Democratic Socialism

Extracted Attributes

• Goal

  Realization of a socialist society

• Priority

  Democracy as an end over democracy as a means

• Key Emphasis

  Economic democracy, workplace democracy, and workers' self-management

• Core Philosophy

  Advocates for political democracy alongside a socially owned economy

• Broad Definition

  Includes all socialist forms that reject Marxism–Leninism and authoritarianism, encompassing social democracy, reformist socialism, revolutionary socialism, state socialism, and left-wing populism

• Narrow Definition

  Refers to the anti-capitalist segment of social democracy aiming to move beyond the welfare state

• Stance on Capitalism

  Fundamentally at odds with freedom, equality, and solidarity

• Rejection (Economic Models)

  Command economies (seen as bureaucracy's private property)

• Transition Approach (Common)

  Gradual transition to socialism

• Rejection (Political Systems)

  Marxism–Leninism and authoritarianism

• Distinction from Social Democracy

  Seeks to abolish capitalism rather than improve it through state regulation

• Transition Approach (Also encompasses)

  Revolutionary or reformist politics to establish socialism

Timeline

• Origins traced to 19th-century socialist thinkers across Europe and the Chartist movement in Britain, sharing common demands for democratic decision-making and public ownership. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search Results)

  1800-01-01

• In Germany, the Social Democratic Party of Germany was formed by the merger of Eisenach's Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany and Lassalle's General German Workers' Association. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1875-01-01

• From the late 19th to the early 20th century, democratic socialism was heavily influenced by the gradualist form of socialism promoted by the British Fabian Society and Eduard Bernstein's evolutionary socialism in Germany. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search Results)

  1880-01-01

• During the 20th century, with the expansion of liberal democracy and universal suffrage, democratic socialism became a mainstream movement that expanded across the world. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1900-01-01

• Democratic socialism, with its emphasis on decentralized decision-making, arose as a discrete political current after Nikita Khrushchev's 'secret speech' on Joseph Stalin's abuses, which led to widespread disenchantment with communism among leftists. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1956-01-01

• Zoran Mamdani's recent electoral success in New York's mayoral primary is highlighted as a watershed moment for democratic socialism, potentially driven by issues like student loan debt and perceived failures of the Democratic Party establishment. (Date is a placeholder for a recent event, specific date not provided in source). (Source: Document 916f3392-52d1-41a3-9336-492ebf4e47a1)

  2023-01-01

Democratic socialism

Democratic socialism is a left-wing economic and political philosophy that supports political democracy and some form of a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on economic democracy, workplace democracy, and workers' self-management within a market socialist, decentralised planned, or democratic centrally planned socialist economy. Democratic socialists argue that capitalism is inherently incompatible with the values of freedom, equality, and solidarity and that these ideals can only be achieved through the realisation of a socialist society. Although most democratic socialists seek a gradual transition to socialism, democratic socialism can support revolutionary or reformist politics to establish socialism. Democratic socialism was popularised by socialists who opposed the backsliding towards a one-party state in the Soviet Union and other countries during the 20th century. The history of democratic socialism can be traced back to 19th-century socialist thinkers across Europe and the Chartist movement in Britain, which somewhat differed in their goals but shared a common demand for democratic decision-making and public ownership of the means of production and viewed these as fundamental characteristics of the society they advocated for. From the late 19th to the early 20th century, democratic socialism was heavily influenced by the gradualist form of socialism promoted by the British Fabian Society and Eduard Bernstein's evolutionary socialism in Germany. The phrase "democratic socialism" has been used in multiple senses, including a broad sense that refers to all forms of socialism which reject Marxism–Leninism and authoritarianism. In the broad sense, democratic socialism includes anti-authoritarian forms of social democracy, reformist socialism, revolutionary socialism, state socialism, and left-wing populism. In the narrow sense, democratic socialism refers to the anti-capitalist wing of social democracy, seeking to quickly move beyond the welfare state.

Web Search Results

• Democratic Socialism - ECPS

  Oxford Reference dictionary defines democratic socialism as a political ideology that advocates social ownership of the means of production and is therefore committed to the overthrow of capitalism as an economic model, while maintaining a commitment to political democracy; this latter commitment distinguishes it from authoritarian models of centralized socialism, such as the Soviet model. Informally, the term is often used synonymously with social democracy, which seeks not to overthrow [...] Oxford Reference dictionary defines democratic socialism as a political ideology that advocates social ownership of the means of production and is therefore committed to the overthrow of capitalism as an economic model, while maintaining a commitment to political democracy; this latter commitment distinguishes it from authoritarian models of centralized socialism, such as the Soviet model. Informally, the term is often used synonymously with social democracy, which seeks not to overthrow [...] The gradualist form of socialism promoted by the British Fabian Society and Eduard Bernstein’s evolutionary socialism in Germany influenced the development of democratic socialism. Democratic socialism is what most socialists understand by the concept of socialism. Democratic socialism can include libertarian socialism, market socialism, reformist socialism, and revolutionary socialism as well as ethical socialism, liberal socialism, social democracy and some democratic forms of state socialism

