Movement

A Movement is a collective action that seeks to achieve change through organized effort and sustained mobilization of participants around shared goals.

• AKA: Collective Movement, Organized Movement, Purpose-Driven Movement.
• Context:
  • It can typically pursue Movement Goal through movement organization.
  • It can typically mobilize Movement Participant through movement communication.
  • It can typically implement Movement Strategy through movement action.
  • It can typically create Movement Structure through movement coordination.
  • It can typically generate Movement Impact through movement influence.
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  • It can often develop Movement Culture through movement identity.
  • It can often establish Movement Network through movement connection.
  • It can often maintain Movement Momentum through movement activity.
  • It can often achieve Movement Outcome through movement persistence.
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  • It can range from being a Local Movement to being a Global Movement, depending on its movement scope.
  • It can range from being a Short-Term Movement to being a Long-Term Movement, depending on its movement duration.
  • It can range from being a Peaceful Movement to being a Militant Movement, depending on its movement methodology.
  • It can range from being a Grassroots Movement to being a Elite Movement, depending on its movement origin.
  • It can range from being a Single-Purpose Movement to being a Multi-Purpose Movement, depending on its movement agenda complexity.
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  • It can have Movement Components including movement leadership, movement organization, and movement resources.
  • It can have Movement Characteristics such as movement objectives, movement tactics, and movement timeline.
  • It can perform Movement Function through movement mobilization and movement advocacy.
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• Examples:
  • Social Movements, such as:
    • Political Movements pursuing movement political change.
    • Cultural Movements promoting movement cultural transformation.
    • Economic Movements advocating movement economic reform.
  • Intellectual Movements, such as:
    • Philosophical Movements advancing movement philosophical idea.
    • Scientific Movements promoting movement scientific paradigm.
    • Literary Movements developing movement artistic expression.
  • Religious Movements, such as:
    • Spiritual Movements seeking movement spiritual renewal.
    • Reform Movements promoting movement religious change.
    • Revival Movements encouraging movement faith restoration.
  • Artistic Movements, such as:
    • Art Movements creating movement aesthetic innovation.
    • Musical Movements developing movement musical style.
    • Design Movements establishing movement design principle.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Individual Activity, which involves personal action rather than collective movement.
  • Random Event, which lacks organized purpose and sustained coordination.
  • Commercial Enterprise, which pursues profit motive rather than movement idealistic goal.
  • Government Program, which originates from official authority rather than grassroots movement organizing.
  • Natural Process, which occurs without human movement agency or intentional movement direction.
• See: Collective Action, Change, Organization, Mobilization, Goal, Strategy, Network, Leadership, Activism, Reform.

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