Autonomism

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Autonomism is a European far-left political movement that emerged in Italy in the 1970s. It can be divided into two forms depending on the period: Autonomist Marxism (1970s–1990s) and Autonomist anarchism (2000s–present). The movement is committed to anti-capitalist, anti-state, horizontal, and anti-authoritarian struggle. Born from the anti-authoritarian Marxist reflections of the 20th century and following an increasingly close alignment with anarchism, it took shape within the Italian autonomia of the 1970s. This movement brought together various thinkers, such as Toni Negri, and a primarily working-class population critical of traditional Italian communist structures, such as the Italian Communist Party. This initial form, organized around Italian workers and seeking to promote protest-based communist forms of anti-capitalist struggle, began to engage in a series of anti-authoritarian practices and concepts. Heavily repressed at the end of 1977, the Italian autonomia declined. Over...

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