Marxism

Marxism is a systematic theory of history, society, and political economy centred on the claim that material conditions — especially the ownership of the means of production — determine social relations and consciousness. It holds that human history is a succession of modes of production (feudalism, capitalism, etc.) driven forward by class conflict, and that capitalism's internal contradictions will eventually give rise to a classless communist society.

Historical materialism as an explanatory framework for social change; surplus-value theory to explain capitalist exploitation; class struggle as the engine of history; dialectical method applied to social and economic analysis; the base/superstructure model of society.