When Was Collectivism Developed?

The earliest modern, influential expression of collectivist ideas in the West is in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Du contrat social, of 1762 (see social contract), in which it is argued that the individual finds his true being and freedom only in submission to the “general will” of the community.

What is collectivism in history?

1 : a political or economic theory advocating collective control especially over production and distribution also : a system marked by such control. 2 : emphasis on collective rather than individual action or identity.

Who came up with collectivism and individualism?

Individualism and collectivism was one of the five dimensions proposed by Dutch social psychologist Geert Hofstede in his landmark study Culture's Consequence (1980). Hofstede, who was working with IBM at the time, came across a treasure trove of data from different IBM groups in more than 50 countries.