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26 Cards in this Set
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Altruism |
Concern for the interest and welfare of others based on rational self interest or a belief that humans are social beings with a capacity for social solidarity |
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Authority-from an anarchist perspective |
Authority is the right of one person or institution to influence the behaviour of others and is seen as commanding controlling and corrupting |
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Autonomy |
A form of self-government or legislation, a combination of freedom and responsibility in which the individual is not subject to the will of the state or any other person |
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Collectivisation |
Replacement of private property by common ownership |
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Direct action |
A whole range of political actions from non violent to violent taken outside of the legal and constitutional framework |
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Direct democracy from an Anarchist perspective |
Citizens making law and policy decisions in person rather than through a representative |
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General/mass strike |
Workers striking for political goals not just better pay/conditions |
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Government from an anarchist perspective |
A system of rule which is based upon deceit and violence |
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Insurrection |
Without revolution, egoistic actions that allow individuals to elevate themselves above the established institutions, leaving the establishment to decay and die |
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Mutual aid |
The most successful people are those that employ solidarity and cooperation rather than individualistic competition |
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Mutualism |
A system of equitable exchange between self governing producers, organised individually or in association and small scale private property based on use or possession |
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Non aggression principle |
Against the initiation of/ threat of force against persons or property- typically associated with right wing anarchism |
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Power from an anarchist perspective |
E.g. the law the police and the use of ideology, by which the state secure their authority |
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Propaganda of the deed |
A specific political action meant to be exemplary to others and serve as a catalyst for revolution |
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Solidarity from an anarchist perspective |
Relationship of sympathy, cooperation and harmony between people which means they have no need to be regulated by the state and any regulation makes solidarity impossible |
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Syndicalism |
Revolutionary trade unionism that uses direct action and the mass strike as an expression of working class power to inspire popular revolt |
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The state from an anarchist perspective |
A sovereign body that exerts total authority over all individuals living within its geographical limits |
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Workers self management |
Where workers rather than professional managers decide on issues related to the operation of the business |
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Anarcho-feminism |
Opposition of patriarchy and traditional gender rules and that they can only be removed if the state is removed |
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Green Anarchism |
The environment can only be saved through removal of state |
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Three reasons why anarchism fails |
- crazy assumptions of human nature -anarchism rejects power therefore anarchism will never have power (Catalonia 1930s) -the state will always win |
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Joesph Proudhon |
1809-1865 Peaceful abolition of state Mutualism Rejects competition and markets |
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Mikhail Bakunin |
1814-1876 Self governing small communities Propaganda by deed |
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Peter Kropotkin |
1842-1921 Very small scale collective communities |
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Emma Goldman |
1869-1940 Anarcho-feminism Violent direct action Rejects reform because all states are evil |
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Murray Rothbard |
1926-1995 Turbo capitalist Economic freedom is destroyed by the state |
