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associationalism
A political project. It is argued that if we follow a simple idea there
will be considerable gains. This is that, ‘human welfare and liberty are
both best served when as many of the affairs of a society as possible are
managed by voluntary and democratically self-governing associations’ (Hirst
1993: 112).
Sometimes known as ‘associationalism’, this notion ‘gives priority to
freedom in its scale of values, but it contends that such freedom can only
be pursued effectively if individuals join with their fellows’ (Hirst 1993:
112).
 Early
adult education activists such as James Hole were strong associationalists,
but it was through the work of
Mary Parker Follett
that it reached a significant number of social and educational
activists
Follett's work deeply
influenced a number of the pioneers of educational settlements and
community centres
in the UK.
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