Internationalism (politics)
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| - | The '''Situationist International''' ('''SI''') was a restricted group of [[Internationalism (politics)|international]] [[social revolution|revolutionaries]] founded in 1957, and which had its peak in its influence on the unprecedented [[general strike]] of [[May 1968 in France]]. | ||
| - | With their ideas rooted in [[Marxism]] and the 20th century European artistic [[avant-garde]]s, they advocated experiences of life being alternative to those admitted by the [[capitalism|capitalist order]], for the fulfillment of human primitive desires and the pursuing of a superior passional quality. For this purpose they suggested and experimented with the ''construction of situations'', namely the setting up of environments favorable for the fulfillment of such desires. Using methods drawn from the arts, they developed a series of experimental fields of study for the construction of such situations, like [[unitary urbanism]] and [[psychogeography]]. | + | '''Internationalism''' is a [[political movement]] which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation among nations for the theoretical benefit of all. Partisans of this movement, such as supporters of the [[World Federalist Movement]], claim that nations should cooperate because their long-term mutual interests are of greater value than their individual short term needs. |
| - | They fought against the main obstacle to the fulfillment of such superior passionate living, identified by them in [[advanced capitalism]]. Their theoretical work peaked with the highly influential book ''[[The Society of the Spectacle]]'' by [[Guy Debord]]. Debord argued in 1967 that spectacular features like [[mass media]] and [[advertising]] have a central role in an [[advanced capitalism|advanced capitalist society]], which is to show a fake reality in order to mask the real capitalist degradation of human life. To [[Coup d'état|overthrow]] such a system, the Situationist International supported the [[May 1968 in France|May '68 revolts]], and asked the workers to [[Council for Maintaining the Occupations|occupy the factories]] and to run them with [[direct democracy]], through [[workers' councils]] composed by instantly revocable delegates. | + | Internationalism is by nature opposed to [[ultranationalism]], [[jingoism]], [[political realism|realism]] and national [[chauvinism]]. Internationalism teaches that the people of all nations have more in common than they do differences, and thus that nations should treat each other as equals. The term internationalism is often wrongly used as a [[synonym]] for [[cosmopolitanism]]. 'Cosmopolitanist' is also sometimes used as a term of abuse for internationalists. Internationalism is not necessarily [[anti-nationalism]], as in the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[People's Republic of China]]. |
| - | After publishing in the last issue of the [[Internationale Situationiste]] magazine, an analysis of the [[May 1968 in France|May 1968 revolts]] and the strategies that will need to be adopted in future revolutions, the SI was dissolved in 1972. | + | ==See also== |
| + | *[[Anti-nationalism]] | ||
| + | *[[Cosmopolitanism]] | ||
| + | *[[Cross-culturalism]] | ||
| + | *[[Global Citizens Movement]] | ||
| + | *[[Global justice]] | ||
| + | *[[Global village]] | ||
| + | *[[Globalisation]] | ||
| + | *[[International community]] | ||
| + | *[[Transnationalism]] | ||
| + | *[[World community]] | ||
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Internationalism is a political movement which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation among nations for the theoretical benefit of all. Partisans of this movement, such as supporters of the World Federalist Movement, claim that nations should cooperate because their long-term mutual interests are of greater value than their individual short term needs.
Internationalism is by nature opposed to ultranationalism, jingoism, realism and national chauvinism. Internationalism teaches that the people of all nations have more in common than they do differences, and thus that nations should treat each other as equals. The term internationalism is often wrongly used as a synonym for cosmopolitanism. 'Cosmopolitanist' is also sometimes used as a term of abuse for internationalists. Internationalism is not necessarily anti-nationalism, as in the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.
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See also
- Anti-nationalism
- Cosmopolitanism
- Cross-culturalism
- Global Citizens Movement
- Global justice
- Global village
- Globalisation
- International community
- Transnationalism
- World community
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