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{{Infobox political party
{{Region icon Kylaris}} [[Category:Chanda]]  [[Category:Politics of Chanda]]
| colorcode = #ED3237
{{Infobox political party  
| name = Satrian Section of the Workers' International
|name = Birlikism
| native_name = सेक्शन इंटरनेशनल का सैट्रियन कर्मी<br><small> Seknā Īntaraneshanal kā Saṭrīyan Karmī</small>
|native_name = 𑐧𑐶𑐬‎𑐮𑐶𑐎  <br>''Birlik''
| abbreviation = SSWI (official)
|logo = [[File:Sun and Arrows.svg|150px]]
| logo = [[File:SSWI Satria logo.png|150px]]
|colorcode =
| founder = [[Sheru Ramprasad]]
|founder =
| founded = {{ubl|18 April 1920 (as the Satrian Section of the Workers' International)|2 February 1934 (split from Ajahadyan branch)}}
|leader1_title =  
| split = [[Satrian Section of the Workers' International]]
|leader1_name =
| first_secretary = [[Bishnu Paudel]]
|leader2_title =
| presidium = Secretariat of the Satrian Section of the Workers' International
|leader2_name =  
| headquarters = Nadipatnam
|founded =  
| newspaper =  
| merger =  
| ideology = {{ubl| [[People's socialism]]
|headquarters =  
| {{•}} [[Council republic|Councilism]]
|student_wing = 
| {{}} {{wp|Democratic socialism}}
|newspaper =  
| {{}} {{wp|Market socialism}}
|youth_wing =
| {{}} {{wp|Workplace democracy}}
|ideology = [[Chanda|Chandan nationalism]]<br>{{wp|Cultural nationalism}}<br>{{wp|Multiculturalism}}<br>[[Birlikism#Economics|Chandan socialism]]<br>{{wp|Militarism}} <br>{{wp|Corporatism}}<br>{{wp|Guided democracy}}<br>{{wp|Republicanism}}  
}}
|position = {{wp|Right-wing}} (social) <br> {{wp|Syncretic politics|Syncretic}} (economic)
| position = {{wp|Left-wing politics|Left-wing}}<br/>'''Factions:'''<br/>{{wp|Centre-left politics|Centre-left}} to {{wp|Far-left politics|far-left}}
|national =
| regional =  
|international =  
| international = [[Congress of the Workers' International]]
|membership =
| anthem = {{Wp|Qadam Qadam Badhaye Ja|Keep Stepping, Stepping Forward}}<br>[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uu-jnFvU0w|190px]]
|colors =  
| youth_wing = League of Youth of the Revolution
|seats1_title =  
| wing1_title = Labour wing
|seats1 =  
| wing1 = Federation of Labour Organisations
|flag =  
| wing2_title = Armed wing
|symbol =  
| wing2 = [[Army of the Socialist Revolution]]
|website =  
| wing3_title = International wing
|country = }}
| wing3 = [[Congress of Satrian Socialists]]
'''Birlikism''' ([[Chandan language|Chandan]]: '''𑐧𑐶𑐬‎𑐮𑐶𑐎''', ''Birlik'', lit. "oneness") is a Chandan {{wp|political ideology}} formed from the syncretism of [[Chanda|Chandan]] {{wp|nationalism|nationalist}} movements that first arose during the independence of the [[West Shalegho Commandery]] in 1935. Unlike similar ideologies, Birlikism is a general set of ideals rather than a detailed set of principles and theories. The implementation of Birlikism in Chanda has differed greatly, but the country's ideology has been described as a mix of {{wp|nationalism}}, {{wp|militarism}}, and {{wp|corporatism}}.
| slogan = Serve the People
| symbol =
| state = Arthasthan
| flag = Flag of the Communist (Maoist) Party of Afghanistan.svg
}}
The '''Satrian Section of the Workers' International''' (SSWI) ({{wp|Bhojpuri language|Samundrese}}: सेक्शन इंटरनेशनल का सैट्रियन कर्मी, ''Seknā Īntaraneshanal kā Saṭrīyan Karmī''), commonly known as the '''Satrian Section''', is a is an umbrella group of socialist  organisations centered in [[Arthasthan]], although it has branches across [[Satria]]. The Section claims to be the legitimate Section for [[Satria]] rather than its [[Satrian Section of the Workers' International (Anti-Revisionist)|Ajahadyan counterpart]]. The SSWI's claim is recognized by the [[Congress of the Workers' International]] and the [[Association for International Socialism]].  


