Fabianism

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Fabianism is a British socialist movement advocating gradual, democratic reforms toward socialism rather than revolutionary change, historically influential in shaping Labour Party policy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fabian socialism 13
Fabianism canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political ideology ⓘ
socialist movement ⓘ
advocates gradual transition to socialism ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization Fabian Society ⓘ
contrastsWith Marxist insurrectionism ⓘ
revolutionary socialism ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
emphasizes policy expertise ⓘ
redistribution of wealth ⓘ
research-based reform ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
state intervention in the economy ⓘ
welfare state development ⓘ
foundedInPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
goal collective ownership or control of key industries ⓘ
establishment of a socialist society ⓘ
expansion of public services ⓘ
reduction of economic inequality ⓘ
hasCoreBelief capitalism can be reformed rather than overthrown suddenly ⓘ
socialism can be achieved through constitutional means ⓘ
state can be used as an instrument of social reform ⓘ
historicallyInfluenced early 20th-century Labour Party programmes ⓘ
post-World War II British welfare state settlement ⓘ
ideology socialism ⓘ
influenced British Labour Party policy ⓘ
linked to: Old Labour

development of British social democracy ⓘ
welfare state policies in the United Kingdom ⓘ
method educating public opinion ⓘ
incremental legislative change ⓘ
influencing political elites ⓘ
namedAfter Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ⓘ
opposes revolutionary overthrow of capitalism ⓘ
philosophicalBasis ethical socialism ⓘ
utilitarian ethics ⓘ
promotes expert-led public administration ⓘ
technocratic policy design ⓘ
relatedConcept democratic socialism ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ
strategicPrinciple gradualism ⓘ
permeation of existing institutions ⓘ
supports democratic reforms ⓘ
parliamentary methods ⓘ
use of existing political institutions ⓘ
usesTactics participation in mainstream political parties ⓘ
policy pamphlets and tracts ⓘ
viewsClassStruggleAs less central than in orthodox Marxism ⓘ
viewsDemocracyAs primary means of social transformation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Statesman → associatedWith → Fabianism ⓘ
William Beveridge → influencedBy → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism
Imperialism and Civilization → influencedBy → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism
Sidney Webb → ideology → Fabianism ⓘ
Beatrice Webb → movement → Fabianism ⓘ
Equality (book) → influencedBy → Fabian socialism ⓘ
subject linked to: Equality
linked to: Fabianism
A. R. Orage → movement → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism
The Socialist Budget → influencedBy → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism
In the Days of the Comet → philosophicalCurrent → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism
Minority Report of the Poor Law Commission → ideologicalBasis → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism
Baron Passfield → associatedWithIdeology → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism
Baron Passfield → titleHolderIdeology → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism
Martha Beatrice Webb → influencedBy → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism
Martha Beatrice Potter → movement → Fabianism ⓘ
My Apprenticeship → mainSubject → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism
My Apprenticeship → literaryMovement → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism
Our Partnership → mainSubject → Fabian socialism ⓘ
linked to: Fabianism