Anarcho-communism

The Communard

«From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.»

Imagines a society with no state and no capital, organized into federated communes where each contributes according to their ability and receives according to their needs.

In short

On the traditional scale, this ideology sits in the far left camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “equality”; state: strongly towards “liberty”; democracy: strongly towards “direct democracy”; method: strongly towards “rupture”. On technology it stays balanced. Among the other ideologies, the closest is council communism (97%).

Principles

Abolish the state and capital
Mutual aid and federated communes
Direct democracy

Abolish the state and private property, replacing them with free communes and mutual aid.

Common criticisms

Who decides?Without institutions, critics fear the strongest would prevail.

Short-lived experimentsAnarchist communes, like those in Spain in 1936, didn't last long.

Economy at scaleOrganizing a complex society without either state or market remains difficult.

Where it comes from

It was born in the late 1800s with Peter Kropotkin and Errico Malatesta, and peaked in Catalonia in 1936.

Key figures: Peter Kropotkin, Errico Malatesta, Emma Goldman

Further reading: The Conquest of Bread — Peter Kropotkin; Mutual Aid — Peter Kropotkin

Position on the 13 axes

Similar ideologies

Council communismThe Shop Steward97%Libertarian municipalismThe Confederalist96%Anarcho-syndicalismThe Revolutionary Unionist96%

Closest parties in Europe

PodemosSpain88%

Green PartyUnited Kingdom88%

Rifondazione ComunistaItaly87%

RazemPoland85%

Closest figures

Errico MalatestaAnarchist99%

Emma GoldmanAnarchist and feminist99%

Mikhail BakuninAnarchist revolutionary98%

Peter KropotkinGeographer and philosopher97%

Noam ChomskyLinguist and intellectual95%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.