The SSWI originates from a 1934 split in the original Satrian Section of the Workers' International between the Ajahadyan and Arthani factions. Led by [[Sheru Ramprasad]], the Section was one of the main forces behind the anti-colonial movement in Satria. At the onset of the [[Solarian War]], forces allied with the Section known as the National Liberation Army, fought against [[Etruria]] forces. The Satrian Section declared the formation of the [[Satrian Commandery]] in 1944, but it wouldn't until after the [[Coian Evacuation]] that it achieved ''de jure'' independence. The Section would rule the Commandery until its reorganisation into the [[Arthasthan|United Socialist Republics of Arthasthan]] in 1967. The Section integrated itself into the structure of the new government, and gradually subsumed many of its functions. Today the Section functions as part of the federal government and as the {{wp|Party conference|primary political forum}} for its member organisations.
Birlikism promotes the formation of a pan-Chandan national identity based upon an adaptation of {{wp|Socialist patriotism|socialist patriotism}} and the legacy of the [[West Shalegho Commandery]]. It opposes the existence of ethnic nationalism, instead promoting social cohesion and cultural harmony between ethnic groups. In order to implement these ideals, the ideology supports the creation of a {{wp|united front}} of Chanda's ethnic groups to govern the country. It promotes an {{wp|Ethnic federalism|ethnic federal}} to govern the country. Birlikism promotes a socialist and {{wp|National syndicalism|national syndicalist}} economy to unite the people of Chanda and develop the country. Birlikism espouses corporatism and thus aims to mediate tensions between the classes of society through corporatist political institutions.  
 
The SSWI is described by the Arthani government as "the political base of people's power" as it operates through mass participation and popular mobilisation. It has a significant role in society by promoting national unity and ethnic and religious harmony. The Section revolves around a hierarchical system of councils from the local level to the federal level, collectively known as the Pyramid, which are organized on the basis of [[Council republic|councilism]] where each council elects the next-highest council. In addition, the Section's member organisations play a major role in the Section by conducting the Section's programs and policies. Representatives from its state councils and organisations  meet at the annual [[National Section Congress of the Satrian Section of the Workers' International (Arthasthan)|National Section Council]] to determine policy and elect officials. The Congress elects the Secretariat which governs the Section when it is not in session. The Secretariat is led by the [[First Secretary of the Satrian Section of the Workers' International (Arthasthan)|First Secretary]], who is the leader of the Section and organises the Section's administration. 
 
The Section is committed to socialism and continues to participate in the [[Congress of the Workers' International]]. According to the Section's constitution, the SSWI follows the principle of [[People's socialism]], which combines [[Culture of Arthasthan|Arthani culture]], [[Council republic|councilism]], {{wp|left-wing nationalism}}, and {{wp|Market economy|market based ideals}} into an ideology that the Section claims can guide the country to socialism. It importantly claims that Arthasthan has not yet achieved socialism and is in the process of building the basis for a future socialist system.
==History==
==History==
==Ideology==
[[File:Erkin Shaykhov.jpg|155px|thumb|right|[[Nurlan Sabir]], member of the [[Five Leaders of Chanda]] who significantly influenced to Birlik thought.]]
==Organisation==
Birlikism traces its origins to {{wp|Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist}} sentiment when the region was a part of the [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire]]. Various nationalist militias rose up during the [[Chandan War of Independence]] before they were integrated into the [[People's Liberation Army of Chanda]] who controlled the [[West Shalegho Commandery]]. Nevertheless, nationalistic feelings continued to grow as an alternative to the Pardal's pan-Coian ideology. Nevertheless, the Pardals promoted an inclusive multiethnic identity based upon socialist solidarity, declaring the ''birlik'' or "the oneness" of the people united to defend the Pardal cause. Birlikism would derive its fundamental principles, and its name, from this concept.  
The organisational structure of the Section is based upon [[Council republic|councilist]] principles like other [[Congress of the Workers' International|Sections of the Workers' International]]. The Section is organized in a hierarchical and pyramidal system of councils, known as the Pyramid (Pirmiḍ), where a council elects the members of a council the next tier up, who then elects the next tier. The Councilist system is designed to ensure that all tiers of the Satrian Section, from its local councils to the national council, is ultimately accountable to its grassroots party membership. In general Section Councils operate by {{wp|Consensus democracy|consensus}} and {{wp|Collective leadership}}.


