IDEOLOGY PROFILE / SOCIALISM

Social Democracy.

A reformist tradition combining a largely market-based economy with strong unions, universal services, redistribution, and competitive democracy.

SocialismLiberalism
AT A GLANCE

Defining principles

01Universal public services
02Collective bargaining within a mixed economy

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

THE PROFILE

How this tradition is modeled

Our model scores positions on independent dimensions. A dimension omitted here is not treated as a neutral belief; it simply isn’t a defining part of this profile.

You Social Democracy

Political economy

Private property73
Market exchange80
Economic planning55
Redistribution95
Worker control63
State ownership57
Class politics68

Institutions

Political pluralism98
Civil liberties90

Society & identity

Internationalism78

Culture & change

Structural rupture8

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

Social Democracyvs.

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

Private property
Social Democracy 73Democratic Socialism 15
Structural rupture
Social Democracy 8Democratic Socialism 55
Market exchange
Social Democracy 80Democratic Socialism 40
Worker control
Social Democracy 63Democratic Socialism 88
Class politics
Social Democracy 68Democratic Socialism 88

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