Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (France)
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The Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party was a French
political party
founded by Jean Allemane
in 1890 and dissolved in 1901. It is indirectly one of the founding factions of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), founded in 1905.
The POSR was founded by a dissidence from the Federation of the Socialist Workers of France
(FTSF) led Allemane. Therefore, the POSR became known as an Allemaniste party. That is, a party which was a strong believer of the primacy of syndicalism
in politics and the POSR became a base of future revolutionary syndicalism.
However, next to the working-class socialism of Allemane, an intellectual socialist movement developed within the POSR, led by Lucien Herr
, a librarian. This movement's priority was the education
of the people. Overall, the POSR was a moderate reformist party, influenced by possibilism which believed that socialism could be achieved though democratic action, such as decentralization
and legislative participation.
In 1901, the POSR merged with the FTSF and Independent Socialists
to form the French Socialist Party
(PSF). The PSF was, along with the Socialist Party of France
, in 1905, a founding member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO).
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
founded by Jean Allemane
Jean Allemane
Jean Allemane was a French socialist politician, veteran of the Paris Commune of 1871, pioneer of syndicalism, leader of the Socialist-Revolutionary Workers' Party and co-founder of the unified French Section of the Workers' International in 1905...
in 1890 and dissolved in 1901. It is indirectly one of the founding factions of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), founded in 1905.
The POSR was founded by a dissidence from the Federation of the Socialist Workers of France
Federation of the Socialist Workers of France
France's first socialist party, the Federation of the Socialist Workers of France , was founded in 1879. It was characterised as "possibilist" because it promoted gradual reforms.-Formation:...
(FTSF) led Allemane. Therefore, the POSR became known as an Allemaniste party. That is, a party which was a strong believer of the primacy of syndicalism
Syndicalism
Syndicalism is a type of economic system proposed as a replacement for capitalism and an alternative to state socialism, which uses federations of collectivised trade unions or industrial unions...
in politics and the POSR became a base of future revolutionary syndicalism.
However, next to the working-class socialism of Allemane, an intellectual socialist movement developed within the POSR, led by Lucien Herr
Lucien Herr
Lucien Herr was a French intellectual, librarian at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, and mentor to a number of well-known socialist politicians and writers, including Jean Jaurès and Charles Péguy...
, a librarian. This movement's priority was the education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
of the people. Overall, the POSR was a moderate reformist party, influenced by possibilism which believed that socialism could be achieved though democratic action, such as decentralization
Decentralization
__FORCETOC__Decentralization or decentralisation is the process of dispersing decision-making governance closer to the people and/or citizens. It includes the dispersal of administration or governance in sectors or areas like engineering, management science, political science, political economy,...
and legislative participation.
In 1901, the POSR merged with the FTSF and Independent Socialists
Independent Socialists (France)
The Independent Socialists were a French political movement and, at times, parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic. The movement was strong from 1880 till the fall of the Republic in 1940....
to form the French Socialist Party
French Socialist Party (1902)
The French Socialist Party was founded in 1902. It came from the merger of the "possibilist" Federation of the Socialist Workers of France , Jean Allemane's Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party and some independent socialist politicians like Jean Jaurès...
(PSF). The PSF was, along with the Socialist Party of France
Socialist Party of France (1902)
The Socialist Party of France was founded in 1902, during a congress in Commentry, by the merger of the Marxist French Workers' Party led by Jules Guesde and the Blanquist Central Revolutionary Committee of Édouard Vaillant....
, in 1905, a founding member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO).
See also
- History of the Left in FranceHistory of the Left in FranceThe Left in France at the beginning of the 20th century was represented by two main political parties, the Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party and the French Section of the Workers' International , created in 1905 as a merger of various Marxist parties...
- French Section of the Workers' International
- French Socialist PartyFrench Socialist Party (1902)The French Socialist Party was founded in 1902. It came from the merger of the "possibilist" Federation of the Socialist Workers of France , Jean Allemane's Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party and some independent socialist politicians like Jean Jaurès...
- Federation of the Socialist Workers of FranceFederation of the Socialist Workers of FranceFrance's first socialist party, the Federation of the Socialist Workers of France , was founded in 1879. It was characterised as "possibilist" because it promoted gradual reforms.-Formation:...