Institute for Anarchist Studies
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The Institute for Anarchist Studies (IAS) is a non-profit organization
founded by Chuck W. Morse
following the anarchist-communist school of thought, in 1996 to assist anarchist writers and further develop the theoretical aspects of the anarchist movement. It has given grants to over 40 writers, including Lorenzo Komboa Ervin, Peter Lamborn Wilson
, Murray Bookchin
and Saul Newman
in addition to many lesser known authors. Projects the institute has assisted include the Latin American Archives Project, a multilingual online database of works by Latin American anarchists, and the Renewing the Anarchist Tradition
conferences, which are open talks and discussions on aspects of the anarchist movement. The Institute also publishes a biannual journal, Perspectives on Anarchist Theory
.
In 2009, the IAS launched a newly updated website featuring a new online publication of Perspectives on Anarchist Theory
. New projects are in the works including a collaborative book series with AK Press
that will publish Anarchism and Its Aspirations by IAS board member Cindy Milstein
, followed by books written by two other IAS board members, Mark Lance
and Shiri Pasternak. The IAS also offers the Mutual Aid Speakers Bureau, a resource for communities interested in arranging radical speaking events.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
founded by Chuck W. Morse
Chuck W. Morse
Chuck W. Morse is an American anarchist, academic, translator, editor, and writer. He founded the Institute for Anarchist Studies and The New Formulation: An Anti-Authoritarian Review of Books...
following the anarchist-communist school of thought, in 1996 to assist anarchist writers and further develop the theoretical aspects of the anarchist movement. It has given grants to over 40 writers, including Lorenzo Komboa Ervin, Peter Lamborn Wilson
Peter Lamborn Wilson
Peter Lamborn Wilson , is an American political writer, essayist, and poet, known for first proposing the concept of the Temporary Autonomous Zone , based, in part, on a historical review of pirate utopias...
, Murray Bookchin
Murray Bookchin
Murray Bookchin was an American libertarian socialist author, orator, and philosopher. A pioneer in the ecology movement, Bookchin was the founder of the social ecology movement within anarchist, libertarian socialist and ecological thought. He was the author of two dozen books on politics,...
and Saul Newman
Saul Newman
Saul Newman is a political theorist and central post-anarchist thinker.Newman coined the term "post-anarchism" as a general term for political philosophies filtering 19th century anarchism through a post-structuralist lens, and later popularized it through his 2001 book From Bakunin to Lacan...
in addition to many lesser known authors. Projects the institute has assisted include the Latin American Archives Project, a multilingual online database of works by Latin American anarchists, and the Renewing the Anarchist Tradition
Renewing the Anarchist Tradition
Renewing the Anarchist Tradition is an annual conference of anarchist intellectuals. Started in 1997, it has brought together anarchists and anti-authoritarian scholars and activists desiring to critically engage both with the tradition itself and the world at large...
conferences, which are open talks and discussions on aspects of the anarchist movement. The Institute also publishes a biannual journal, Perspectives on Anarchist Theory
Perspectives on Anarchist Theory
Perspectives on Anarchist Theory is a biannual journal published by the Institute for Anarchist Studies. It offers analysis on various aspects of anarchist theory, in addition to anarchist perspectives on world events, interviews, and book reviews...
.
In 2009, the IAS launched a newly updated website featuring a new online publication of Perspectives on Anarchist Theory
Perspectives on Anarchist Theory
Perspectives on Anarchist Theory is a biannual journal published by the Institute for Anarchist Studies. It offers analysis on various aspects of anarchist theory, in addition to anarchist perspectives on world events, interviews, and book reviews...
. New projects are in the works including a collaborative book series with AK Press
AK Press
AK Press is a worker-managed independent publisher and book distributor that specialises in radical left and anarchist literature. It is collectively owned and operated.-History:...
that will publish Anarchism and Its Aspirations by IAS board member Cindy Milstein
Cindy Milstein
Cindy Milstein is an anarchist activist and educator who talks at various anarchist and socialist gatherings. One such talk was the very informal but in-depth class, "Anarchism 101" at the National Conference on Organized Resistance, at the American University in Washington DC, in 2003 and 2004...
, followed by books written by two other IAS board members, Mark Lance
Mark Lance
Mark Lance is a professor in the Philosophy Department and Justice and Peace Studies Program at Georgetown University. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh under the direction of Robert Brandom and his main area of expertise is the philosophy of language, epistemology, philosophical...
and Shiri Pasternak. The IAS also offers the Mutual Aid Speakers Bureau, a resource for communities interested in arranging radical speaking events.