In an act of resistance against the usage of the word 'anarchist' as an insult and representations of anarchy as a recipe for pure disorder, The Anarchist Turn brings together innovative and fresh perspectives on anarchism to argue that in fact it represents a form of collective, truly democratic social organisation. In the last few decades the negative caricature of anarchy has begun to crack. As free market states and state socialism preserve social hierarchies and remain apathetic on matters of inequality, globalisation and the social movements it spawned have proved what anarchists have long been advocating: an anarchical order is not just desirable, but also feasible. A number of high profile contributors, including Judith Butler, Simon Critchley, Cinzia Arruzza and Alberto Toscano, discuss the anarchist hypothesis, referencing its many historical and geographical variants and analysing its relationship to feminism, politics, economics, history and sociology.

Introduction, Simon Critchley I. SUBVERTING BOUNDARIES 1. Black and Red: The Freedom of Equals, Chiara Bottici 2. The Politics of Commensality, Banu Bargu 3. Friendship as Resistance, Todd May 4. An-archy between Metapolitics and Politics Miguel Abensour II. PAINT IT PINK: ANARCHISM AND FEMINISM 5. Subverting Patriarchy, Subverting Politics: Anarchism as a Practice of Caring, by Mitchell Cowen Verter 6. Of What is Anarcha-feminism the Name?, Cinzia Arruzza 7. Black, Red, Pink and Green. Breaking Boundaries, Building Bridges, Laura Corradi III. GEOGRAPHIES OF ANARCHY 8. The Anarchist Geography of No-Place, Stephen Duncombe 9. The Fighting Ground, Alberto Toscano 10. Reiner Schürmanns Faultline Topology, Stephanie Wakefield IV. THE ANARCHIST MOMENT 11. The Anarchist Moment, Andrej Gruba i 12. Palestine, State Politics and the Anarchist Impasse, Judith Butler 13. Spread Anarchy, Live Communism, The Alleged Authors of The Coming Insurrection 14. Postface on Occupation and Revolution, Jacob Blumenfeld Index