[[File:SSWI structure.png|290px|thumb|left|The SSWI's structure; red arrows denote the appointment or election of members, green denotes oversight.]]
Beginning in the 1940s, many Chandans grew increasingly disillusioned with the Pardal ideology, especially the goal to create a pan-Coian state. As a result infighting in the [[West Shalegho Commandery]] and the PLA began between various factions. In turn the previous nationalist ideologies began to be adopted by an increasing number of Chandan intellectuals including the members of the PLA. Some of these members included [[Abdug'ani Yoʻldosh]], [[Nurlan Sabir]], [[Inomjon Alikhan]], [[Wu Khar]], and [[Kadri Badi]] together known as the [[Five Leaders of Chanda]]. The five men agreed that the Commandery no longer could fully serve the people of Chanda, and believed in the establishment of a republic. Influenced by the [[Imaharism|Imaharist]] concept of republicanism they embraced more authoritarian methods of rule.
===Section Councils===
==Doctrine==
The lowest level of the Satrian Section are its Neighbourhood or Village Section Councils (NVSCs), which are directly controlled by the party's {{wp|grassroots}} membership. Under the councilist system, the Section ultimately derives its political power from these councils. The Councils function as a open political forum where the Section's member participate in the political process through {{wp|direct democracy}}. These section councils themselves consist of members from local subcouncils. The type of subcouncils vary across the country, but the most common ones are subcouncils of {{wp|Blue-collar worker|blue collar}} workplaces, subcouncils of {{wp|White-collar worker|white collar}} workplaces, and subcouncils of residential complexes. These councils collectively serve to ensure that the Satrian Section is tied to its grassroots and that the party can exert its influence at the local level.  
===Social===
The central concept of Birlikism is the creation of a pan-Chandan national identity. Birlik thought places the creation and continuation of a Chandan national identity as essential to the country's continued existence as an independent state. The Five Leaders sought to establish an national identity by adapting the {{wp|Socialist patriotism|socialist patriotism}} promoted by the Pardals into a pan-Chandan nationalism that could unite Chanda's culturally and religiously diverse population. They argued that since Chandan nationalism is a {{wp|pan-nationalism|pan-nationalist}} ideology it would unite people into a common cause instead of dividing them. Furthermore it adopted the {{wp|Marxism|Nemtsovite}} concept of {{wp|National liberation (Marxism)|national liberation}} to argue that the Chandan people had to be united to defend against foreign imperialism.  


Subdivision Section Councils (SSCs) operate in every administrative subdivision of Arthasthan; State, Division, and District. A Subdivision Section Council consists of members from various subcouncils that operate in government institutions, organisations, and businesses at the council's tier. Unlike NVSCs, these Section Councils serve to determine party policy at their tier and report news and other information to a higher tier. The members of each council are representatives elected by the members of the council of the tier below, which continue to the Section grassroots. A delegate is recallable at any time by their sending council and must vote as directed by their council. Rotation of delegates are be mandatory, and delegates would be required to return to their sending councils frequently.    
Birlik nationalism explicitly rejects any kind of {{wp|ethnic nationalism}}, labeling it as {{wp|Bourgeois nationalism|bourgeois nationalism}} and declaring it unworkable for Chanda's multiracial and multicultural society. Instead it promotes the multi-ethnic cultural unity of the people, and defines ethnic groups as "sub-divisions" of the Chandan people. Abdug'ani Yoʻldosh wrote in 1937 that "Chanda is of many races, languages, religions and cultures; to center an identity on any one would only serve to divide our country." As a result, he and other members of the Group vehemently opposed support of ethnic nationalism and especially separatism by any ethnic group. They believed that only with a single purpose, the country could achieve prosperity and defend its independence.


