anarchist movement

A political tradition advocating the abolition of the state and other coercive hierarchies in favor of voluntary association and mutual aid.

The anarchist movement encompasses various tendencies—from collectivists to individualists—united by opposition to centralized authority.

It emerged prominently in 19th-century Europe and has influenced labor organizing, anti-capitalist activism, and countercultural politics: The anarchist movement gained momentum during the Spanish Civil War.