Please tell us your gender:
female
male
transgender
intersex
genderqueer
other:
Please tell us your sexual orientation:
gay/lesbian
straight
bi-sexual
queer
asexual
other:
Please tell us your age:
Please tell us your ethnic background:
white/Caucasian
black/African
South Asian
East Asian
Central Asian
Arabic
Semitic
indigenous
other:
Are you disabled/differently abled?
Yes No
What religion were you brought up with?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
None (atheism / naturalism)
other:
Do you currently identify with a religion?
Yes No
If no, do you consider yourself spiritual?
Yes No
If yes, which religion do you identify with?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Paganism
other:
Do you see a connection between anarchism and your religion (if applicable)?
Yes No
Do you think anarchists should be atheists?
Yes
If anarchists want to be religious that's okay as long as they're moderate about it
I don't think it matters
What class did your parents belong to when you grew up?
Poor or unemployed
Working Class (e.g. “blue collar”)
Lower Middle Class (e.g. “white collar” yet not very wealthy)
Upper Middle Class (e.g. middle to upper management)
Upper/Ruling Class
other:
What class do you think you belong to now?
Poor or unemployed
Working Class
Lower Middle Class
Upper Middle Class
Upper/Ruling Class
other:
Why do you think you belong to this class?
Which continent(s) did you grow up in?
Africa
Asia
Australasia/Oceania
Europe
North America
South America
If you want, please elaborate (region/state):
What kind of upbringing did you have?
Very liberal/open
Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
Very conservative/restrictive
other:
What is the highest education you have received?
Primary School
High School
College Degree
University Degree (e.g. Bachelor, Masters)
Doctoral Degree
Which sector do you work in (multiple options possible)?
Manual labour
Agriculture
Administration and government
Food/Catering
Education
Information
Entertainment
Artist
Research
NGO/ Non-Profit Organisation
Mining
Manufacturing
Construction
Transport
Finance
Self-employed
Unemployed
other:
Which anarchist label(s) would you feel most comfortable with (multiple options possible but please try limit yourself)?
Social Anarchist
Anarchist Communist
Collectivist Anarchist
Libertarian Socialist
Anarcho-Syndicalist
Individualist Anarchist
Green Anarchist
Post-anarchist / poststructuralist anarchist
Platformist
Especifist
Insurrectionary Anarchist
Anarcha-Feminist
Anarcho-Capitalist
Primitivist
CrimethIncer
Anarchist without adjectives
I don't like labels
other:
Have you experimented with different anarchist orientations?
Yes No
If yes, which?
Social Anarchism
Anarchist Communism
Collectivist Anarchism
Anarcho-Syndicalism
Individualist Anarchism
Green Anarchism
Post-structuralist Anarchism
Platformism
Especifismo
Insurrectionary Anarchism
Anarcha-Feminism
Anarcho-Capitalism
Anarcho-Primitivism
CrimethInc
other:
Which of the below do you consider to be problematic trends in anarchism today (multiple options possible)?
Individualism
Primitivism
Insurrectionary anarchism
Platformism
Academic anarchism
Post-anarchism / poststructuralist anarchism
CrimethInc
Lifestyle anarchism
Anarcho-Syndicalism
Anarcho-Capitalism
Christian Anarchism
Sectarianism
None of the above
other:
Please tell us why, if you want:
Which, if any, of the following tendencies do you consider to be not genuinely anarchist (multiple options possible)?
Individualism
Primitivism
Insurrectionary anarchism
Platformism
Academic anarchism
Post-anarchism / poststructuralist anarchism
CrimethInc
Lifestyle anarchism
Anarcho-Syndicalism
Anarcho-Capitalism
Christian Anarchism
other:
Please tell us why not, if you want:
Which anarchist(s) do you feel closest to ideologically (multiple options possible but please try limit yourself )?
William Godwin
Pierre Joseph Proudhon
Mikhail Bakunin
Peter Kropotkin
Benjamin Tucker
Max Stirner
Johann Most
Leo Tolstoy
Nestor Makhno
Errico Malatesta
Emma Goldman
Murray Bookchin
John Zerzan
Steve Best
Saul Newman
other:
Why did you select the above (optional)?
Are you currently part of an anarchist organisation/affinity group?
Yes No
If you'd like, tell us which one(s):
How important is it for you that different kinds of anarchists work together?
Very important
Important
Not very important
I tend to be against it
Should anarchists who choose to work together be part of the same organisation?
Yes No Sometimes / it depends
Would you work together with Marxists?
Yes No Sometimes / it depends
Do you sometimes feel closer to certain kinds of Marxists than to other anarchists?
