Rather than attempt to formulate a unitary definition of anarchism as an ideology or political theory, this book will employ a conceptual-morphological analysis which identifies the core, adjacent, and peripheral concepts of anarchism. The introduction provides an overview of the conceptual-morphological approach and explain why it is especially beneficial to the study of anarchism.A stellar international line up of experts explore a specific concept and its relationship to anarchism broadly construed¿that is, not tied to a particular thinker, time period, or tendency.
Rather than attempt to formulate a unitary definition of anarchism as an ideology or political theory, this book will employ a conceptual-morphological analysis which identifies the core, adjacent, and peripheral concepts of anarchism. The introduction provides an overview of the conceptual-morphological approach and explain why it is especially beneficial to the study of anarchism.A stellar international line up of experts explore a specific concept and its relationship to anarchism broadly construed¿that is, not tied to a particular thinker, time period, or tendency.
Benjamin Franks is Lecturer in Social and Political Philosophy at the University of Glasgow¿s Dumfries campus. He is the author of Rebel Alliances and co-editor of Anarchism and Moral Philosophy. His work has appeared in The Journal of Political Ideologies, Capital and Class, and Anarchist Studies. Nathan Jun is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Philosophy Program at Midwestern State University. He is the author of Anarchism and Political Modernity. He has published several edited volumes and journal articles on political theory, the history of political thought, and contemporary European philosophy. Leonard Williams is Professor of Political Science at Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana. He is the author of American Liberalism and Ideological Change. His writings on anarchism have appeared in New Political Science, the Journal for the Study of Radicalism, and Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies.
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Introduction [Benjamin Franks, Nathan Jun, and Leonard Williams] Part 1: Core Concepts 1. Anti-Hierarchy [Randall Amster] 2. Prefiguration [Benjamin Franks] 3. Freedom [Nathan Jun] 4. Agency [David Bates] 5. Direct Action [Vicente Ordóñez] 6. Revolution [Uri Gordon] Part 2: Adjacent Concepts 7. Horizontalism [Mark Bray] 8. Organisation [Iain McKay] 9. Micropolitics [Laura Portwood-Stacer] 10. Economy [Deric Shannon] Part 3: Peripheral Concepts 11. Intersectionality [Hillary Lazar] 12. Reform [Leonard Williams] 13. Work [Ekaterina Chertkovskaya and Konstantin Stoborod] 14. DIY [Sandra Jeppesen] 15. Ecocentrism [Sean Parson]
