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In the context of [[revolution|revolutionary]] struggle, '''vanguardism''' is a strategy whereby an organization (usually a [[vanguard party]]) attempts to place itself at the center of the movement, and steer it in a direction consistent with its ideology.
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'''Vanguardism''' is the political theory advocating the presence of an organization (usually a [[vanguard party]]) having a leading role in a [[revolution]]ary movement, with the goal of steering it in a direction consistent with its ideology.
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More generally, vanguardism may refer to cooperation between [[avant-garde]] individuals advancing in any field. Innovative writers and artists are often described as being in the vanguard in development of new forms and styles of art.  
  
 
Often, following the overthrow of the previous order, vanguardist organizations will attempt to seize [[state]] power and use it in order to achieve its goals of reshaping society. The classic historical example of this is the [[Bolshevik]]-led [[October Revolution]].
 
Often, following the overthrow of the previous order, vanguardist organizations will attempt to seize [[state]] power and use it in order to achieve its goals of reshaping society. The classic historical example of this is the [[Bolshevik]]-led [[October Revolution]].
  
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Vanguardism continues to be used as a political strategy by [[Leninism|Leninist]] parties of just about all varieties -- [[Trotskyism|Trotskyist]], [[Stalinism|Stalinist]] and [[Maoism|Maoist]]. Doing so, they fulfill the concept of the [[dictatorship of the proletariat]], by turning from a revolutionary organization into a form of bureaucracy that dissolves when the people are sufficiently empowered to rule themselves. Although most [[anarchism|anarchists]] and radical [[libertarian socialism|libertarians]] reject vanguardism as inherently authoritarian, the practices of some anarchist groups have been criticized by their peers for constituting vanguardism of the intellectual, if not organizational, variety.
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Vanguardism continues to be used as a political strategy by [[Leninism|Leninist]] parties of just about all varieties -- [[Trotskyism|Trotskyist]], [[Stalinism|Stalinist]] and [[Maoism|Maoist]]. Doing so, they claim to fulfill the concept of the [[dictatorship of the proletariat]], by turning from a revolutionary organization into a form of bureaucracy that dissolves when the people are sufficiently empowered to rule themselves.
  
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Vanguardism may more generally refer to cooperation between [[avant-garde]] individuals advancing in any field. Innovative writers and artists are often described as being in the vanguard in development of new forms and styles of art.  
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Most [[anarchists]] and radical [[libertarian socialism|libertarians]] reject vanguardism as inherently [[authoritarian]], although the practices of some anarchist groups have been criticized by their peers for constituting vanguardism of the intellectual, if not organizational, variety.
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See also: [[spontaneism]].
  
 
== Notable Groups ==
 
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* The [[Guerrilla Girls]], a group of anonymous feminist artists who promote women in the arts.
 
* The [[Guerrilla Girls]], a group of anonymous feminist artists who promote women in the arts.
 
* United Anarchist Artists, a group of [[anarchist]]s/[[artists]] who create short [[online]] videos, usually about [[politics]] and the [[George W. Bush administration]].
 
* United Anarchist Artists, a group of [[anarchist]]s/[[artists]] who create short [[online]] videos, usually about [[politics]] and the [[George W. Bush administration]].
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.spunk.org/texts/writers/bakunin/sp000333.html Bakunin rebukes Nechayev and his Chatechism for vanguardism]
  
 
== Further reading ==
 
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Latest revision as of 21:30, 5 September 2010

Vanguardism is the political theory advocating the presence of an organization (usually a vanguard party) having a leading role in a revolutionary movement, with the goal of steering it in a direction consistent with its ideology.

More generally, vanguardism may refer to cooperation between avant-garde individuals advancing in any field. Innovative writers and artists are often described as being in the vanguard in development of new forms and styles of art.

Often, following the overthrow of the previous order, vanguardist organizations will attempt to seize state power and use it in order to achieve its goals of reshaping society. The classic historical example of this is the Bolshevik-led October Revolution.

Vanguardism continues to be used as a political strategy by Leninist parties of just about all varieties -- Trotskyist, Stalinist and Maoist. Doing so, they claim to fulfill the concept of the dictatorship of the proletariat, by turning from a revolutionary organization into a form of bureaucracy that dissolves when the people are sufficiently empowered to rule themselves.

Most anarchists and radical libertarians reject vanguardism as inherently authoritarian, although the practices of some anarchist groups have been criticized by their peers for constituting vanguardism of the intellectual, if not organizational, variety.

See also: spontaneism.

Notable Groups[edit]

External links[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Arts

  • Burger, Peter. Theory of the Avant-Garde. Theory & History of Literature Series. 135 pages. University of Minnesota Press, February 1, 1984. ISBN 0-8166-1068-1.
  • Forster, Merlin H. and K. David Jackson, compilers. Vanguardism in Latin American Literature : An Annotated Bibliographic Guide. Bibliographies and Indexes in World Literature Series. 232 pages. Greenwood Press, May 23, 1990. ISBN 0-313-24861-3.

Politics

Polemics

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