Reform Movement redirects here. For specific organizations by that name, see Reform Movement (disambiguation)

Reform Movement (disambiguation)

Reform Movement can refer to:* Reform Movement , a political party* Reform Movement , a political party* Reform Movement , a political party...

A reform movement is a kind of social movement

Social movement

Social movements are a type of group action. They are large informal groupings of individuals or organizations focused on specific political or social issues, in other words, on carrying out, resisting or undoing a social change....

 that aims to make gradual change, or change in certain aspects of society

Society

A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...

, rather than rapid or fundamental changes. A reform movement is distinguished from more radical social movements such as revolutionary movement

Revolutionary movement

Revolutionary movement is a specific type of social movement dedicated to carrying out a revolution. Charles Tilly defines it as a social movement advancing exclusive competing claims to control of the state, or some segment of it. An example of a revolutionary movement is the Armenian...

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Reformists' ideas are often grounded in liberalism

Liberalism

Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...

, although they may be rooted in socialist (specifically, Social democratic) or religious concepts.