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Libertarian Marxism is a broad scope of economic and political philosophies that emphasize the anti-authoritarian and libertarian aspects of Marxism. Early currents of libertarian Marxism such as left communism emerged in opposition to Marxism–Leninism.[citation needed]
Libertarian Marxism is often critical of reformist positions such as those held by social democrats. Libertarian Marxist currents often draw from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' later works, specifically the Grundrisse and The Civil War in France;[1] emphasizing the Marxist belief in the ability of the working class to forge its own destiny without the need for a state or vanguard party to mediate or aid its liberation.[citation needed] Along with anarchism, libertarian Marxism is one of the main currents of libertarian socialism.[citation needed]
Libertarian Marxism includes currents such as autonomism,[2] council communism, De Leonism, Lettrism, parts of the New Left, Situationism,[3] Socialisme ou Barbarie and workerism.[citation needed] Libertarian Marxism has often had a strong influence on both post-left and social anarchists. Notable theorists of libertarian Marxism have included Walter Benjamin,[4] Andre Breton,[4] Maurice Brinton, Cornelius Castoriadis, Guy Debord, Raya Dunayevskaya, Daniel Guérin,[5][4] C. L. R. James, Rosa Luxemburg,[4] Michael Löwy,[6] Antonio Negri, Anton Pannekoek, Fredy Perlman, Ernesto Screpanti, E. P. Thompson, and Yanis Varoufakis,[7] who argues that Marx himself was a libertarian Marxist.[8]
- ^ Screpanti, Ernesto (2007). Libertarian communism: Marx Engels and the Political Economy of Freedom. London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0230018969.
- ^ Sörbom, Adrienne; Wennerhag, Magnus (7 December 2011). "Organizational innovation and political impact in the Swedish movement context: : The case of the Anarchist and Autonomist movement". DIVA. pp. 1–30. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Bleakley, Paul (12 February 2018). "Situationism and the recuperation of an ideology in the era of Trump, fake news and post-truth politics". Capital & Class. 42 (3). SAGE Publications: 419–434. doi:10.1177/0309816818759231. ISSN 0309-8168.
- ^ a b c d "Expanding the horizon: for a Libertarian Marxism". Global Discourse. 8 (2). Bristol University Press: 364–378. 2018. doi:10.1080/23269995.2018.1459332. ISSN 2043-7897.
- ^ Wayne Price. "For a Libertarian Communism". Anarchist StudiesVol. 27, Iss. 2, (2019): 117-118. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Traverso, Enzo (2018). "O MARXISMO LIBERTÁRIO DE MICHAEL LÖWY". Caderno CRH. 31 (83). FapUNIFESP (SciELO): 253–261. doi:10.1590/s0103-49792018000200005. ISSN 1983-8239.
- ^ Varoufakis, Yanis. "Yanis Varoufakis thinks we need a radically new way of thinking about the economy, finance and capitalism". TED. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
Yanis Varoufakis describes himself as a "libertarian Marxist
- ^ Lowry, Ben (11 March 2017). "Yanis Varoufakis: We leftists are not necessarily pro public sector – Marx was anti state". The Wews Letter. Retrieved 14 April 2019.