IDEOLOGY PROFILE / SOCIALISM

Democratic Socialism.

Aims to replace capitalism with social ownership while retaining political competition and democratic rights. Routes to social ownership vary.

Socialism

AT A GLANCE

Defining principles

01Democratic institutions

02Social ownership of productive assets

These are broad descriptions of an intellectual tradition. Individual adherents, historical organizations, and governments may differ.

THE PROFILE

How this tradition is modeled

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You Democratic Socialism

Political economy

Private property15

Market exchange40

Economic planning65

Redistribution95

Worker control88

State ownership73

Class politics88

Institutions

Political pluralism95

Civil liberties88

Society & identity

Internationalism78

Culture & change

Structural rupture55

Scale: 0–100 within each dimension. Bars show relative positioning, not strength of conviction. Unanswered dimensions are omitted.

YOUR PROFILE

You and this tradition

similarity

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THE DISTINCTIONS

Compare with another ideology

Democratic Socialismvs.

Combines social or worker ownership of productive assets with substantial use of market exchange.

Market exchange

Democratic Socialism 40Market Socialism 90

State ownership

Democratic Socialism 73Market Socialism 38

Economic planning

Democratic Socialism 65Market Socialism 33

Redistribution

Democratic Socialism 95Market Socialism 83

Class politics

Democratic Socialism 88Market Socialism 75

Numbers indicate model positions on a 0–100 scale, not a moral ranking or measure of certainty.