Social Democracy

Question 1

Principles of Social Democracy and Democratic Socialism

Answer 1

Anti-materialist
Common ownership
Class constructs involve culture and wealth
Popular Sovereignty
Equality
Strong welfare state
Libertarianism
Work should be unalienated
Internationalism
Human interdependence
Gradualism

Question 2

Eduard Bernstein

Answer 2

1850-1932
Leader of the German SPD
Split theoretically from Marx and Engels
Father of social democracy

Question 3

Aneurin Bevan

Answer 3

1897-1960
Founder of the NHS (1946)
Young trade unionist
Key thinker for Democratic Socialism

Question 4

Fabian Society

Answer 4

Founded 1884

Promotes gradualist, socialist, reformist ideas

Question 5

Aim of Fabian Society

Answer 5

“It aims to promote greater equality of power, wealth and opportunity; the value of collective action and public service; an accountable, tolerant and active democracy; citizenship, liberty and human rights; sustainable development; and multilateral international cooperation”

Question 6

Anthony Giddens

Answer 6

1938-present
Key Third Way thinker
Influences Tony Blair
Wants a new form of leftism within the neo-liberal environment

Question 7

Critiques of Dem-Soc/Soc-Dem

Answer 7

Capitalism has helped us
Leads to authoritarianism
Just neo-liberalism?
Tyranny of Majority
Equality harms liberty
Social Democracy hasn't lasted

Question 8

Marxist critique of Dem-Soc/Soc-Dem

Answer 8

Can’t change system from within

Question 9

Describe popular sovereignty

Answer 9

Caute
Republicanism
Libertarianism (Berki)
Radicals want direct democracy and moderates want representative

Question 10

Explain Internationalism

Answer 10

Idea that we should work internationally
Multi-culturalism
Tolerance

Question 11

Explain welfare state

Answer 11

Support for the unfortunate in society
Health service
“Cradle to the Grave”
Helps end absolute poverty

Question 12

Why should work be unalienated

Answer 12

Humans are creative and current work doesn’t allow us to flourish
Fourier’s 8/8/8
Should focus on free time and possibility of creativity

Question 13

How is class constructed by soc-dems/dem-socs

Answer 13

Class constructs involve culture and wealth as well as job

Intersectionality

Question 14

Describe common ownership

Answer 14

Durkheim
Nationalisation
Regulated industries
SD: accept elements of private business

Question 15

What is socialst equality

Answer 15

Berki
Economic and Social equality
Use of state to solve inequality

Question 16

What is human interdependence

Answer 16

‘Man is a social animal’- Aristotle
‘Man is totally unintelligible outside of society’ - Parekh
Society is more important than in dividual
Communitarianism

Question 17

we do not deny that there are countries – such as America, England, and if I were more familiar with your institutions

Answer 17

I would perhaps also add Holland – where the workers can attain their goal by peaceful means

Question 18

I would perhaps also add Holland – where the workers can attain their goal by peaceful means

Answer 18

we do not deny that there are countries – such as America, England, and if I were more familiar with your institutions

Question 19

What is gradualism?

Answer 19

Reform society over time
Don’t need revolution
Wolf in sheep’s clothing

Question 20

Formation of the SPD

Answer 20

1863

Question 21

When does Socialism break with Communism?

Answer 21

1919 - Spartacist uprising

Use of Freikorps to execute Rosa Luxemburg by Friedrich Ebert

Question 22

Socialist view of the state

Answer 22

Use of state to reach equality

State = tool for justice