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Ideologies / Anarcho-Syndicalist / Helmut Rüdiger
Helmut Rüdiger — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1903–1966 · Germany / Sweden · Theorist

Helmut Rüdiger

Federalism after defeat

Keeping the idea alive in exile.

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Governance−88
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The German-Swedish theorist who sustained anarcho-syndicalist thought through the movement's mid-century defeats, arguing for a pragmatic, federalist road.

social

Progressive humanist of the syndicalist diaspora.

economic

Decentralised, federated worker economy.

governance

Stateless federalism adapted to a hostile century.

Notable for
  • IWA-AIT secretary
  • Federalist syndicalist theory
  • Sustained the movement in exile
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