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Saul Newman

Saul Newman, promulgator of post-anarchist thinking

Saul Newman, born on December 28, 1967, is a political theorist and activist. Originally from Australia, Newman is best known for developing the theory and politics of post-anarchism. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Sydney in 1998. Newman then moved to the UK and is currently a Professor of Political Theory at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

In his writings, Newman criticizes classical anarchist theory and explores how it could be reconstructed and re-conceptualized. He argues for an anarchism influenced by post-structuralist philosophy, including the work of Stirner. He has written numerous books and articles on the topic, including 'From Bakunin to Lacan: Anti-Authoritarianism and the Dislocation of Power'. His work has helped to shape contemporary understandings of anarchism and inspired a new range of anarchist research.


Date of Birth: 1967-12-28

Country of Birth: Australia

Political Ideas: Post-anarchism

Quotes Available: 5



Quotes by Saul Newman

For anarchists, the state is much more than an expression of class and economic power. Rather the state has its own logic of domination and self-perpetuation, and is autonomous from class interests.
The category of the "worker," defined in the strict Marxian economic sense, and politically constituted through the revolutionary vanguard whose goal was the dictatorship of the proletariat, no longer seems viable.
The collapse of communist systems nearly two decades ago led to a profound disillusionment in the west, not only with the communist project -- which had been in a state of crisis for some time -- but with radical left-wing politics generally.
Anarchism is based on an essentially optimistic conception of human nature: if individuals have a natural tendency to get on well together then there is no need for the existence of a state to arbitrate between them.
Overcoming the problem of voluntary servitude, which has proved such a hindrance to radical political projects in the past, implies this sort of ethical questioning of the self, an interrogation of one's subjective involvement and complicity with power.


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