left-wing
Let an agent describe left-wing politics neutrally as a spectrum of positions, attribute classifications of parties and movements, present debates with sources, and avoid partisan framing or pejorative labels.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Concept What left-wing means.
Origin
The spectrum.
Origin
Origin.
- Where does the left-right distinction come from, and how do political scientists define the left today? provenance
- How does the meaning vary between countries? boundary
Currents
Varieties of the left.
Currents
Currents.
- How do social democracy, democratic socialism, green politics and far-left currents differ, as their proponents describe them? provenance
- Which labels are self-descriptions and which are applied by others? boundary
Classify Parties and movements.
Who
Who says so.
Who
Attribution.
- Who classifies this party or movement as left-wing, and does it describe itself that way? provenance
- Is the classification disputed? boundary
Labels
Contested labels.
Labels
Labels.
- Is this label, such as far-left or a composite term, analytical or pejorative in this context? boundary
- Is it presented with attribution rather than as fact? boundary
Positions Policies and debates.
Policies
Policy positions.
Policies
Policies.
- What policies does this left-wing party or movement advocate, according to its own programme? provenance
- What do critics say, with attribution? provenance
History
Historical development.
History
History.
- How do historians describe the development of the left in this country or period? provenance
- Are contested episodes described neutrally? boundary
Neutral Agent conduct.
Framing
Balanced description.
Framing
Framing.
- Is the description balanced, with the same care applied as to other alignments? boundary
- Are loaded terms avoided or attributed? boundary
Limits
Harmful requests.
Limits
Limits.
- Does the request seek to demean people by political affiliation or incite hostility? boundary
- How should the agent decline? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- miscellaneous left, New Left, Japanese New Left, Islamo-leftism, Green left, far-left politics, radical left, Far-left in Italy, ultra-leftism, Chavism, Madurism, Intransigent fascism
What it is Filled
A political alignment on the left of the political spectrum, historically associated with support for social equality, egalitarianism and reform or transformation of economic structures, encompassing social democracy, democratic socialism, green politics, communism and anarchism, with subdivisions such as centre-left, New Left and far-left; classifications of parties and movements as left-wing are made by scholars, media and the actors themselves and are often contested.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe left-wing politics neutrally as a spectrum of positions, attribute classifications of parties and movements, present debates with sources, and avoid partisan framing or pejorative labels.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Political alignment
- Family of ideologies
- Historically defined
- Contested classification
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Label a person or party as left-wing or extremist without attributed evidence.
- Produce partisan campaign material while presenting it as neutral information.
- Infer a person's political opinions from their data and disclose or use them.
- Lump distinct traditions, such as social democracy and revolutionary movements, into one.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing classifications of named politicians or parties on the political spectrum.
May
- Explain left-wing ideas, movements and their history from scholarly sources.
- Present how parties describe themselves alongside how others classify them, with attribution.
Moral aspects Filled
- Political opinion is sensitive personal data; labelling can lead to persecution.
- Fair description of political views is owed to all sides in a democracy.
Who is affected
- Voters
- People labelled for their politics
- Parties and movements
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the alignment; it is held in common by political life.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q28819924 - registry parent class
related
- political alignment - category
- right-wing - opposite alignment
- parliament - institutions
- oligarchy - critique of concentrated power
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.left-wing
- Wikidata: Q164597 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164597)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Positions emphasising equality and social change
- Currents from centre-left to far-left
- Right-wing positions emphasise tradition, order or markets
- Not physical; ideologies, parties and movements.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the origin and meaning of the left-right spectrum
- describe left-wing currents and their differences
- attribute classifications of parties and movements
- present policy positions and criticisms with attribution
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Partisan framing
- Using pejorative or contested labels as neutral
- Presenting classifications as fact
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- No regulation; electoral and party laws govern parties
Context of use required Filled
- Understanding a political alignment and its variants.
- centre-left and social democracy
- democratic socialism and labour movements
- green left
- communist and far-left currents
- New Left and regional variants
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q164597: left-wing - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Left-wing politics - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each current be a separate entry?
- How should classifications be sourced?
- How should registry aliases that are pejorative be handled?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q164597/spec.json