Anarchism in Sweden
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Anarchism in Sweden first grew out of the nascent social democratic movement during the later 19th century, with a specifically libertarian socialist tendency emerging from a split in the movement. As with the movements in Germany and the Netherlands, Swedish anarchism had a strong
History and influence
Anarchism was reported to have been extant in Sweden by Mikhail Bakunin as early as 1866.[3]
Following the defeat of the
The Swedish anarchist movement experienced a resurgence as a result of the protests of 1968, although by this time the Young Socialist Party had ceased to exist. Further attempts to rekindle a national organisation were largely short-lived, with anarchist presence instead taking root in the rising counterculture of the 1970s, particularly within the punk subculture and nascent intentional communities. By the 1980s, Swedish anarchists had come under the influence of the German autonomist movement, with a number of squats being established throughout the country, and by the following decade, green anarchism was embraced by an increasing number of Swedish anarchists.[2]
Following the revolutions of 1989, Swedish interest in anarcho-syndicalism was revived. The SAC had continued its activities and grew to over 6,500 members, remaining active in labor organizing up until the modern day. In 1993, the Swedish Anarcho-syndicalist Youth Federation (SUF) was established as a youth organization in collaboration with the SAC.[2]
One of many minor anarchist groups are the
Notable anarchists
Organizations
- Young Socialists (1908-1968)
- Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden(1910-present)
- Syndicalist Workers Federation (1928-1938)
- Lund's Anarchist Group (1969-1973)
- Swedish Anarcho-syndicalist Youth Federation (1993-present)
References
- ^ Woodcock 2004, p. 366.
- ^ a b c d e f Kuhn 2009, p. 1.
- ^ Woodcock 2004, p. 135.
- ^ Campbell 1992, p. 435.
- ^ "Om | Tidningen Brand". tidningenbrand.se. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ "Christian Democrat leader attacked with cake". The Local. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
Bibliography
- Campbell, Joan (1992). European Labor Unions. Westport: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-26371-X.
- OCLC 8682127155.
- ISBN 1-55111-629-4.
Further reading
- Lundström, Markus (2023). "When Anarchism Met Punk". In Hill, Helena; Pinto, Andrés Brink (eds.). Social Movements in 1980s Sweden: Contention in the Welfare State. Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Cham: Springer International Publishing. pp. 81–109. ISBN 978-3-031-27370-4.
- Vila, Roland; Hallbert, Thomas Hallon (1983). Anarki till vardags: en bild av alternativ rörelsen : en föraning om ett alternativt samhälle [Anarchy in everyday life: a picture of the alternative movement, a premonition of an alternative society] (in Swedish). Munkfors: Maximilian. OCLC 81197150.
