Popular socialism (German: Volkssocialismus; Czech: Národní socialismus; Slovene: Narodni socializem) is a distinct socialist ideology in Central Europe with the origin in Austria-Hungary. Central European popular socialism represents different positions than popular socialism in Nordic countries, which is known for larger left-wing emphasis. With its origin in the 1890s, popular socialism in Central Europe is traditionally associated with democratic and classical radical politics that connects liberal socialism with defined nationalism of appropriate country.
Popular socialism is traditionally a centre-left political ideology associated with Central Europe. This Central European popular socialism is mainly associated with left-wing nationalism, classical radicalism and liberal socialism.[1][2] Traditionally it was influential in politics of Austria-Hungary and its successor states, especially in Czech politics and Slovenian politics. Popular socialism in economics was traditionally close to guild socialism, as its maintained its own trade unions.[3] In practical politics it practiced gradual reformism of state laws and economy. In a philosophical field, popular socialism is viewed by their advocates rather as an idealist socialism, rather than strict material socialism proponed by Marxism.[4][5] In the context of regional variation, ideology of popular socialism was also referred as Czech socialism and later also Czechoslovak socialism in Czechoslovakia and Yugoslav socialism in Yugoslavia.[6][4][7]
^Klofáč, Václav (1901). "Proč jsme národními socialisty". Kalendář české demokracie (in Czech). 1 (1). Prague: Knihtiskárna Národního dělnictva (J. Stolař): 98.
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