Use for questions about anarchism, anarchist countries or societies, or policies that move a society in an anarchist direction. A political theory holding all forms of governmental authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocating a society based on voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups.
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What special regulations make Freetown Christiania autonomous?
Freetown Christiania is a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood in Copenhagen.
Picture from Wikimedia Commons, Bruno Jargot
Christiania is an anarchist, autonomous community. According to Wikipedia, the area has a unique status in that it is…
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How are quarrels managed according to anarchism?
I've read a lot about anarchism but I failed to understand how the rules are enforced. Since anarchism refuses any form of vertical power, there is no police in anarchy, but there may be free associations. I suppose that every agreement is taken…
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What is the difference between Anarcho-syndicalism and Collectivist anarchism?
I've read Wikipedia's definitions for these:
Anarcho-syndicalism
Collectivist anarchism.
But I can't really discriminate between the two.
Is the difference about the revolt of the workers in Collectivism and also possibly violence to achieve the…
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How do anarchist decision models scale?
I have personally experienced anarchist decision models in groups of people up to several hundred people. Building consensus around a particular decision in smaller "affinity groups", sending representatives to the larger group, trying to reach…
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Is Collectivist Anarchist inconsistent?
Collectivist Anarchist is collectivist in that it reject ownership of means of production, and it is anarchist in that it rejects the state (and generally, capitalism).
This form of anarchist advocates the use of labour notes, by which workers are…
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Are anarcho-communists territorial?
AFAIK anarcho-communists consider owning a private property as a violation of NAP. It implies that land also can not be owned. Thus if we consider anarcho-communists living on some territory, will they invade/conquer neighboring territories whenever…
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