Anarchism and non-domination

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Abstract

In this article we recover the classical anarchist deployment of republican tropes of non-domination, tyranny and slavery, to expose the conservative limits of the contemporary neo-Roman republican revival. For anarchists, the modern nation state and the institution of private property are antithetical to freedom as non-domination, acting as structural constraints to freedom rather than the means for its realisation. We re-examine the grounds of this critique to advance two arguments. First, that commiting to either the state or private property represents an unwarranted positive moral and ethical commitment that skews the negative theory of freedom contemporary republicans seek to develop. Second, the prior moral commitment to the state renders neo-Roman republicanism fundamentally conservative. Anarchist theories of freedom as non-domination push much further than the contemporary republican revival seems to permit, opening new possibilities for institutional and constitutional innovation while remaining consistent with the core republican normative value of non-domination.

Author Biographies

Ruth Kinna, Loughborough University

Ruth Ellen Kinna holds a BA in history and politics from the University of London and a D.Phil in politics from the University of Oxford. She is a professor of political philosophy at Loughborough University. Co-editor of the journal Anarchist Studies. Among her works are "Anarchism: A Beginner's Guide" (2012), "Kropotkin: Reviewing the Classical Anarchist Tradition" (2016) and "The Government of No One: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism" (2019).

Alex Prichard, University of Exeter

Alex Prichard holds a D.Phil from Loughborough University. He is an Associate Professor at the Department of Politics of the University of Exeter. Co-editor of the Contemporary Anarchist Studies series and the journal Anarchist Studies.

Peterson Roberto da Silva, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Graduado em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) (2015). Mestre em Sociologia Política pela UFSC (2018). Atualmente doutorando em Sociologia e Ciência Política com ênfase em Ciência Política pela UFSC (bolsa CNPq), sob orientação de Tiago Losso (Núcleo de Estudos do Pensamento Político- NEPP), com sanduíche na Loughborough University (Reino Unido) (bolsa Capes), sob orientação de Ruth Kinna (Anarchism Research Group - ARG). Tem experiência na área de Teoria Política Contemporânea, principalmente em temas como liberdade, legitimidade, representação e anarquismo. Também tem interesse por ensino de ciências sociais e interfaces entre teoria política e ficção / literatura. Pesquisador associado ao Instituto de Teoria e História Anarquista. Escritor autopublicado de ficção. Inventor do jogo de cartas Agência.

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