autonomists
Self-governance movement members
Autonomists are advocates of autonomy—the right of a region, group, or institution to govern itself.
The term appears in political contexts where communities seek independence or self-rule from larger states: Autonomists in Catalonia pushed for a referendum.
In radical left politics, autonomism refers to a Marxist tendency emphasizing grassroots organization independent of parties and unions.
Independent management of affairs
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
- direct actionConfrontational political tactics
grassroots democracy · communalism · federalism · regionalism · subsidiarity · devolution · home rule · collectivism
Formal withdrawal from union
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- liberationRelease from constraint
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
nationhood · statehood · decolonization · emancipation · freedom · partition · secessionism · breakaway
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
direct action · boycott · sit-in · occupation · solidarity · banner · placard · grassroots
Unregulated private exchange
- self-ownershipExclusive bodily authority
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- anarcho-capitalismStateless free-market ideology
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
property rights · decentralization · privatization · spontaneous order · classical liberalism · anti-authoritarian
self-governance
Independent management of affairs
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
direct action · grassroots democracy · communalism · federalism · regionalism · subsidiarity · devolution · home rule · collectivism · workers councils
secession
Formal withdrawal from union
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- liberationRelease from constraint
separatism · nationhood · statehood · decolonization · emancipation · freedom · partition · secessionism · breakaway · self-reliance
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
civil disobedience · direct action · boycott · sit-in · occupation · solidarity · banner · placard · grassroots · campaign
free-market
Unregulated private exchange
- self-ownershipExclusive bodily authority
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- anarcho-capitalismStateless free-market ideology
laissez-faire · property rights · decentralization · privatization · spontaneous order · classical liberalism · anti-authoritarian
autonomistsunionists
Members of worker collectives
annexationists · assimilationists · loyalists · nationalists · imperialists