Franks, B. (2013) Anarchism. In: Freeden, M., Sargent, L.T. and Stears, M. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies. Series: Oxford handbooks in politics & international relations. Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK, pp. 385-404. ISBN 9780199585977
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Abstract
This chapter identifies some of the conceptual problems in providing a stable, inclusive interpretation of anarchism. It rejects accounts of anarchism constructed on the supposed universal minimum of ‘anti-statism’, as these synthesize radically antipathetic movements, in particular free-market individualisms along with the main socialist variants of anarchist communism and syndicalism. These purportedly comprehensive versions overlook the distinctive conceptual arrangements of social and individualist anarchisms. These separate ideological forms support radically different practices and generate conflicting interpretations of ‘anti-statism’. Instead, a conceptual analytical approach is best suited to identifying stable, intersecting families of anarchism (such as Green anarchism, anarcha-feminism and post-anarchism), as this method is sensitive to the malleable and variable conception of the political agent, which is a feature of the main constellations of social anarchism.
| Item Type: | Book Sections |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | anarchism, anarchist minimum, conceptual analysis, individualism, post-anarchism, practices, social anarchism, synthesis, state |
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Franks, Dr Benjamin |
| Authors: | Franks, B. |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN: | 9780199585977 |
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