Always against the state? An analysis of Polish and Swedish radical left-libertarian activists’ interaction with institutionalized politics

<span class="abs_content">Radical left-libertarian movements are often regarded as primarily seeking ways to accom-plish social and political change outside the framework of institutionalized politics. Previous research, however, has paid little or no attention to the question of the...

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Autores principales:	Grzegorz Piotrowski, Magnus Wennerhag
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Publicado:	Coordinamento SIBA 2015
Materias:	social movements radical left-libertarian movements direct action poland sweden Political science (General) JA1-92
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e728dbf6e02b4299a746bf559bdfb2b82021-11-21T15:11:38ZAlways against the state? An analysis of Polish and Swedish radical left-libertarian activists’ interaction with institutionalized politics1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v8i3p845https://doaj.org/article/e728dbf6e02b4299a746bf559bdfb2b82015-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/15595https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">Radical left-libertarian movements are often regarded as primarily seeking ways to accom-plish social and political change outside the framework of institutionalized politics. Previous research, however, has paid little or no attention to the question of these activists’ actual interactions with institu-tionalized politics, nor has it addressed the ways these interactions could be understood in relation to their overall strategies and ideology. This article therefore explores whether, and to what extent, such interaction actually occurs and analyzes the meanings and motives radical left-libertarian activists – from anarchist, autonomist, and anarcho-syndicalist groups – attribute to various types of political actions, ranging from voting and lobbying to protests and direct action. We furthermore compare activists in Po-land and Sweden, in order to scrutinize whether cross-country differences in “political opportunities” affects the activists’ political strategies and ideas about how social and political change can best be ac-complished. Contrary to popular beliefs and many activists’ own self-declarations, our analysis shows that radical left-libertarian groups do in fact try to achieve political change by interacting with institution-alized politics. While radical left-libertarian activists do in most cases prefer “direct action”, this article explores how a more complex relationship to institutionalized politics allows them to accomplish real and immediate changes at the grassroots level.</span><br />Grzegorz PiotrowskiMagnus WennerhagCoordinamento SIBAarticlesocial movementsradical left-libertarian movementsdirect actionpolandswedenPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 845-875 (2015)
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description	<span class="abs_content">Radical left-libertarian movements are often regarded as primarily seeking ways to accom-plish social and political change outside the framework of institutionalized politics. Previous research, however, has paid little or no attention to the question of these activists’ actual interactions with institu-tionalized politics, nor has it addressed the ways these interactions could be understood in relation to their overall strategies and ideology. This article therefore explores whether, and to what extent, such interaction actually occurs and analyzes the meanings and motives radical left-libertarian activists – from anarchist, autonomist, and anarcho-syndicalist groups – attribute to various types of political actions, ranging from voting and lobbying to protests and direct action. We furthermore compare activists in Po-land and Sweden, in order to scrutinize whether cross-country differences in “political opportunities” affects the activists’ political strategies and ideas about how social and political change can best be ac-complished. Contrary to popular beliefs and many activists’ own self-declarations, our analysis shows that radical left-libertarian groups do in fact try to achieve political change by interacting with institution-alized politics. While radical left-libertarian activists do in most cases prefer “direct action”, this article explores how a more complex relationship to institutionalized politics allows them to accomplish real and immediate changes at the grassroots level.</span><br />
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title	Always against the state? An analysis of Polish and Swedish radical left-libertarian activists’ interaction with institutionalized politics
title_short	Always against the state? An analysis of Polish and Swedish radical left-libertarian activists’ interaction with institutionalized politics
title_full	Always against the state? An analysis of Polish and Swedish radical left-libertarian activists’ interaction with institutionalized politics
title_fullStr	Always against the state? An analysis of Polish and Swedish radical left-libertarian activists’ interaction with institutionalized politics
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Always against the state? An analysis of Polish and Swedish radical left-libertarian activists’ interaction with institutionalized politics

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