Syndicalism and the influence of anarchism in France, Italy and Spain

Darlington, RR

Abstract

Following the Leninist line, a commonly held assumption is that anarchism as a revolutionary movement tends to emerge in politically, socially and economically underdeveloped regions and that its appeal lies with the economically marginalised lumpenproletariat and landless peasantry. This article critically explores this assumption through a comparative analysis of the development and influence of anarchist ideology and organisation in syndicalist movements in France, Spain and Italy and its legacy in discourses surrounding the nature of political authority and accountability.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Sep 22, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Journal: Anarchist Studies
• Print ISSN: 0967-3393
• Publisher: Lawrence Wishart
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 29-54
• Keywords: syndicalism, anarcho-syndicalism, revolution, unionism, France, Spain, Italy.
• Publisher URL: http://www.lwbooks.co.uk/journals/anarchiststudies/contents.html