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Leviathan Movement

Leviathan Movement is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Leviathan Movement rather than just read about it. In short: The Leviathan Movement (Serbian: Покрет Левијатан, romanised: Pokret Levijatan) is a neo-fascist political organisation in Serbia, that presents itself as an animal rights organisation. It is led by Pavle Bihali.

Key takeaways

Leviathan Movement belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Leviathan Movement to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Leviathan Movement from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Leviathan Movement (Serbian: Покрет Левијатан, romanised: Pokret Levijatan) is a neo-fascist political organisation in Serbia, that presents itself as an animal rights organisation. It is led by Pavle Bihali.

History The organisation was formed in 2015 as an animal rights group, focused on safeguarding of stray dogs. In 2016, the movement became popular when videos of the members of organisation rescuing animals showed up on social media, as well as videos of them offering compensation for information on animal abusers. Initially, the movement only focused on animal rights issues, exposing animal abusers, and taking their animals away from them. However, the movement has shifted from solely being an animal rights group to openly talking about political issues, mainly illegal immigration. In 2020, the organisation announced that they will be forming a party that will participate in the 2020 parliamentary election, in a coalition with the far-right anti-vax "I live for Serbia" movement. Its leader, Pavle Bihali, appeared under a Russian minority ballot list for the 2022 election which was ultimately rejected by the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) because it did not collect enough valid signatures. According to CeSID, the ballot list did not support minority rights, but far-right politics. This was later overturned by the Constitutional Court, and on 22 March, RIK confirmed the ballot list. The list did not enter parliament. In July 2023, the Constitutional Court of Serbia received a proposal from the Public Prosecutor's Office to ban Leviathan. According to the Public Prosecutor's Office of Serbia, Leviathan is a "paramilitary citizens association" and has been "aiming at violating guaranteed human or minority rights and caused racial, national and religious hatred".

Ideology and controversies Leviathan has been described as neo-fascist, neo-Nazi, and alt-right party, and it is positioned on the far-right on the political spectrum. It has been heavily criticised for its anti-human rights behaviour. It has been also described as a satellite party of the Serbian Progressive Party. In November 2018, the leaders of the movement, Pavle Bihali and Aleksandar Buhanac were arrested for making threats on Facebook, but soon after they were released. Even after this, he continued threatening people on social media, including minors. Leviathan has targeted minorities (mainly Roma), immigrants, the LGBT community, and Leviathan's political opponents. Its rhetoric has been described as xenophobic. It also support anti-vax politics. In April 2020, members of the movement took the family dog of a Romani family away from them, claiming that the dog was abused and that it was used for dog fights. However this claim was denied by the people living in the neighbourhood. Not long after, a member of Leviathan drove through the gate of a refugee camp in Obrenovac, threatening to run over the refugees. After the attacker was arrested, the members of the movement protested in front of the camp. In October 2020, police in Belgrade have arrested six members of Leviathan who are suspected of beating one person earlier that month.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Leviathan Movement

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Leviathan Movement claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Leviathan Movement before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Leviathan Movement ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Leviathan Movement

In research: Leviathan Movement appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Leviathan Movement in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Leviathan Movement is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alt-right organizations, Animal rights organizations, Ecofascism, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Leviathan Movement outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Leviathan Movement in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Leviathan Movement means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Leviathan Movement matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Leviathan Movement?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

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