Anarcho-Syndicalism
Current that sees revolutionary unions as the basis for overthrowing capitalism through direct action and the general strike, organizing production by the workers themselves in a free, stateless society.
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In one sentence
I want revolutionary unions to overthrow capitalism through direct action and the general strike, with workers controlling production, statelessly.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Very strong · Federal
Structure
- Very strong · Democracy
Representation
- Very strong · Liberty
Power
- Very strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Very strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Very strong · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Globalism
Trade
- Very strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Very strong · Progressive
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Structure
Leans further toward federal than 89% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 36This ideology 93
Of all the axes, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Control
On Control, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 64This ideology 79
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Buenaventura Durruti
A Spanish anarcho-syndicalist revolutionary, Durruti was a central figure of the Spanish Revolution, leading workers' militias and collectivization during the civil war, becoming a symbol of militant anarchism.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyMichel FoucaultPhilosopher97%
SociallyDaniel GuérinLibertarian socialist96%
EconomicallyFriedrich EngelsRevolutionary theorist99%
Other compatible profiles
Political theoryPeter KropotkinAnarchist theorist96%
ActivismErrico MalatestaAnarchist militant and theorist96%
Political theoryMikhail BakuninRevolutionary95%
Political theoryRudolf RockerAnarcho-syndicalist theorist95%
Political theoryCharles FourierSocialist philosopher95%
Intellectual lifeNoam ChomskyLinguist and thinker94%
PhilosophyArne NæssPhilosopher94%
Political theoryAndré GorzPhilosopher94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Anarchist Aragon and Catalonia
1936–1939During the Spanish Revolution, regions of Aragon and Catalonia lived an anarchist experiment of collectivizing land and factories, with workers' self-management and social organization without a central state.
Other close countries
Rojava (North and East Syria)
Democratic-egalitarian confederalismAn autonomous region in northern Syria, Rojava organizes itself through democratic confederalism, with local self-management, gender equality, ethnic pluralism, and ecology, inspired by the libertarian ideas of Abdullah Öcalan.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyScotland (United Kingdom)Independentist social-democratic nation88%
SociallyCalifornia (United States)Techno-progressive region88%
EconomicallyVatican CityClerical theocratic monarchy94%
The most distant
Anarchist Aragon and Catalonia
1936–1939During the Spanish Revolution, regions of Aragon and Catalonia lived an anarchist experiment of collectivizing land and factories, with workers' self-management and social organization without a central state.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyParis Communemarço–maio de 187193%
SociallyFree Territory (Makhnovshchina)1918–192190%
EconomicallySocialist Yugoslavia1945–199292%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Anarchist
- Anarchist
Social Libertarianism
Left-libertarian branch that unites broad individual freedom with collective or shared ownership of resources, defending autonomy, cooperation, and the rejection of both the authoritarian state and capital.
- Anarchist
Anarcho-Pacifism
Anarchist branch that rejects the state and all violence, defending social transformation through nonviolent means, civil disobedience, and voluntary cooperation as the path to a free and just society.
- Anarchist
Libertarian Socialism
Current that pursues socialism without an authoritarian state, uniting collective ownership and self-management with broad individual freedom, organized from the bottom up by free communities and workers.
Closest in other spectrums
- Left
Syndicalism
Movement that places unions and workers' organization at the center of politics, defending collective bargaining, direct action, and labor control over production as the path to working-class emancipation.
- Left
Luxemburgist Socialism
Democratic Marxism inspired by Rosa Luxemburg, which unites revolution and freedom, values the spontaneity of the masses and the general strike, and criticizes both reformism and the authoritarian centralism of vanguard parties.
- Left
Deep Ecology
Current that attributes intrinsic value to all life and not only to human beings, defending a profound change of values, the reduction of human impact, and respect for the balance of the planet's ecosystems.
The most distant ideology
Radical RightFar-Right22%