Libertarian socialism
Libertarian socialism is a political philosophy and movement within socialism that advocates a society based on social ownership, individual freedom, equality and decentralised forms of organisation. It opposes authoritarianism, centralised state control and hierarchical economic structures, emphasising workers' self-management, direct democracy, voluntary association and mutual aid. Libertarian socialism encompasses a variety of political traditions, including anarchism, anarcho-syndicalism, anarchist communism, mutualism, council communism, guild socialism and libertarian Marxism. Although many libertarian socialists advocate the abolition of the state, their approaches to political organisation and economic coordination vary.
Notable libertarian socialists
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
- Mikhail Bakunin
- Peter Kropotkin
- Errico Malatesta
- Emma Goldman
- Rudolf Rocker
- Alexander Berkman
- Nestor Makhno
- Voline
- Buenaventura Durruti
- Diego Abad de Santillán
- Daniel Guérin
- Noam Chomsky
- Murray Bookchin
- Colin Ward
- Paul Goodman
- Sam Dolgoff
- George Woodcock
- Rosa Luxemburg
- Anton Pannekoek
- Otto Rühle
- Paul Mattick
- Cornelius Castoriadis
- C. L. R. James
- Maurice Brinton
- Guy Debord
- David Graeber
- Michael Albert
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Peter Gelderloos
- Miłosz Kalinowski
