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socialism

vr.tr.socialism · XCT.STA

Let an agent describe socialism neutrally, distinguish its many strands and the systems that claimed the name, and present arguments for and against fairly.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe socialism neutrally, distinguish its many strands and the systems that claimed the name, and present arguments for and against fairly.

A family of political and economic ideologies and movements advocating social ownership or democratic control of the means of production and a more equal distribution of wealth, ranging from democratic socialism to Marxist-Leninist systems.

What it is for: Socialism shapes parties, policies, states and debates about economy and equality.

It can be study its history and theories; compare strands and systems; debate its merits; identify parties and movements using the label.

Distinguishing features

Focus on social ownership or control and equality

Many strands, often in conflict

Distinct from social democracy in some definitions

National socialism, though named, is generally classified as a far-right ideology, not a strand of socialism

What it looks like

Parties, manifestos, movements, symbols and state systems; no single form.

How it is recognised

Party names and programmes

Strands such as democratic socialism or market socialism

Labels used by movements are not always accurate descriptions

Related models

is a kind of - political thought

ideology

is opposed to - anti-capitalism

capitalism

is advanced by - actors

social movement and party

is studied by - discipline

social science

In practice

Families and kinds

democratic socialism

Marxism and communism

libertarian socialism

market socialism

socialism of the 21st century and other regional forms

Standards and regulation

Freedom of association and expression

Failure modes and hazards

Partisan description

Conflating distinct strands

Accepting labels at face value

Also called

socialist sef-managementnational socialismsocialism of the 21st centurypaternalistic conservatismMillennial socialismpopulist socialismLeft-wing socialismcybernetic socialismPopular socialismeurosocialismSocialism in IsraelYellow socialismSewer Socialismauthoritarian socialismliberal socialismlibertarian socialismdemocratic socialismutopian socialismreformist socialismreal socialismrevolutionary socialismAprismmarket socialismeco-socialismagrarian socialismLuxemburgismOwenismsocio-economic structurestate socialismSocialism in Belgiumbourgeois socialismRicardian socialismAfrican socialismreligious socialismSocial dividendThird World Socialismthird campguild socialismMediterranean Socialismscientific socialism

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Ideas Core principles.

Principles define the family of ideologies.

Principles

Ownership and equality.

Principles

Core principles.

  1. What are the core principles of this strand? definition
  2. Which thinkers are central? provenance

Strands

Varieties.

Strands

Strand identification.

  1. Which strand is meant? definition
  2. How does it differ from others? boundary
History Movements and systems.

History shows how ideas were applied.

Movements

Parties and movements.

Movements

Historical movements.

  1. Which movements and parties advanced it? provenance
  2. When and where? provenance

Systems

States that claimed it.

Systems

State systems.

  1. Which states described themselves as socialist, and how do historians assess them? provenance
  2. What were the outcomes, according to evidence? measurement
Debate Arguments for and against.

Fair presentation of arguments.

Arguments

Pro and con.

Arguments

Main arguments.

  1. What are the main arguments for and against? provenance
  2. Which claims are empirical and which normative? boundary

Evidence

Empirical findings.

Evidence

Empirical evidence.

  1. What does empirical research show about specific policies? provenance
  2. Where is evidence contested? boundary
Handling Neutral language.

Political topics need neutrality.

Neutrality

Balanced wording.

Neutrality

Balanced description.

  1. Is the description balanced and attributed? boundary
  2. Are labels used as the actors used them, with scholarly context? action

Labels

Misuse of labels.

Labels

Label accuracy.

  1. Is the label accurate for this movement? boundary
  2. What do scholars say? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should strands be separate entries?
  • How should self-described and scholarly classifications be reconciled?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases such as national socialism and paternalistic conservatism; should they be split off?
Draft as JSON