Social movements and communes have, thus far, been studied in isolation; however, they are connected via social movement tactics and confrontations with the state. Communalism as a social movement is also explored. Do communes fill strategic purposes within a social movement’s struggle? Communes influence society, making them innately political and strategic. A challenge to the dominant social structure and government, communes are viewed as internally focused without relation to the social and political systems that surround them. Sometimes seen as halfway houses, communes can act as safe spaces and incubators for strategy, organization building, and vision. Prefigurative politics also plays a role when it comes to social movements and communes. The author’s methodology is a literature review on social movements and communes
