Social Democracy

Social Democracy, often clipped to SocDem (or SuccDem by ideologies that disagree with it), is a economically center-left ideology, usually culturally left, albeit not exclusively. It is often confused with Democratic Socialism. Despite often being called a " socialist" by right-wing ideologies, Social Democracy is often excluded from leftist circles as well due to their support for reforming capitalism rather than abolishing it. Social Democracy finds that welfare programs and business regulations, when achieved through reform rather than revolution, can lead to higher prosperity for the proletariat than systems of unregulated capitalism or collectivist socialism.

History
Social Democracies have been established in Europe and other types of the world as follows: India since the establishment of the DPSP, the French Republic during the 1930's before German Occupation, Australia ever since WWII, Sri Lanka since the early 1940's, the French Republic after the fall of Vichy France,  Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Greenland.

It's debatable on whether the United Kingdom or the United States also qualify as Social Democracies given the previous definition of a social democracy (capitalist countries with democratically enacted regulations and welfare states).

New Zealand
New Zealand established a Social Democratic welfare state in the 1930's, which still partially remains today. This is despite undergoing significant fiscal reforms in the 1980's under the Rogernomics system, akin to  Fiscal Conservatism.

Beliefs and Views
W.I.P.

Personality
Social Democracy is generally portrayed as being quite care-taking of other people, even if they may not like it. They are occasionally mistaken for Democratic Socialism. He will get very mad at Left Communism and  Marxism–Leninism whenever they call him a "Social Fascist."

How to Draw
Socdem_flag.svg Drawing Social Democracy requires a few steps:
 * 1) Draw a ball.
 * 2) Color the ball with red.
 * 3) Draw a white rose on the bottom of the ball.
 * 4) Add the eyes, and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File: Keynes.png]] Keynesianism - We make the government spend... together
 * [[File: Cap.png]] Capitalism - You are good at making the economy grow so there is a lot of resources.
 * [[File: Soc.png]] Socialism - You are good at ensuring everyone has the right to what they deserve like Healthcare, Housing and so much more.
 * [[File: Lpop.png]] Left-Wing Populism - We work great during elections, and we both care about the common people.
 * [[File: Demsocstar.png]] Democratic Socialism - My more leftist sibling.
 * [[File:Kemal.png]] Kemalism - My Turkish nationalistic variant. He's based.

Frenemies

 * [[File: Neoliberal-icon.png]] Neoliberalism - I SHALL WIN THIS ELECTION NOW, otherwise you're not an extremist.
 * [[File: Leftnat.png]] Left-Wing Nationalism - Sometimes works with me, sometimes against me.
 * [[File: Socauth.png]] Social Authoritarianism - You have good ideas, but please, calm down a bit.
 * [[File:Socliber.png]] Social Libertarianism - Markets need regulation!
 * [[File: Socgeo.png]] Social Georgism - I mean, sure, it sounds fair, but what about all the middle class homeowner votes!?

Enemies

 * [[File: Necon.png]] Neoconservatism - At least you're not [[File:Plcn2.png]] Paleocon...
 * [[File: Libertarian.png]] Libertarianism - Just because I like Bernie Sanders doesn't mean I'm a Communist!
 * [[File: Luxem.png]] Luxemburgism - *quietly tightens fiber wire.*
 * [[File: ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - Keeps calling me the "moderate wing of fascism"
 * [[File: LeftCom.png]] Left Communism - Same as above guy! Also you claim to love the working class but all you do is sit on an armchair reading esoteric political literature all day without contributing to society you lazy prick!
 * [[File: Ancapf.png]] Anarcho-Capitalism - Healthcare is a human right!

Further Information
For overlapping political theory see: Socialism, Social Liberalism,  Keynesianism,  Liberalism,  Liberal Socialism,   Regulationism,  Democratic Socialism,  Third Way,  Bernsteinism,  Welfarism

Literature

 * A Theory of Justice by John Rawls
 * Overproduction and Crises by Johann Karl Rodbertus
 * Foundations of Social Democracy by Tombias Gambert
 * The Working Man's Programme by Ferdinand Lassalle
 * Social Democracy After the Cold War by Bryan Evans and Ingo Schmidt
 * American Amnesia by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson
 * Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea by Mark Blyth
 * Capital in the 21st century by Thomas Piketty
 * Capitalism and Social Democracy (Studies in Marxism and Social Theory) by Adam Przeworski
 * DECLARATION of PRINCIPLES by XVIII Congress of the Socialist International
 * Economics. A New Introduction by Hugh Stretton
 * Economics: The User's Guide by Ha-Joon Chang
 * European Social Democracy – In Need of Renewal by Alfred Pfaller
 * Evolutionary Socialism by Eduard Bernstein
 * Labor And Freedom: From The Voice And Pen by Eugene V. Debs
 * New Industrial State (Beyond Marx and Keynes) by John Galbraith
 * One Hundred Years of Socialism: The West European Left in the Twentieth Century by Donald Sassoon
 * Privatization: Successes and Failures by Joseph Stiglitz
 * Progress and Poverty by Henry George
 * Rationality and Freedom by Amartya Sen
 * Social Democracy in the Making: Political and Religious Roots of European Socialism by Gary Dorrien
 * Social Democracy Reader by Academy for Social Democracy
 * Social Democratic America by Lane Kenworthy
 * The Age of Social Democracy: Norway and Sweden in the Twentieth Century by Francis Sejersted
 * The Dilemma of Democratic Socialism: Eduard Bernstein's Challenge to Marx by Peter Gay
 * The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs Private Sector Myths by Mariana Mazzucato
 * The Evolution of Modern States Sweden, Japan, and the United States by Sven Steinmo
 * The Future of Socialism by Anthony Crossland
 * The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by John Maynard Keynes
 * The Globalization Paradox by Dani Rodrik
 * The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi
 * The Political Economy of European Welfare Capitalism by Colin Hay
 * The Price of Inequality by Joseph Stiglitz
 * The Primacy of Politics: Social Democracy and the Making of Europe's Twentieth Century by Sheri Berman
 * The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
 * The Social Democratic Moment: Ideas and Politics in the Making of Interwar Europe by Sheri Berman
 * The Spirit Level by Kate Pickett and Richard G. Wilkinson
 * The Socialist Way: Social Democracy in Contemporary Britain by Roy Hattersley and Kevin Hickson.
 * Theory of Social Democracy by Thomas Meyer
 * The Third Way - The Renewal of Social Democracy by Anthony Giddens
 * The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism by Gøsta Esping-Andersen
 * Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
 * Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right-and How We Can, Too by George Lakey

Wikipedia

 * Social Democracy
 * Welfare State
 * Category: Social Democracy

Videos

 * What is Social Democracy? (with playlist) by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
 * Social Democracy vs. Social Liberalism Explained by Liberaven
 * Democratic Socialism Vs. Social Democracy by Secular Talk

Online Communities

 * r/SocialDemocracy
 * r/SocialDemocracyUSA
 * r/GenZSocialDemocrats
 * r/SocDememes

Party or Politician-centred communities


 * r/SandersForPresident
 * r/AOC
 * r/OurPresident
 * r/WayOfTheBern
 * r/NewDealAmerica
 * r/Labour
 * r/LabourUK