ subordination of minority to majority ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chinese Communist Party
NERFINISHED
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ various Marxist–Leninist parties ⓘ |
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Democratic Centralists