Historiography and research perspective in the analysis of transnational anarchist networks (1870.1940)

Abstract

The transnational anarchism of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was interconnected through formal and informal networks that facilitated the diffusion of libertarian discourses and practices, contributing to the international rise of this political culture. Libertarian militants moved from one side of the world to the other transferring experiences as if they were part of the same space. Transnationalism was a naturalized practice within anarchism, which developed around organic internationalism, labor migration, the circulation of press, and international solidarity campaigns. Thus, transnational history appears to be a highly appropriate perspective for interpreting anarchism, as evidenced by various historiographical publications from the last decades.