Left anarchism

Left anarchism or left-wing anarchism refer to left-wing forms of anarchism. It posits a future society in which private property is replaced by reciprocity and non-hierarchical society.^[1][2] The term left anarchism is sometimes used synonymously with libertarian socialism,^[3] left libertarianism, or socialist anarchism.^[4]
Left-wing anarchists have been visible in anti-globalization protests, such as in Seattle in 1999 against the World Trade Organization.^[5]

Ulrike Heider, a syndicalist, categorizes anarchism into left anarchism, right anarchism (anarcho-capitalism), and green anarchism.^[6] Heider's work has been strongly criticised by anarchist academics including Bryan Caplan and Murray Bookchin for the allegedly poor quality of its research and presentation.^[7][8] Left-wing anarchism is distinguished from free-market anarchism^[9] and right-wing anarchism (such as that of Murray Rothbard).^[10]

See also

• National-Anarchism

References

External links

• Defining anarchism from An Anarchist FAQ, written by social anarchists
• Anarchist Theory FAQ, in which anarcho-capitalist Bryan Caplan argues that a broad division in anarchism exists between "left-anarchism" and anarcho-capitalism
• Anarchism: Two Kinds by Wendy McElroy, an individualist anarchist
• Collectivist-Anarchism and Communist-Anarchism from The Conquest of Power, by Albert Weisbord
• Canning Reactionary Leftism a criticism of left-anarchism by Keith Preston
• The Incredible Lameness of Left Anarchism by Jason McQuinn. A critique from a post-left anarchist perspective.
• Learning the Hard Way: My Life as an Anarcho-Leftoid by Keith Preston