Communalism may refer to: *

African communalism African communalism or African communitarianism refers to the traditional manner in which rural areas of Africa have functioned historically. In Africa, society existed for decades without formal hierarchies and equal access to resources for all in ...

, a system of interdependence in rural Africa * Christian communism, form of religious communism based on Christianity *

Communalism (Bookchin) Murray Bookchin (; January 14, 1921 – July 30, 2006) was an American social theorist, author, orator, historian, and political philosopher. Influenced by G. W. F. Hegel, Karl Marx, and Peter Kropotkin, he was a pioneer in the environmental ...

, a theory of government in which autonomous communities form confederations * , a historical method that follows the development of communities *

Communalism (South Asia) Communal violence is a form of violence that is perpetrated across ethnic group, ethnic or Communalism (South Asia), communal lines, where the violent parties feel solidarity for their respective groups and victims are chosen based upon group memb ...

, violence across ethnic or communal boundaries *

Intentional community An intentional community is a voluntary residential community designed to foster a high degree of group cohesiveness, social cohesion and teamwork. Such communities typically promote shared values or beliefs, or pursue a common vision, wh ...

, a planned, socially-cohesive, residential community * Medieval communalism, a system of mutual allegiance and defense between cities in the European Middle Ages * Municipalism, governance by a region's local administrative division *

Democratic confederalism Democratic confederalism (), also known as Kurdish communalism, Öcalanism, or Apoism, is a political concept theorized by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan about a system of democratic self-organization with the features o ...

, otherwise known as Kurdish communalism

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