Autonomism
Member of the Italian social movement Tute bianche
Autonomism is a set of anti-authoritarian, left-wing political movements and theories.
As a theoretical system, it first emerged in Italy in the 1960s from workerist communism. Later, post-Marxist and anarchist tendencies became significant after the failure of Italian far-left movements in the 1970s.
Autonomism has involved a call for the independence of social movements from political parties, seeking to create a practical political alternative to both authoritarian socialism and contemporary representative democracy.
Autonomism influenced the German and Dutch Autonomen, the worldwide social centre movement, and today is influential in Italy, France, and to a lesser extent the English-speaking countries. Those who describe themselves as autonomists now vary from Marxists to anarchists.
As a theoretical system, it first emerged in Italy in the 1960s from workerist communism. Later, post-Marxist and anarchist tendencies became significant after the failure of Italian far-left movements in the 1970s.
Autonomism has involved a call for the independence of social movements from political parties, seeking to create a practical political alternative to both authoritarian socialism and contemporary representative democracy.
Autonomism influenced the German and Dutch Autonomen, the worldwide social centre movement, and today is influential in Italy, France, and to a lesser extent the English-speaking countries. Those who describe themselves as autonomists now vary from Marxists to anarchists.
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