Essay #73: Christopher Powell, ‘Shame Economies’
Anarchist Essays29 Jan 2024

Essay #73: Christopher Powell, ‘Shame Economies’

In this essay, Christopher Powell examines how sovereign statehood generates an economy of shame that fosters identification with the imagined sovereign. Achieving anarchy requires a shift in who is shamed and for what, shifting self-worth from ‘higher' ideals to horizontal solidarity.

Christopher Powell is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University. His most recent publication is “Radical Complexity: Using Complex Systems Theory to Think About Social Transformation” in New Proposals: Journal of Marxism and Interdisciplinary Inquiry.

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Essay #74: Pranay Somayajula, ‘Nationhood Beyond Nationalism: Towards an Anarchist Politics of Anti-Colonial Liberation’

Essay #74: Pranay Somayajula, ‘Nationhood Beyond Nationalism: Towards an Anarchist Politics of Anti-Colonial Liberation’

In this essay, Pranay Somayajula critically examines the anarchist movement’s relationship to anticolonial politics. Drawing on a rich history of anticolonial movements, from the Kurds in Rojava to th...

12 Feb 202417min

Essay #72: Elena Pagani, ‘Interpersonal Freedom as Pluralist Radical Horizontality’

Essay #72: Elena Pagani, ‘Interpersonal Freedom as Pluralist Radical Horizontality’

In this essay, Elena Pagani presents theorising and practices of freedom as interpersonal and intersubjective. She does this through the conceptions of agonistic self-creation and agonistic empathy in...

15 Jan 202437min

Essay #71: Deric Shannon, ‘The Anarchist Critique of Capitalism’

Essay #71: Deric Shannon, ‘The Anarchist Critique of Capitalism’

In this essay, Deric Shannon outlines the anarchist analysis and critique of capitalism. He also gives some potential explanations for capitalism's resilience. Deric Shannon is an Associate Professor ...

1 Jan 202416min

Essay #70: Sonia Hernández, ‘For a Just and Better World’

Essay #70: Sonia Hernández, ‘For a Just and Better World’

In this essay, Sonia Hernández describes the central role Mexican women played in the emergence of anarcho-syndicalist organizing during the early 20th century. She examines the emergence of transnati...

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Essay #69: Benjamin Franks, ‘Anarchism and Elections’

Essay #69: Benjamin Franks, ‘Anarchism and Elections’

In this essay, Benjamin Franks identifies the core principles that lead anarchists to reject participation in democratic elections. It then explores the occasions where anarchists have engaged in diff...

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Essay #68: Carne Ross, ‘Anarchy is Love’

Essay #68: Carne Ross, ‘Anarchy is Love’

In this essay, Carne explores the spiritual dimension of anarchism, which he once assumed was more a ‘political’ philosophy about how people make decisions and transact business. He concludes that the...

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Essay #67: William Marling, ‘Anarchism and Rhetoric’

Essay #67: William Marling, ‘Anarchism and Rhetoric’

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