• History of democratic socialism - Wikipedia

  Democratic socialism represents the modernist development of socialism and its outspoken support for democracy. The origins of democratic socialism can be traced back to 19th-century utopian socialist thinkers and the Chartist movement in Great Britain, which somewhat differed in their goals but shared a common demand of democratic decision making and public ownership of the means of production, and viewed these as fundamental characteristics of the society they advocated for.[\[1\]]( [...] In Germany, democratic socialism became a prominent movement at the end of the 19th century, when the Eisenach's Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany merged with Lassalle's General German Workers' Association in 1875 to form the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Reformism arose as an alternative to revolution, with leading social democrat Eduard Bernstein proposing the concept of evolutionary socialism. Revolutionary socialists, encompassing multiple social and political movements that [...] In the 19th century, democratic socialism was repressed by many governments; countries such as Germany and Italy banned democratic socialist parties.[\[3\]]( With the expansion of liberal democracy and universal suffrage during the 20th century, democratic socialism became a mainstream movement which expanded across the world. Democratic socialists played a major role in liberal democracy,[\[5\]]( often forming governing parties or acting as the main opposition party (one major exception being

• Democratic socialism | Definition, Explanation, & Examples | Britannica

  democratic socialism, political ideology that supports the establishment of a democratically run and decentralized form of socialist economy. Modern democratic socialists vary widely in their views of how a proper socialist economy should function, but all share the goal of abolishing capitalism rather than improving it through state regulation (as preferred by social democrats). They also prioritize democracy as an end over democracy as a means, and some democratic socialists see revolution as [...] Democratic socialists reject Marxism-Leninism (i.e., communism) as a legitimate form of socialism, arguing that command economies effectively belong to a small bureaucracy that treats the means of production as its own private property. Democratic socialists also disagree with social democrats’ attempts to harness capitalism to a strong welfare state, since such mixed economies still leave many businesses’ ownership under private (and therefore undemocratic) control. Instead, all employees [...] A thread of insistence on democratic decision-making in government continued to weave through socialist discourse in the West through the first half of the 20th century. But democratic socialism as it is now defined, with its emphasis on decentralized decision-making, did not arise as a discrete political current until after 1956, when Nikita Khrushchev’s “secret speech” on Joseph Stalin’s abuses resulted in widespread disenchantment with communism among leftists in the Western world.

• The Path to Democratic Socialism: Lessons from Latin America

  The basic idea of democratic socialism is straightforward: the only socialism worthy of its name is one that preserves individual liberty and democratic procedures, while simultaneously extending the values of democracy to the economic sphere. But the twentieth century has provided, on the one hand, examples of authoritarian socialism, and, on the other, welfare state capitalism, neither of which meets the standard. If it is clear what democratic socialism is not, the harder question of what it [...] an extensive welfare state has been called “social democracy,” while “democratic socialism” has referred to a more decisive break with capitalism. For most democratic socialists, the goal is not just relative equality and generous social spending, but a radical, democratic, and participatory reorganization of economic control. [...] Sanders defines democratic socialism by pointing to Denmark, Sweden, and Norway—societies with low income inequality, high-quality education, and the universal provision of social services, including healthcare. Nearly all American leftists would consider bringing the United States up to Scandinavian standards a major advance, and most would agree that no better model currently exists. But Sanders’s definition has the potential for terminological confusion. Historically, capitalism tempered by

• DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

  diverged. Today's social democracies retain a capitalist system overall, while democratic socialism rejects capitalism fully, and seeks to establish a decentralized socialist economic system within a democratically run government. [...] diverged. Today's social democracies retain a capitalist system overall, while democratic socialism rejects capitalism fully, and seeks to establish a decentralized socialist economic system within a democratically run government. [...] Since the term socialism entered English around 1830, it has consistently referred to a system of social organization in which the ownership of property and the distribution of income are subject to social rather than private control. The conception of that control, however, has varied, and socialism has been interpreted in widely diverging ways, ranging from statist to libertarian, from Marxist to liberal. In the modern era, "pure" socialism has been seen only rarely and usually briefly in a

• Country

  Chile

• Instance Of

  Q6138528

• Inception Date

  12/1/2021