The article reflects the main discrepancies between the basic co-ordinates of classic anarchist thought and the co-ordinates of contemporary anarchism as developed within the "post-Seattle" alter-globalisation movement. The article ascertains that the anarchist renaissance within the alter-globalisation movement is not only fostered by classical anarchism, but also by ideational currents that in the past represented its main counterpoint. The question the author addresses is therefore: Is it possible to talk about a "new" anarchism? Following a thorough examination of the alter-globalisation movement, its genealogy and the main ideational currents within the movement, the author concludes that a "new" or "post-ideological" anarchism offers important innovations on the both level of political praxis and the level of theoretical paradigms. In the last part of the article, the author affirms these findings with an outline of a redefinition of violence, political power, nation-state and democracy within (contemporary) anarchism.
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