Uri Gordon (anarchist)

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Gordon in 2023

Uri Gordon (born August 30, 1976 in Israel) is an anarchist theorist and activist. He is editor of Freedom.[1][2] He has lived in Israel and Great Britain engaging in a transnational anti-globalization movement. Gordon is considered "one of the leading theorists of anarchist movement politics."[3] He has worked with organizations including Indymedia, Peoples Global Action, and Anarchists Against the Wall.

Scholarship[edit]

Gordon received his doctorate in political theory from Oxford University in 2005.[4] His dissertation formed the basis of his book Anarchy Alive! Anti-Authoritarian Politics from Practice to Theory, published by Pluto Press.[5] Gordon has taught at Loughborough University and at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in Ketura, a Kibbutz north of Eilat.[4]

His work has been cited in over 1,300 academic publications.[6] Gordon is editor of the book series Contemporary Anarchist Studies at Manchester University Press.[7] Besides his scholarly work, Gordon has contributed to Haaretz and the Jerusalem Post.[4]

Activism[edit]

Uri Gordon first became involved in the environmental movement, and now advocates for a new, heterogeneous, bioregional, feminist, and action-oriented grassroots anarchism.[4] He considers anarchism to be an "ideology of survival."[8] He fruther describes anarchism as "prefigurative action" by which adherents do not wait for major societel change to begin living according to their ideals of horizontal and cooperative relationships.[4]

As a member of Anarchists Against the Wall, he has been a prominent member of the Israeli radical left, active in supporting Palestinian efforts dismantle the "colonial infrastructure" of "segregation barriers" throughout the region.[9][10] Recently, in a discussion with Mohammed Bamyeh on the "No State Solution," he has argued for "modes of a multicultural existence and even radical democracy that are not fundamentally opposed to religious practice or tradition, that are moving...towards equality."[11] He also notes that the first necessity is an end to the current violence in Gaza.

Publications[edit]

  • Gordon, Uri, and Ohal Grietzer. 2013. Anarchists against the Wall : Direct Action and Solidarity with the Palestinian Popular Struggle. Edinburgh: AK.
  • Gordon, Uri. 2008. Anarchy Alive! : Anti-Authoritarian Politics from Practice to Theory. London: Pluto Press.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About". Freedom News. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  2. ^ Camas Books & Infoshop (2024-02-22). The No State Solution: A Dialogue with Palestinian Mohammed Bamyeh and Israeli Uri Gordon. Retrieved 2024-06-06 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Kinna, Ruth; Prichard, Alex (2019-09-02). "Anarchism and non-domination". Journal of Political Ideologies. 24 (3): 221–240. doi:10.1080/13569317.2019.1633100. ISSN 1356-9317.
  4. ^ a b c d e Green, David B. (2008-11-24). "A conversation with Uri Gordon". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  5. ^ Poole, Steven (2008-03-22). "Rock, race and riots". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  6. ^ "Uri Gordon". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  7. ^ "Contemporary Anarchist Studies". