horizontalism
English
editEtymology
editFrom horizontal + -ism. The sense “equitable distribution of power” is a calque of Spanish horizontalidad, originating from the 2001 protests in Argentina.
Noun
edithorizontalism (uncountable)
- A political or social theory or system that advocates the equitable distribution of power in a society.
- Synonyms: horizontalidad, horizontality
- 2004, John Cavanagh, Jerry Mander, editors, Alternatives to Economic Globalization: A Better World is Possible, →ISBN, page 254:
- Horizontalism is not described as an ideology but as a relationship—a way of relating to one another in a directly democratic way while at the same time continually creating through the process of discovery.
- 2018, Benjamin Franks, Nathan Jun, Leonard Williams, editors, Anarchism: A Conceptual Approach[1], Routledge, →ISBN:
- The accounts Sitrin gathered from the direct participation in the Argentine uprising demonstrate that for many, horizontalism was perhaps an anti-ideological ideology composed of a fluid mixture of flexible, participatory, non-dogmatic values and practices oriented around consensus, federalism, and self-management.
- (macroeconomics) An approach to money creation theory pioneered by Basil Moore which states that private bank reserves are not managed by central banks.