The highest tier of the Satrian Section in [[Arthasthan]] consists of the [[National Section Council of the Satrian Section of the Workers' International (Ramprasadist)|National Section Council]], which functions as the organisation's legislative body, and the [[Secretariat of the Satrian Section of the Workers' International (Ramprasadist)|Secretariat]], which functions as the Section's highest organisational and administrative body. The Secretariat is oversees other party institutions such as [[Congress of the Satrian Section of the Workers' International (Ramprasadist)|Section Congress]], the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and the Central Military Commission.
Another major component of Chandan nationalism is multiculturalism, as a united identity requires that there be no conflict between the diverse people of Chanda. It seeks to prevent ethnic tension by placing the state as the active guarantor and protector of it. In 1938, Yoʻldosh wrote, "to secure multiculturalism, the new Republic must guarantee the principles of freedom, equality, and equal representation." The principle of freedom is the basis that all the people of Chanda are able to express their own culture without facing restriction by the state or prejudice by their fellow citizens. Equality refers to the principle that all the cultures and religions of Chanda are of equal worth so they are all equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law. Next, representation establishes the principle that the peoples of Chanda are entitled to fair representation in Chandan society. The latter principle is achieved through {{wp|corporatism|corporatist}} ideals such as functional constituencies in legislative bodies and diverse regulatory institutions.


According to the SSWI's constitution the National Section Council (NSC) is the highest deliberative and decision-making body of the party and functions as its ''de facto'' {{wp|party conference}} and {{wp|legislature|legislative body}}. The Council consists of around 50 representatives elected by Arthasthan's State Section Councils. The NSC is the top forum for national debate and decision-making about policy direction and issues that effects the entire Satrian Section. The NSC examines reports sent by Subdivision Section Councils to inform itself about issues effecting the party and to inform policy decisions and debate. Its last major role is to elect the members of the Secretariat and to approve further appointments made by them.
The last major component of this Chandan nationalism was its emphasis on militarism. It places the survival of Chanda on the state being able to defend the nation's sovereignty from external threats and secure internal stability from internal threats. It argues that Chandan independence and security can only be accomplished by a sufficiently militarized and orderly society that is united under Birlikist principles. A major concept within Birlikist militarism, is the concept of ''dual function'', which holds the idea that the armed forces should assist in maintaining Chanda’s political and social order as well as its territorial cohesion. Nurlan Sabir argued in a speech in 1951, that "a total people's defence is the ultimate goal of the Republic, where the military is completely dedicated to the strength and prosperity of Chanda". What roles the military should fulfill varied among the Five Leaders, but they universally agreed the military should focus on construction, especially of {{wp|public works}}. Despite the integration of the military into domestic affairs, they opposed the creation of a {{wp|military dictatorship}} or any kind of control over the civilian government. Rather they believed that the military should have a degree of independence from the government and they should only be given fair representation in the government, following corporatist ideals.
===Secretariat===
The Secretariat is the Section's executive body that serves as the {{wp|collective leadership|collective}} head of the organisation. The Secretariat has an important role in setting the agenda of the Section's national institutions  and the implementation of the decisions of these bodies. The NSC consists of nine elected officials and various appointed officials, led by the [[First Secretary of the Satrian Section of the Workers' International (Ramprasadist)|First Secretary]]. The body functions as a {{wp|Cabinet (government)|Cabinet}}, with its members tasked with overseeing certain aspects of the organisation. The Secretariat's main duties include the daily administration of the Satrian Section, the implementation of Section policy as decided by the NSC, and appointment of officials in other party institutions. Although the Secretariat in theory is solely an administrative body, in reality it wields significant influence over the Satrian Section's institutions, and functions as the Section's leadership.


