municipalism

[myoo-nis-uh-puh-liz-uhm]

noun

1. the principle or system of home rule by a municipality.

2. advocacy of such a principle or system.

Other Word Forms

• municipalist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of municipalism¹

First recorded in 1850–55; municipal + -ism

Example Sentences

These include, for example, the Transition Movement, which is attempting to regenerate the commons and make European cities carbon-neutral, and the municipalism movement, which is creating a network of Fearless Cities, among them Barcelona, Valparaiso, Madrid and Athens, to provide secure environments for refugees and migrants.

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The YPG follows the ideology of the PKK’s imprisoned founder, Abdullah Ocalan, which is heavily influenced by the American anarchist philosopher Murray Bookchin and his writings on “libertarian municipalism.”

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This new municipalism has manifested itself in the mutual aid groups that have sprouted from London to Washington to deliver aid to front-line workers and economically vulnerable people who have been failed by the government.

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Citing Öcalan’s Bookchin-derived model of “libertarian municipalism,” the YPG maintained that it did not seek a new state, but to challenge the very idea of the nation-state itself.

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He sees the campaigns as part of a “new municipalism” movement reshaping politics in cities as diverse as Barcelona in Spain, Jackson in Mississippi and Valparaiso in Chile – their organisers often driven at least in part by concerns over climate change.

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