POLSC101: Introduction to Political Science

In the previous reading, you explored the definition of democratic socialism. This audio clip gives you the opportunity to hear how the term “democratic socialism” can be applied to contemporary politics. Particularly, at minute 9:00, the speaker describes the difference between socialists and communists. Socialists, he describes, were those who wanted to work within the system, making it better, while communists were determined to have only state enterprise and economic planning. Then, there was a third group of socialists who wanted a socialism that was closely intertwined with and “married” to a real democracy. Listen closely from minute 10:00, as it describes carefully what democratic socialism looks like in practice.