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Socialist Left Party (Austria)
The International Socialist Alternative (), formerly Socialist Left Party (german: Sozialistische LinksPartei, SLP) is the Austrian section of International Socialist Alternative. The party originated in the 1980s, when the forerunner "''Sozialistische Offensive Vorwärts''" emerged from the far-left wing of the Socialist Youth of Austria. It later transformed itself during the protests against the participation of the FPÖ in the Austrian government in 2000 into SLP, forming itself as a party at a conference on January 30, 2000. In 2002, it ran in federal elections for the '' Nationalrat''; however, it was unable to win a seat. The ISA has several professed goals as part of their party plan for reform: social justice on a national and global level; a stop to the neo-liberal government's spending cuts and privatisation schemes; gender equality and equality for LGBTQAI+ persons; an end to Nazism, racism, and all forms of xenophobia; protection of the environment; as well as ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marxism
Marxism is a left-wing to far-left method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand class relations and social conflict and a dialectical perspective to view social transformation. It originates from the works of 19th-century German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. As Marxism has developed over time into various branches and schools of thought, no single, definitive Marxist theory exists. In addition to the schools of thought which emphasize or modify elements of classical Marxism, various Marxian concepts have been incorporated and adapted into a diverse array of social theories leading to widely varying conclusions. Alongside Marx's critique of political economy, the defining characteristics of Marxism have often been described using the terms dialectical materialism and historical materialism, though these terms were coined after Marx's death and their tenet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
