reformism is political doctrines aiming at improving the existing, economic and social structures, by progressive legal modifications, rather than by a Révolution.

Political reformism

The Socialisme reformist was defined by Eduard Bernstein (1850-1922) which considered that the abolition of the Capitalisme and introduction of the Socialisme would be done not by the revolution but by a series of reforms.

In 1959, the German social democrat party (SPD) assumes its line " réformiste" while breaking with the Marxism at the time of its congress of Bad Godesberg. Currently, those which are asserted some aim to the peaceful and democratic seizure of power by the left and count on the law to carry a social transformation within the framework of capitalism.

In France, socialism reformist would have been theorized by Jean Jaurès, then by Leon Blum, which implemented it of 1936 to 1938 when he was president of the council. These two members of SFIO said themselves however revolutionary.

Today in France the " left réformiste" is incarnated by various parties like the Greens, the left wing of the Socialist party, or to a lesser extent the French Communist party.

Trade-union reformism

See Trade unionism reformist

Religious reformism

Within Christianity, the principal elements reformists are the Protestant Réforme, the liberal Protestantisme, the liberal Catholicisme, the radical interpretation and the liturgical Mouvement.

Islam lived a reformism at the XIXe century with the appearance of the Wahhabisme. The Judaïsme reformed is a branch of the Judaism which tries to adapt to the modern world.

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