The First Secretary of the SSWI is the chairperson of the Secretariat and the head of the Satrian Section of the Workers' International. The Section's constitution establishes the position as the party's {{wp|chief administrative officer|head administrator}}, {{wp|commander in chief}}, and {{wp|diplomat|chief diplomat}} to Arthasthan and the world. The First Secretary's duties include overseeing the activities and duties of the Secretariat, attending sessions of Section institutions, commanding the party's armed wing the [[Army of the Socialist Revolution]] and other {{wp|paramilitary|paramilitaries}}, and consulting with Arthansthan's civilian leaders. The First Secretary's power is broad, but in reality, power is shared with the Secretariat, which makes decisions by {{wp|Consensus decision-making|consensus}}.
===Political===
[To be reworked]
===Economic===
Birlikism promotes its own interpretation of socialism, which it claims is adapted for Chanda's unique cultural and economic situation. It promotes a united trans-class society while opposing individual-class-based societies such as bourgeois or proletarian societies. Birlikism opposes class conflict and espouses {{wp|corporatism}} and thus aims to mediate tensions between the classes of society, with the state responsible for assigning with negotiating between managers and workers. The ideology views the main purpose of Birlik socialism is to promote {{wp|Equity (economics)|economic equality}}, which would help achieve a unified Chandan society. The goal of creating a {{wp|classless society}} found in traditional socialism is only mentioned in Birlik thought in the context of unifying Chanda's people. It opposes the  {{wp|Nationalization|confiscation}} of {{wp|private property}}, the seizure of the {{wp|means of production}}, some aspects of {{wp|class conflict}}, and {{wp|Proletarian internationalism|leftist internationalism}}. Instead it embraces the principles of {{wp|common ownership}}, {{wp|distributism}}, and {{wp|Class collaboration|class cooperation}}.  


==Affiliated organisations==
Birlikism rejects {{wp|capitalism}}, denouncing it as an individualist economy run by the international bourgeoisie. Furthermore it rejects {{wp|state socialism}}, arguing that the state would only subjugate the worker to an inefficient means of managing the economy. Instead it promotes {{wp|national syndicalism}} combined with socialist and market principles, known as the Peoples' Economy. Although the ideology does not elaborate further, it promotes the idea of "patriotic" organisations with significant liberty over implementing economic policy while remaining accountable to the people and the government. The structure of these organizations were never described in detail, but Alikhan argued for {{wp|Cooperative|cooperatives}} governed by its {{wp|Worker cooperative|workers}} and its {{wp|Consumers' co-operative|consumers}}.
===Cultural organisations===
{{ubl|  
| {{•}} League of Youth of the Revolution
| {{}} League of Women of the Revolution
| {{}} Association of Honorary Retired Persons
}}
===Labor organisations===
{{ubl| Federation of Labour Organisations
| {{•}} All-Nation Federation of Labor Unions
| {{•}} All-Nation Service Workers' Union
| {{•}} Arthani Agriculture Organization
}}
===Political organisation===
{{ubl| [[Representatives of the Socialist Revolution]]
| {{•}} Arthani Subsection (Anti-Revisionist)
| {{•}} Arthani Subsection (Ramprasadist)
| {{•}} Arthani Subsection (Progressive)
| {{•}} Followers Congress
| {{•}} Arthani Movement to Socialism
| {{•}} Prosperity
}}


