民主社会主义是社会党、社会民主党和工党的思想体系的总称。作为其前身的社会民主主义,诞生于19世纪中叶的欧洲,经过一百五十余年的风雨历程,民主社会主义(或称社会民主主义)非但没有停滞、萎缩,反而愈益发展、壮大。“社会民主主义的纲领和政治理想,它的改良政策和它的历史持久性,在所有的欧洲国家中,在民主的制度容 Democratic socialism is the general term for the ideological system of the Socialist, Social-Democratic and Labor parties. As a predecessor of social democracy, was born in Europe in the middle of the 19th century. After more than 150 years of stormy history, democratic socialism (or social democracy) has not only stagnated and contracted, but has grown and expanded even more. ”The program and political ideal of social democracy, its reform policy and its historical persistence, in all European countries, in the democratic system of capacity