Analysing the contentious Anarchy-Utopia nexus: the French case

Authors

  • Claudio De Boni University of Florence

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1974-4935/6539

Keywords:

Utopia, French anarchy, XIXth Century, criticism

Abstract

Anarchy and utopia have traditionally had a contentious relationship throughout the history of political thought. Although some anarchic thinkers have occasionally verged on the utopian genre – for instance, French anarchists Joseph Déjacque and Jean Grave, or anarcho-syndicalists Émile Pataud and Émile Pouget – the anarchic mindset has generally shown a deeply-rooted mistrust towards any representation of systematically planned ideal societies, often seen as intellectualist and fundamentally authoritarian projects.

Published

2016-12-22

How to Cite

De Boni, C. (2016). Analysing the contentious Anarchy-Utopia nexus: the French case. Governare La Paura. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1974-4935/6539