===Economic organisations===
The partial rejection of {{wp|class conflict}} is another concept divergent from traditional leftist thought. To a certain extent, Birlik economics has a less hostile view of the bourgeoisie in Chandan society, than traditional socialism. It views the Chandan bourgeoisie as {{wp|petite bourgeoisie}} who were exploited by Xiaodongese imperialism and thus were an oppressed class. It still opposes the rest of the bourgeoisie and views the [[Xiaodong|Xiaodongese]] as a fundamentally "''haute'' bourgeoisie society" who exploited the people of Coius for millennia. To resist their influence, the ideology promotes the idea of a {{wp|united front}} consisting of the petite bourgeoisie along with the working class, peasantry, and the intelligentsia.
{{ubl|  
| {{•}} [[Arthani Rural Advancement Commission]]
| {{•}} [[People's Rural Bank]]
}}
===Armed groups===
{{ubl|  
| {{•}} [[Army of the Socialist Revolution]]
| {{•}} [[People's Armed Civil Forces]]
}}
===Religious organisations===
{{ubl|
| {{•}} Patriotic Truth Association 
| {{•}} Council of Followers
}}
==International branches==
'''{{flag|Ajahadya}}'''<br>
Ajahadyan Subsection (1946-1953) (banned)<br>
People's Liberation Army (1975-1993) (banned)<br>
===Baekjeong===
Vijayla Subsection (1946-1953) (banned)<br>


The current Vijaylan Subsection of the Satrian Section of the Workers' International was reformed in Baekjeong in 1985 following a warming of relations between Baekjeong and Senrian-aligned Satrian states, chief among them Arthasthan. After the conclusion of the Third Satrian War, Baekjeong reclaimed its lands lost to Ajahadya in the Dakian War. This more than doubled the number of ethnic Satrians living in the country and posed a major security concern for Ogbei, given the intensity of the Satrian Insurgencies in decades past. Rather than continue the prior crackdowns and repression of Satrian culture, Baekjeong instead implemented a policy of reconciliation and mediation with its Satrian citizens. One of the earliest concessions granted was to allow the Satrian Section of the Workers' International to reform its Vijaylan branch as a political club and union.
However Birlikism recognizes that including the petite bourgeoisie in a Birlikist front, would continue exploitation between them and the rest of the classes. To end exploitation, Birlik socialism promotes a {{wp|Tripartism|tripartite}} model that would establish fair {{wp|Labour_law|labor regulations}} and strong {{wp|Collective_bargaining|collective bargaining}} for workers. Furthermore It supports an expansive {{wp|welfare state}} implemented by various social programs.


The Eunyeon Compact of 1991 reaffirmed the right of the SSWI and its Subsection to exist as a unique ethnic union that represented workers of Vijayalan and Bumite heritage, the only union granted such a right. The first Subsection-affiliated assemblyman, Lee Sanjib, was elected in 1987. Following the 2004 elections, the Vijaylan Subsection was officially recognized as the ninth largest union in Baekjeong, allowing its registered members to elect seven assemblymen to union-reserved seats. As of the most recent 2019 elections, the SSWI has maintained its position as the ninth largest union, commanding seven union assemblymen, four directly elected assemblymen, and two provincial assemblymen for a total of thirteen seats out of four hundred in the Cheonrim Assembly. Membership has been on the rise, particularly in Western Bumayla, and it is predicted that in the next provincial election cycle, SSWI-VS-affiliated legislators will form a majority in two of the three local assemblies. Today the Vijaylan Subsection is the largest organisation affiliated with the Satrian Section outside of Arthasthan.   
==Implementation in Chanda==
<br>'''{{flag|Gulbistan}}'''<br>
==Criticism==
Tobadad-Dakpesh Subsection (1946-1960) (banned)<br>
==See Also==
'''{{flag|Padaratha}}'''<br>
* [[Imaharism]]
Padarathan Subsection (banned)<br>
* [[National Principlism]]
'''{{flag|Rajyaghar }}'''<br>
* [[Sattarism]]
Rajyani Subsection (banned)<br>
[[Category:Arthasthan]] [[Category:Socialism (Kylaris)]] [[Category:Politics of Arthasthan]]

