Actionism vs Activism - What's the difference?
actionism | activism |
Viennese Actionism, a school of art which started in Vienna, Austria
a term used by Theodor W. Adorno to refer to 1960s Radicals
English words suffixed with -ism The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
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As nouns the difference between actionism and activism
is that actionism is an excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence while activism is the practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.As a proper noun Actionism
is viennese Actionism, a school of art which started in Vienna, Austria.actionism
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(-)activism
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(wikipedia activism)Noun
(en noun)Can China clean up fast enough?, passage=That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.}}