democratic socialism

(noun)

A left-wing ideology that aims to introduce democracy into the workforce, i.e. worker cooperatives, and ensure public provision of basic human needs.

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Examples of democratic socialism in the following topics:

  • Democratic Socialism

    • Democratic socialism combines the political philosophy of democracy with the economic philosophy of socialism.
    • Democratic socialism combines the political philosophy of democracy with the economic philosophy of socialism.
    • On one end, democratic socialism may combine a democratic national political system with a national economy based on socialist principles.
    • Democratic socialism contrasts with political movements that resort to authoritarian means to achieve a transition to socialism.
    • Democratic socialism became a prominent movement at the end of the 19th century.

  • The Disadvantages of Mixed Economies

    • While most modern forms of government are consistent with some form of mixed economy, given the broad range of economic systems that can be described by the term, the mixed economy is most commonly associated with social democratic parties or nations run by social democratic governments.
    • They argue that this has made social democrats similar to center-left, but pro-capitalist groups, such as the U.S.
    • Democratic Party .
    • Others contrast social democracy with democratic socialism by defining the former as an attempt to strengthen the welfare state and the latter as an alternative socialist economic system to capitalism.
    • In contrast to social democracy, democratic socialists advocate a post-capitalist economic system based either on market socialism combined with workers self-management, or on some form of participatory-economic planning.

  • The Democratic Party

    • The Democratic Party is a major political party in the US which promotes a social liberal, social democratic and progressive platform.
    • Since the 1930s, the party has promoted a social liberal, social democratic and progressive platform, and its Congressional caucus is composed of progressives, liberals, centrists, and left-libertarians.
    • Since 1912, the Democratic Party has moved to the left of the Republicans on economic and social issues.
    • Since the 1890s, the Democratic Party has favored liberal positions ("liberal" in this case meaning social liberalism).
    • The Blue Dog Coalition, a caucus of fiscal and social conservatives and moderates, forms part of the Democratic Party's current faction of conservative Democrats.

  • Socialism and Planned Economies

    • Socialism is characterized by social ownership of the means of production.
    • There are few clear examples of purely socialist economies; nonetheless, many of the industrialized countries of Western Europe experimented with one form of social democratic mixed economies or another during the twentieth century, including Britain, France, Sweden, and Norway.
    • They can be regarded as social democratic experiments, because they universally retained a wage-based economy and private ownership and control of the decisive means of production.
    • Variations range from social democratic welfare states, such as in Sweden, to mixed economies where a major percentage of GDP comes from the state sector, such as in Norway, which ranks among the highest countries in quality of life and equality of opportunity for its citizens.
    • There are many variations of socialism and as such there is no single definition encapsulating all of socialism.

  • Social Movements

    • Social movements are broad alliances of people who are connected through their shared interest in social change.
    • Social movements can advocate for a particular social change, but they can also organize to oppose a social change that is being advocated by another entity.
    • Sociologists draw distinctions between social movements and social movement organizations (SMOs).
    • A social movement organization is a formally organized component of a social movement.
    • Discover the difference between social movements and social movement organizations, as well as the four areas social movements operate within

  • Ideological Third Parties and Splinter Parties

    • America's democratic system is predominantly a two party system.
    • Third parties tend to be more ideological and extremist than the Democrats or Republicans.
    • The Green Party is a progressive party that emphasizes eco-socialism.
    • The Constitution Party is a socially and fiscally conservative party backed by the religious right.
    • The AFP is characterized as paleoconservative because they are socially and fiscally conservative.

  • The Modern Era of Political Parties

    • Modern politics in the United States is a two-party system dominated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
    • Since the division of the Republican Party in the election of 1912, it has positioned itself as progressive and supporting labor in economic as well as social matters.
    • The current President of the United States, Barack Obama, is the 15th Democrat to hold the office, and since the 2006 midterm elections, the Democratic Party has held a majority in the United States Senate.
    • Today, the Republican Party supports an American conservative platform, with foundations in economic liberalism, fiscal conservatism, and social conservatism.
    • The 2008 elections, while won by a Democrat, reflect the relatively even divide in the United States between the Republican and Democratic Parties.

  • Introduction

    • Social movements are any broad social alliances of people who are connected through their shared interest in blocking or affecting social change.
    • Social movements do not have to be formally organized.
    • A distinction is drawn between social movements and social movement organizations (SMOs).
    • A social movement organization is a formally organized component of a social movement.
    • Thus, the social movement may be a push toward veganism (an effort with numerous motivations) and PETA is an SMO working within the broader social movement.

  • Party Identification

    • Instead, people self-identify as Republicans, Democrats, or members of minor parties.
    • Some researchers view party identification as "a form of social identity," in the same way that a person identifies with a religious or ethnic group.
    • In this view, party identification develops as a consequence of personal, family, social, and environmental factors.
    • They see it as a position and a choice based on the continued assessment of the political, economic, and social environment.
    • Dark blue indicates districts that supported Democrat for President and Congress; blue indicates districts that supported Democrat for President and a Republican for Congress.

  • Party Organization

    • The president of the United States, Barack Obama, is the 15th Democrat to hold the office, and since the 2006 midterm elections, the Democratic Party is the majority party for the United States Senate.
    • The modern two-party system consists of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
    • The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States.
    • The Democratic Party, since the division of the Republican Party in the election of 1912, has positioned itself as progressive and supporting labor in economic as well as social matters.
    • Describe the organization of the Democratic and Republican parties in U.S. politics