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Birlikism

𑐧𑐶𑐬‎𑐮𑐶𑐎
Birlik
IdeologyChandan nationalism
Cultural nationalism
Multiculturalism
Chandan socialism
Militarism
Corporatism
Guided democracy
Republicanism
Political positionRight-wing (social)
Syncretic (economic)

Birlikism (Chandan: 𑐧𑐶𑐬‎𑐮𑐶𑐎, Birlik, lit. "oneness") is a Chandan political ideology formed from the syncretism of Chandan nationalist movements that first arose during the independence of the West Shalegho Commandery in 1935. Unlike similar ideologies, Birlikism is a general set of ideals rather than a detailed set of principles and theories. The implementation of Birlikism in Chanda has differed greatly, but the country's ideology has been described as a mix of nationalism, militarism, and corporatism.

Birlikism promotes the formation of a pan-Chandan national identity based upon an adaptation of socialist patriotism and the legacy of the West Shalegho Commandery. It opposes the existence of ethnic nationalism, instead promoting social cohesion and cultural harmony between ethnic groups. In order to implement these ideals, the ideology supports the creation of a united front of Chanda's ethnic groups to govern the country. It promotes an ethnic federal to govern the country. Birlikism promotes a socialist and national syndicalist economy to unite the people of Chanda and develop the country. Birlikism espouses corporatism and thus aims to mediate tensions between the classes of society through corporatist political institutions.

History

Nurlan Sabir, member of the Five Leaders of Chanda who significantly influenced to Birlik thought.

Birlikism traces its origins to anti-imperialist sentiment when the region was a part of the Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire. Various nationalist militias rose up during the Chandan War of Independence before they were integrated into the People's Liberation Army of Chanda who controlled the West Shalegho Commandery. Nevertheless, nationalistic feelings continued to grow as an alternative to the Pardal's pan-Coian ideology. Nevertheless, the Pardals promoted an inclusive multiethnic identity based upon socialist solidarity, declaring the birlik or "the oneness" of the people united to defend the Pardal cause. Birlikism would derive its fundamental principles, and its name, from this concept.

Beginning in the 1940s, many Chandans grew increasingly disillusioned with the Pardal ideology, especially the goal to create a pan-Coian state. As a result infighting in the West Shalegho Commandery and the PLA began between various factions. In turn the previous nationalist ideologies began to be adopted by an increasing number of Chandan intellectuals including the members of the PLA. Some of these members included Abdug'ani Yoʻldosh, Nurlan Sabir, Inomjon Alikhan, Wu Khar, and Kadri Badi together known as the Five Leaders of Chanda. The five men agreed that the Commandery no longer could fully serve the people of Chanda, and believed in the establishment of a republic. Influenced by the Imaharist concept of republicanism they embraced more authoritarian methods of rule.

Doctrine

Social

The central concept of Birlikism is the creation of a pan-Chandan national identity. Birlik thought places the creation and continuation of a Chandan national identity as essential to the country's continued existence as an independent state. The Five Leaders sought to establish an national identity by adapting the socialist patriotism promoted by the Pardals into a pan-Chandan nationalism that could unite Chanda's culturally and religiously diverse population. They argued that since Chandan nationalism is a pan-nationalist ideology it would unite people into a common cause instead of dividing them. Furthermore it adopted the Nemtsovite concept of national liberation to argue that the Chandan people had to be united to defend against foreign imperialism.

Birlik nationalism explicitly rejects any kind of ethnic nationalism, labeling it as bourgeois nationalism and declaring it unworkable for Chanda's multiracial and multicultural society. Instead it promotes the multi-ethnic cultural unity of the people, and defines ethnic groups as "sub-divisions" of the Chandan people. Abdug'ani Yoʻldosh wrote in 1937 that "Chanda is of many races, languages, religions and cultures; to center an identity on any one would only serve to divide our country." As a result, he and other members of the Group vehemently opposed support of ethnic nationalism and especially separatism by any ethnic group. They believed that only with a single purpose, the country could achieve prosperity and defend its independence.

