What is Communitarianism? Who is Amitai Etzioni?

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Amitai Etzioni, born Werner Falk, 4 January 1929) is an Israeli and American sociologist, best known for his work on socioeconomics and communitarianism. He founded the Communitarian Network, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to supporting the moral, social, and political foundations of society.

He was called the "guru" of the communitarian movement in the early 1990s, and he established the Communitarian Network to disseminate the movement's ideas. His writings argue for a carefully crafted balance between individual rights and social responsibilities, and between autonomy and order, in social structure. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitai_Etzioni

In other words, the rights of the individual are superseded by the rights of the community. This philosophical idea is what is driving the Agenda 2100 implementation. Sustainable development, etc.

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