International Socialists (U

International Socialists is the name of a number of

Trotskyist Trotskyism is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Ukrainian-Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky and some other members of the Left Opposition and Fourth International. Trotsky self-identified as an orthodox Marxist, a rev ...

organizations. Most organisations using this name are in the

International Socialist Tendency The International Socialist Tendency (IST) is an international grouping of unorthodox Trotskyist organisations espousing the ideas of Tony Cliff (1917–2000), founder of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in Britain (not to be confused with t ...

. They are: *

International Socialists (Denmark) The International Socialists ( da, Internationale Socialister) is a Trotskyist organisation in Denmark. IS was set up in 1984 as split from the Left Socialists. It is part of the International Socialist Tendency led by the British Socialist Worke ...

(Internationale Socialister) (Denmark) *

International Socialists (Sweden) The International Socialists ( sv, Internationella Socialister) is a Trotskyist organisation in Sweden. It is part of the International Socialist Tendency The International Socialist Tendency (IST) is an international grouping of unorthodox Tr ...

(Internationella Socialister) (Sweden) *

International Socialists (Norway) The International Socialists ( no, Internasjonale Sosialister) was a Trotskyist organisation in Norway founded in the early 1980s. It was part of the International Socialist Tendency led by the British Socialist Workers Party. The roots of the IS ...

(Internasjonale Sosialister) (Norway) *

International Socialists (Canada) The International Socialists is a Canadian socialist organization which is part of the International Socialist Tendency. The IS in Canada publishes ''Socialist Worker'', an English-language monthly paper, and holds an annual Marxism conference eve ...

(Canada) *

International Socialists (Netherlands) International Socialists ( nl, Internationale Socialisten, abbreviated IS) is a revolutionary, Trotskyist organisation in the Netherlands. It is part of the International Socialist Tendency led by the British Socialist Workers Party. History ...

(Internationale Socialisten) (Netherlands) *

International Socialists (Brazil) International Socialists is the name of a number of Trotskyist organizations. Most organisations using this name are in the International Socialist Tendency. They are: *International Socialists (Denmark) (Internationale Socialister) (Denmark) * Int ...

(Socialismo Internacional) (Brazil) "International Socialists" can also refer to the former name of the British Socialist Workers Party, see

International Socialists (UK) The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is a far-left political party in the United Kingdom. Founded as the Socialist Review Group by supporters of Tony Cliff in 1950, it became the International Socialists in 1962 and the SWP in 1977. The party cons ...

. Some "International Socialists" organisations were previously part of the IST: * The

International Socialist Organization The International Socialist Organization (ISO) was a Trotskyist group active primarily on college campuses in the United States that was founded in 1976 and dissolved in 2019. The organization held Leninist positions on imperialism and the role ...

(USA), was in the IST for many years until its expulsion in 2001. * In 2004, the International Socialists in Ireland merged into

Socialist Democracy Socialist democracy is a political system that aligns with principles of both socialism and democracy. It includes ideologies such as council communism, democratic socialism, and Soviet democracy, as well as Marxist democracy like the dictatorsh ...

, the Irish affiliate of the

reunified Fourth International The Fourth International (FI), founded in 1938, is a Trotskyist international. In 1963, following a ten-year schism, the majorities of the two public factions of the Fourth International, the International Secretariat and the International Comm ...

. Some "International Socialists" organisations have not been part of the IST: *

International Socialists (United States) The International Socialists (1968–1986) was a Third Camp Trotskyist group in the United States. History The roots of the IS went back to the fall of 1964 when the Berkeley locals of the Socialist Party-Social Democratic Federation and Young ...

now forms part of the larger group

Solidarity ''Solidarity'' is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. It is based on class collaboration.''Merriam Webster'', http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictio ...

. * The

International Socialists (Scotland) International Socialists is the name of a number of Trotskyist organizations. Most organisations using this name are in the International Socialist Tendency. They are: *International Socialists (Denmark) (Internationale Socialister) (Denmark) * Int ...

was part of the

Committee for a Workers' International The Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) was an international association of Trotskyist political parties. Today, two groups claim to be the continuation of the CWI. History Founding The origins of the CWI can be traced to a group of ...

. * The

International Socialist Movement The International Socialist Movement was a Trotskyist current inside the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) from 2001 until March 2006. It came into existence as a change of name by Scottish Militant Labour, the since defunct Scottish section of the ...

was a platform within the

Scottish Socialist Party The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP; gd, Pàrtaidh Sòisealach na h-Alba; sco, Scots Socialist Pairtie) is a left-wing political party campaigning for the establishment of an independent socialist Scotland. The party was founded in 1998. It c ...

descended from

Scottish Militant Labour Scottish Militant Labour (SML) was a TrotskyistDave avidOsle"The Tribune interview: Tommy Sheridan – Tartan Trot"''Tribune'', 30 July 1993 political party operating in Scotland for most of the 1990s and was part of the Committee for a Workers' ...

. It holds 'permanent observer' status within the

. * The

International Socialist Group The International Socialist Group (ISG) was a Trotskyist organisation in Britain. It was the British section of the Fourth International (Post-Reunification), Fourth International (FI) until 2009 when it dissolved into Socialist Resistance. ...

is the British section of the

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