The Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) is an international association of Trotskyist parties. Members include the Socialist Party of England and Wales, the Socialist Party (Ireland), the Socialist Party (Australia) the Democratic Socialist Movement in South Africa and Nigeria and groups using the name Socialist Alternative in the United States, Canada and New Zealand along with parties in Sweden, Germany - representatives in 40 countries worldwide making the CWI the second largest Trotskyist international after the reunified Fourth International. Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... The Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party active in England and Wales and part of the Committee for a Workers International. ... As of 2004, the Socialist Party is Irelands newest political party. ... The Socialist Party is a small Marxist/Trotskyist political party in Australia affiliated with the Committee for a Workers International. ... Socialist Alternative is the name used by affiliates of the Committee for a Workers International in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand. ... The reunified Fourth International was created in 1963 by the reunification of the majorities of two public factions of the Fourth International: the International Secretariat of the Fourth International (ISFI) and the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI). ...

The CWI was founded in 1974 by supporters of what was then called the Militant tendency in Britain, Sweden, Ireland and several other countries. Until the early 1990s CWI sections generally pursued a policy of entrism into social democratic or labour parties, although it was not the only strategy pursued. This strategy ended in that decade. The CWI developed an analysis that these parties had changed in nature and had become simply capitalist parties. This was strongly resisted by Ted Grant, Militant's founder. After a lengthy debate [1] and special conference in 1991 confirmed overwhelmingly the position of the CWI in the England and wales section, Grant split in 1992 after he and his supporters stopped paying dues in preparation of founding their own organisation which became the International Marxist Tendency. It has been suggested that Militant (Britain) be merged into this article or section. ... Entryism (or entrism or enterism) is a political tactic by which a smaller organisation joins a (usually hostile) larger organisation in an attempt to either gain recruits, influence or both. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... The name Labour Party or Labor Party is used by several political parties around the world. ... Edward (Ted) Grant (born July 9, 1913) is a Trotskyist politician. ... The International Marxist Tendency (IMT) is a Trotskyist tendency based on the ideas of Ted Grant. ...

Grant dismissed the leadership of the CWI, especially Peter Taaffe, as sectarians because they had deserted, in his view, the mass parties of the working class. Grant cited the success of the Militant in Britain, which as entryists had secured Dave Nellist, Terry Fields and Pat Wall as MPs. However this was countered with the argument that the clear determination of the Labour leadership under Neil Kinnock to destroy Trotskyist influence in the party, as well as Labour's move away from socialist policies, had changed the situation in the party. It was no longer possible, the CWI argued, for Militant to carry out activity in the way it had been done up to the late 1980s. In the UK, Kinnock had Terry Fields MP removed as a Labour MP in 1991, and Dave Nellist MP was suspended from Party membership around the same time. (Pat Wall MP had died.) Peter Taaffe is a Trotskyist political figure and general secretary of the Socialist Party of England and Wales. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Dave Nellist Dave Nellist is a Trotskyist political figure and former Labour MP for the former constituency of Coventry South East. ... Terry Fields (born 8 March 1937) is a British politician and a former Labour Member of Parliament for Liverpool Broadgreen from 1983 until 1992. ... 1933 - 1990 English Marxist Trotskyist Politician and Labour Party MP for Bradford North 1987 - 1990. ... Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, PC (born 28 March 1942) is a British politician. ...

Since their open turn CWI sections have, in a number of countries, run candidates under their own name electing Joe Higgins to the Irish parliament Dáil Éireann as a Socialist Party candidate as well as several councillors in Britain, specifically in London and Coventry, and the Republic of Ireland. The CWI also has elected members of regional legislatures or local councils in Sweden, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands (members of the Dutch Socialist Party who are also CWI members), Pakistan, Sri Lanka and in the former Soviet Union. In the 2005 Sri Lanka presidential elections the CWI affiliate, the United Socialist Party, came third while gaining the highest left vote. Joe Higgins (born 1 May 1949) was the Socialist Partys sole TD (member of the Irish Dáil Éireann), representing Dublin West. ... This article is about the current Irish body. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... The Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a socialist party in the Netherlands. ... The United Socialist Party is a British political organisation based in Liverpool. ...

CWI members also played a leading role in founding the Scottish Socialist Party though, due to a split, leading SSP members such as Tommy Sheridan are no longer in the CWI, Both the CWI and Tommy Sheridan have now left the SSP however, establishing a new party in Scotland, Solidarity, in conjunction with the Socialist Workers Party. The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a radical left-wing Scottish political party which campaigns on a socialist economic platform and for Scottish independence. ... Tommy Sheridan (born 7 March 1964, in Glasgow) is a Scottish socialist politician and a leading figure in the new Scottish political party Solidarity. ... Solidarity (full name Solidarity - Scotlands Socialist Movement) is a political party in Scotland, launched on September 3, 2006 as a breakaway from the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)[1] in the aftermath of Tommy Sheridans libel action. ... There are various Socialist Workers Parties throughout the world. ...

