Socialism (disambiguation)

Socialism is a political philosophy and economic system based on the social ownership and control of the means of production; as well as the political and economic theories, ideologies and movements that aim to establish a socialist system.

Socialism may also refer to:

• Democratic socialism, a political philosophy that advocates achieving socialist goals within a democratic system as opposed to what it perceives as undemocratic socialist ideologies such as Marxist–Leninist-inspired socialism.
• Scientific socialism, a method of analysis pioneered by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels used to analyze capitalism where socialism is postulated to emerge from capitalist development; became widely known as Marxism in the late 19th century
• Social democracy, a political, social and economic ideology that supports economic and social interventions to promote social justice within the framework of a liberal democratic polity and capitalist economy.
• Socialist mode of production, a more specific concept of socialist organization articulated by Marxist theory
• Socialist Party, capital-s "Socialism", the policies and practices of titular Socialist parties irrespective of whether or not they adhere to a socialist ideology or system;
  • Socialist Party (disambiguation), variations on the above
• Socialist state, a country governed by a socialist party with the constitutional aim of constructing socialism
• Real socialism, a phrase used to refer to the Soviet-type planned economies in the former Soviet Union and Eastern bloc

Media

• Socialism, a book by John Stuart Mill
• Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, a book by Ludwig von Mises
• Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, an essay by Friedrich Engels
• Whither Socialism?, a book on economics by Joseph Stiglitz first published in 1994
• Film Socialisme, a 2010 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard
• SOCiALiSM, a 2017 single released by the Japanese idol group BiS