Popular socialism
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Popular socialism or people's socialism is a distinct form of socialism in various countries.
Nordic countries
Popular socialism or people's socialism (Danish: Folkesocialisme) is a distinct socialist current in the Nordic countries.
In that context the term can be said to represent a distinct ideological tendency, originating from
Inspired by green politics and democratic socialism, popular socialism places emphasis on grassroots democracy, social justice, and environmentalism. Popular socialist parties participate in democratic elections to gain popularity and influence policy, but do not consider the power of government as their primary goal, preferring to work within participatory systems on a local level.[3]
United States
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The American People's Party[5] was a populist farmer-labor movement that advocated a progressive income tax, federal farm credit, the communization of railroads, telegraphs, and banks, the eight-hour workday, the right to form labor organizations, and other demands typical of popular socialist movements.[6][needs update]
Eastern European countries
People's socialism in Eastern Europe originated in the 1890s as an effort to differentiate from traditional
Germany
Popular socialism (German: Volkssozialismus) was a distinct course introduced in 1930s by Wenzel Jaksch, leader of the German Social Democratic Workers' Party in the Czechoslovak Republic. While inspired by Otto Strasser, this course connects Non-Marxist social democracy with German nationalism as a form to fight Nazism. It was also promoted by politicians like Wilhelm Sollmann inside the Social Democratic Party of Germany, where it was present also after end of the World War II, represented by Sudeten German leaders of the Federation of Expellees.[8][9]
See also
- Democratic socialism
- Eurocommunism
- Left-wing populism
- Nordic green left (disambiguation)
- Social democracy
References
- ^ Folkesocialisme. 1977. Retrieved 2015-12-17 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Liberal Politological Institute". Lpi-bg.org. 1995-10-06. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ^ a b Aage Frandsen (2015-01-02). "SF har været alt andet end folkesocialisme" (in Danish). Politiken.dk. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ^ http://sfunet.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/folkesocialisme-rc3b8de-skoleelever.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "America Populist Party: History & Formation".
- ^ Charles Postel (2019-11-25). ""Populism" and the Significance of Left and Right". Jacobin. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ Holub, Ondřej (2017). "Na druhé koleji." Vnímání socialismu Československou stranou národně socialistickou (PDF) (in Czech). Hradec Králové: University of Hradec Králové. p. 103. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Der Weg sudetendeutscher Sozialdemokraten in die Regierung". 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Jaksch, Wenzel – Kulturstiftung".