Organizational norms and practices in affinity groups: an anarchist perspective

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Abstract

This paper is an attempt to introduce anarchism as organized order. My thesis is that a thorough study of management and organization of anarchism is much needed in theory and praxis because it examines conditions and levels of relationships within anarchism itself. Because of practicing non-hierarchical and non-authoritarian methods and techniques, anarchism should be examined through the theory of organizations in the context of science. In doing so, I derive from Von Bertalanffy's general systems theory, more specific, open system theory. From this point of view I will study self-organization within anarchist movement, precisely affinity groups and their activity, decision-making and self-learning within them. I will also try to show that anarchist theory of organization is connected with the theory of organization on the ground of the theory of adhocracy, learning (cybernetics) and holographic organization. Also, my intention is to expose what is the role of the manager within an affinity group – of course not in authoritarian sense, but as a stimulator, researcher, facilitator or moderator. So this paper is also going to examine if this sociopolitical system could be organized beyond the ideological apparatus of neoliberal capitalism and in doing so, I'll try to focus on self-organization in all aspects of organizing, whether it's political system, direct democracy, economy, healthcare etc. Is it possible to speak about new paradigm of theory of organization?

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Critical Management Studies and Anarchism

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