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Encyclopedia > Activists

Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. This action is in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial argument.


In contemporary use, "activism" tends to be a word associated with the actions and ideologies of those on the political left. However, the activism industry includes organizations of many orientations.


There are many different forms of activism; a select list follows.

Animal rights activism
Anticonsumerist activism
Anti-corporate activism
Anti-cult activism
Anti-racist activism
Civil and social disobedience
Civil disobedience
Culture jamming
Demonstrations
Economic activism
Environmental activism
Fair trade
Guerrilla communication
Hacktivism
Libertarian socialism
Nationalist activism
Nonviolence
Student activism
Tactical Frivolity
Voluntary simplicity
Youth activism

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After all of the consultations and investigations, she wound up with the treatment that, a generation ago, would have been all that was available.
Activist medicine served to reduce the risks that she faced.
Unless "Quixote" is correct in attributing the expense of her ailment to insurance company inefficiency rather than to activist medicine, the "single payer" solution will turn out to make matters worse, at least from the standpoint of holding down health costs.
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