Another major component of Chandan nationalism is multiculturalism, as a united identity requires that there be no conflict between the diverse people of Chanda. It seeks to prevent ethnic tension by placing the state as the active guarantor and protector of it. In 1938, Yoʻldosh wrote, "to secure multiculturalism, the new Republic must guarantee the principles of freedom, equality, and equal representation." The principle of freedom is the basis that all the people of Chanda are able to express their own culture without facing restriction by the state or prejudice by their fellow citizens. Equality refers to the principle that all the cultures and religions of Chanda are of equal worth so they are all equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law. Next, representation establishes the principle that the peoples of Chanda are entitled to fair representation in Chandan society. The latter principle is achieved through corporatist ideals such as functional constituencies in legislative bodies and diverse regulatory institutions.

The last major component of this Chandan nationalism was its emphasis on militarism. It places the survival of Chanda on the state being able to defend the nation's sovereignty from external threats and secure internal stability from internal threats. It argues that Chandan independence and security can only be accomplished by a sufficiently militarized and orderly society that is united under Birlikist principles. A major concept within Birlikist militarism, is the concept of dual function, which holds the idea that the armed forces should assist in maintaining Chanda’s political and social order as well as its territorial cohesion. Nurlan Sabir argued in a speech in 1951, that "a total people's defence is the ultimate goal of the Republic, where the military is completely dedicated to the strength and prosperity of Chanda". What roles the military should fulfill varied among the Five Leaders, but they universally agreed the military should focus on construction, especially of public works. Despite the integration of the military into domestic affairs, they opposed the creation of a military dictatorship or any kind of control over the civilian government. Rather they believed that the military should have a degree of independence from the government and they should only be given fair representation in the government, following corporatist ideals.

Political

[To be reworked]

Economic

Birlikism promotes its own interpretation of socialism, which it claims is adapted for Chanda's unique cultural and economic situation. It promotes a united trans-class society while opposing individual-class-based societies such as bourgeois or proletarian societies. Birlikism opposes class conflict and espouses corporatism and thus aims to mediate tensions between the classes of society, with the state responsible for assigning with negotiating between managers and workers. The ideology views the main purpose of Birlik socialism is to promote economic equality, which would help achieve a unified Chandan society. The goal of creating a classless society found in traditional socialism is only mentioned in Birlik thought in the context of unifying Chanda's people. It opposes the confiscation of private property, the seizure of the means of production, some aspects of class conflict, and leftist internationalism. Instead it embraces the principles of common ownership, distributism, and class cooperation.

Birlikism rejects capitalism, denouncing it as an individualist economy run by the international bourgeoisie. Furthermore it rejects state socialism, arguing that the state would only subjugate the worker to an inefficient means of managing the economy. Instead it promotes national syndicalism combined with socialist and market principles, known as the Peoples' Economy. Although the ideology does not elaborate further, it promotes the idea of "patriotic" organisations with significant liberty over implementing economic policy while remaining accountable to the people and the government. The structure of these organizations were never described in detail, but Alikhan argued for cooperatives governed by its workers and its consumers.

The partial rejection of class conflict is another concept divergent from traditional leftist thought. To a certain extent, Birlik economics has a less hostile view of the bourgeoisie in Chandan society, than traditional socialism. It views the Chandan bourgeoisie as petite bourgeoisie who were exploited by Xiaodongese imperialism and thus were an oppressed class. It still opposes the rest of the bourgeoisie and views the Xiaodongese as a fundamentally "haute bourgeoisie society" who exploited the people of Coius for millennia. To resist their influence, the ideology promotes the idea of a united front consisting of the petite bourgeoisie along with the working class, peasantry, and the intelligentsia.

However Birlikism recognizes that including the petite bourgeoisie in a Birlikist front, would continue exploitation between them and the rest of the classes. To end exploitation, Birlik socialism promotes a tripartite model that would establish fair labor regulations and strong collective bargaining for workers. Furthermore It supports an expansive welfare state implemented by various social programs.

Implementation in Chanda

Criticism

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