Municipalism

Municipalism is an approach to implementing social change which focuses on using the municipality as the vehicle for implementing change without necessarily challenging either the political ideology or the legal structures of the state as a whole.[1]

The origins of municipalism

Although, as an approach, it has been adopted by such diverse political groupings as Catholics, Protestants, liberals, Marxists, and anarchists. It emerged in Europe as something which developed in the socialist parties.[2] In 1881 the Federation of the Socialist Workers of France (a predecessor of the modern French Socialist Party) won control of Commentry.[1] In subsequent municipal elections, socialist candidates and parties increased the number of municipalities they controlled to 70 in 1892, and then over 100 in 1896. Meanwhile, in Italy, changes in electoral laws enabled the Italian Socialist Party to gain its first municipality, Imola, under the leadership of Andrea Costa.[1]

References

Dogliani, Patrizia (2002). "European Municipalism in the First Half of the Twentieth Century: The Socialist Network" (PDF). Contemporary European History. 11 (4): 573–596. doi:10.1017/S0960777302004046. ISSN 0960-7773. JSTOR 20081861. S2CID 161327546.
Martínez, Miguel A.; Wissink, Bart (2021-08-22). "Urban movements and municipalist governments in Spain: alliances, tensions, and achievements". Social Movement Studies: 1–18. doi:10.1080/14742837.2021.1967121. ISSN 1474-2837.

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[Dogliani-1] Dogliani, Patrizia (2002). "European Municipalism in the First Half of the Twentieth Century: The Socialist Network" (PDF). Contemporary European History. 11 (4): 573–596. doi:10.1017/S0960777302004046. ISSN 0960-7773. JSTOR 20081861. S2CID 161327546.

[2] Martínez, Miguel A.; Wissink, Bart (2021-08-22). "Urban movements and municipalist governments in Spain: alliances, tensions, and achievements". Social Movement Studies: 1–18. doi:10.1080/14742837.2021.1967121. ISSN 1474-2837.