Second International

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federation of political parties political international socialist organization

The Second International was a federation of socialist and labor parties founded in 1889 that played a key role in coordinating international workers’ movements and advancing socialist politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Aliases (1)

International Socialist Congress of Paris 1889 ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federation of political parties → political international → socialist organization →
alsoKnownAs	Socialist International (1889–1916) →
country	none →
dissolved	1916 →
fieldOfWork	electoral socialism → trade unionism → workers' rights →
followedBy	Labour and Socialist International → Socialist International (post‑World War II) →
founded	1889 →
foundedIn	Paris →
foundedInCountry	France →
hasPart	Austrian Social Democratic Workers' Party → Belgian Labour Party → British Labour Party → French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) → German Social Democratic Party (SPD) → Italian Socialist Party → Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (factions participated) →
headquartersLocation	Brussels →
historicalRole	coordination of socialist and labour parties internationally → development of Marxist theory in parliamentary democracies →
ideology	Marxism → democratic socialism → socialism →
keyFigure	August Bebel → Eduard Bernstein → Friedrich Engels → Jean Jaurès → Karl Kautsky → Rosa Luxemburg → Vladimir Lenin →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → French → German →
memberOf	international socialist movement →
notableResolution	establishment of International Workers' Day on 1 May → opposition to militarism and colonialism (pre‑1914) → support for the eight‑hour workday →
organizedEvent	International Socialist Congress of Amsterdam 1904 → International Socialist Congress of Basel 1912 → International Socialist Congress of Brussels 1891 → International Socialist Congress of Copenhagen 1910 → International Socialist Congress of London 1896 → International Socialist Congress of Paris 1889 → International Socialist Congress of Paris 1900 → International Socialist Congress of Stuttgart 1907 → International Socialist Congress of Zurich 1893 →
politicalPosition	left‑wing →
precededBy	First International →
reasonForDecline	split over support for World War I →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First International → International Workingmen's Association → Socialism: Utopian and Scientific →	influenced
Reform or Revolution → The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions →	associatedWith
Poale Zion →	alignedWith
International Workers’ Day →	firstFormallyRecognizedBy
First International →	followedBy
Jean Jaurès →	movement
Second International ("International Socialist Congress of Paris 1889") →	organizedEvent
Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania →	participatedIn
Third International →	predecessor
International Workers’ Day →	promotedBy