CWI members stood as National Conscience Party candidates in the 2003 Nigerian elections, gaining the best results that the NCP achieved. In Germany CWI members have been active in the new WASG since its foundation in 2004 and in December 2005 were elected part of the new leadership of its Berlin district that wants to run candidates on a clear anti-cuts programme in the 17 September 2006 Berlin regional election. In Brazil CWI members helped found the P-SOL Socialism and Freedom Party after left wing parliamentarians were expelled from the PT. The Labor and Social Justice Party (German: Arbeit & soziale Gerechtigkeit – Die Wahlalternative or WASG) is a German political party founded in 2005 by activists disenchanted with the Social Democratic-Green government. ... Location of Berlin within Germany / EU Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE3 City subdivisions 12 boroughs Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit (SPD) Governing parties SPD / Left. ... The Socialism and Freedom Party (Partido Socialismo e Liberdade, P-SOL) is a Brazilian political party. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Category:Political crisis in Brazil The Partido dos Trabalhadores (Portuguese for Workers Party) is a left-wing political party in Brazil. ...

List of CWI sections

• Australia - Socialist Party ([2])
• Austria - Sozialistische LinksPartei (Socialist Left Party, [3])
• Belgium (Flemish) Linkse Socialistische Partij (Socialist Left Party) / (French) Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste (Movement for a Socialist Alternative) [4]
• Brazil - Socialismo Revolucionario (Revolutionary Socialism[5])
• Chile - Socialismo Revolucionario
• Cyprus - CWI Cyprus
• Czech Republic - Socialistická alternativa Budoucnost (Socialist Alternative the Future)
• England & Wales - Socialist Party of England and Wales ([6])
• France - Gauche Révolutionnaire (Revolutionary Left)
• Germany - Sozialistische Alternative (Socialist Alternative)
• Greece - Xekinima - Socialist Internationalist Organisation
• Ireland - Socialist Party ([7])
• India - Dudiyora Horaata (New Socialist Alternative[8])
• Israel- Ma'avak Sotzialisti (Socialist Struggle) ([9])
• Italy - Lotta per il Socialismo (Struggle for Socialism)
• Japan - Kokusai Rentai
• Kazakhstan - Socialist Resistance of Kazakhstan ([10])
• Netherlands - Offensief
• New Zealand - Socialist Alternative
• Nigeria - Democratic Socialist Movement ([11])
• Pakistan - The Socialist Movement
• Poland - Grupa na rzecz Partii Robotniczej (Group for a Workers Party)
• Portugal - Alternativa Socialista (Socialist Alternative)
• Russia - Sotsialisticheskoye Soprotivleniye (Socialist Resistance[12])
• Scotland - International Socialists (Scotland), CWI platform in Solidarity (Scotland) ([13])
• Spain - Manifiesto (Manifesto)
• Sri Lanka - United Socialist Party
• South Africa - Democratic Socialist Movement
• Sweden - Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (Socialist Justice Party)
• Ukraine - Robitnichi Sprotiv (Workers Resistance)
• United States - Socialist Alternative ([14])

The Socialist Party is a small Marxist/Trotskyist political party in Australia affiliated with the Committee for a Workers International. ... The Sozialistische Linkspartei (SLP) is the Austrian section of the Commitee for a Workers International Committee for a Workers International (CWI). ... The Left Socialist Party (Linkse Socialistische Partij/Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste) is a political party in Belgium without parliamentary representation. ... Le MAS ( Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste ) est la section belge du Comité pour une Internationale Ouvrière CWI, internationale trotskyste ; son analogue flamand est le Links Socialistisch Partij ; tous les articles et analyses sont sur www. ... Revolutionary Socialism (SR) is the Brazilian section of the Committee for a Workers International, an international association of Trotskyist parties. ... CWI Cyprus is part of the Committee for a Workers International. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... This article is about the sub-division of the United Kingdom. ... The Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party active in England and Wales and part of the Committee for a Workers International. ... The Workers and Peasants Socialist Party (Parti socialiste ouvrier et paysan, PSOP) was an ephemeral socialist organisation in France, formed on June 8, 1938 by Marceau Pivert. ... The Sozialistische Alternative (SAV) is a German Trotskyist organisation and the German section of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI). ... Xekinima is the Committee for a Workers International’s Greek section. ... The Socialist Party (in Irish Páirtí Sóisialach) is a political party active in Ireland. ... Maavak Sotzialisti (Hebrew: , Socialist Struggle) is an Israeli left-wing socialist organization affiliated with the Committee for a Workers International. ... Offensief (Dutch for offensive) is a Trotskyist organisation that operates within the Dutch Socialist Party in an entryist fashion. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... The International Socialists is the Scottish platform of the Committee for a Workers International in Solidarity (Scotland). ... Solidarity (full name Solidarity - Scotlands Socialist Movement) is a political party in Scotland, launched on September 3, 2006 as a breakaway from the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)[1] in the aftermath of Tommy Sheridans libel action. ... The United Socialist Party (USP) is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. ... Justice Party - the Socialists (in Swedish: Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna), a political party in Sweden. ... Workers Resistance (Ukrainian: Robitnichi Sprotiv) is a Trotskyist political party in Ukraine. ... Socialist Alternative is a socialist organization in the United States. ...

External links

• SocialistWorld.net CWI News and analysis
• Marxist.net CWI Theoretical site
• Socialist Party publications and Socialist Alternative literature - Two sites containing links to many publications of the CWI.

See also

• List of Trotskyist internationals