No, never Not very often Yes, sometimes Yes, often
Have you previously experimented or been affiliated with other political currents?
Yes No
If yes, please tell us which:
Marxism
Marxism-Leninism
Trotskyism
Stalinism
Maoism
Green Party
Social Democracy
Liberalism
Fascism/National Socialism
Free Market Libertarianism
other:
What do you think is the most important struggle we are facing today (please select only one option)?
class struggle
environmental destruction
women's liberation
gay/lesbian/queer liberation
anti-racism
national liberation/ anti-imperialism
animal liberation
disability liberation
all struggles are interlinked (total liberation)
other:
Do you think any of the following are unimportant for anarchists?
class struggle
environmental destruction
women's liberation
gay/lesbian/queer liberation
anti-racism
national liberation/ anti-imperialism
animal liberation
disability liberation
total liberation ('one struggle' type politics)
they are all important
other:
Do you consider yourself a part of a specific subculture (e.g. punk, hippy)?
Yes:
No
Do you think there is a connection between this subculture and anarchism?
Yes:
No
N/A
How did you become politicised (multiple options possible)?
Through the conditions I live in
Through friends
Through music
In solidarity with other people around the world
Through the anti-war movement
I became disillusioned with traditional party politics
At university
At my workplace
other:
How did you first hear about anarchism?
Through friends
Through song lyrics
I read about it in a zine/journal/book
I read about it online
I was always an anarchist, naturally
I learned about it in school/university
other:
If it was a specific zine/journal/book or author or even song/band, please tell us which:
Which websites / forums / publications do you visit / read regularly?
What is your favourite anarchist book?
How long have you been an anarchist?
How do you think anarchy will be achieved (multiple options possible)?
General strike, seizing control of the means of production
The revolution of everyday life
By practicing mutual aid
Violent overthrow of the system, insurrection
Building and extending autonomous communities
Through education of the masses it will eventually come about
I don't believe in revolution, the system will slowly change
I don't think it will be achieved
other:
Which of these tactics / practices do you consider the most useful (multiple options possible but please try limit yourself)?
workplace organising/ strike
community organising
protests
sabotage
black blocs
animal and earth liberation actions
civil disobedience
disengagement
Food Not Bombs and similar
culture jamming
Reclaim The Streets
infoshops
free schools
community foodlots / food gardening
other:
Are you currently part of any of the following movements / organisations / groups (multiple answers possible)?
a trade union
a community organisation
a feminist organisation / collective
an LGBTI organisation / collective
an environmental organisation / collective
an animal rights / liberation organisation / collective
a study circle
a squat
a distro / infoshop
other:
How do you think the world should be structured in the future (multiple options possible)?
Federations
Same as now, except collectively run
Small, self-reliant cities
Bio-regions
Rewilded
other:
How confident are you that we will reach an anarchist society?
100% certain
confident
kind of hopeful
I'm not sure we are going to get there
it will never happen
other:
How soon do you think this will happen?
in the next decade
in my lifetime
in the next hundred years
who knows?
never
Do you worry about your security as an anarchist?
Yes, I'm very worried
I'm a bit worried
I'm not really that worried
I'm not worried at all
What are your views on violence?
Violence is always bad and should never be used
Violence should only be used as a form of defense
Unfortunately, violence will probably be part of the revolution
Violence is an important part of the struggle
other:
What diet do you follow?
Omnivore (red meat, chicken, fish, etc.)
Pescetarian (no red meat or chicken, but fish, etc.)
Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian (dairy and eggs)
Lacto-Vegetarian (dairy)
Vegan
Raw Vegan
Freegan
other:
Do you see a connection between your diet and anarchism?
Yes No
If yes, how?
What is your view on same-sex marriage?
I'm against homosexuality
No one should get married, it's not anarchist
I'm for equal legal rights for homosexuals
other:
What are your views on relationships?
Monogamy is the way to go
Monogamy for me - I don't care what other people do
Polyamory works for me
To hell with them - I'm into free love!
Hey, whatever rocks your boat.
other:
What is your view on artists?
They are mostly bourgeois bohemians
I'm indifferent
They are important for the struggle
other:
What are your views on substance use?
I'm straight edge / I don't drink alcohol or do drugs / sober living for the revolution
A couple of beers is okay, but drugs are bad
Some drugs can be good: I'm all for the responsible use of psychedelics
Drugs?! Hook me up, man!
other:
Do you think there's a link between your views on substance use and anarchism?
Yes:
No
Which of these do you think are good living / co-habitation models?
squats
communes
eco-villages / intentional communities
nuclear family
nomadic / hobo living
other:
Do you have any other relevant thoughts you would like to share, on this survey, on contemporary anarchism or on anything else?
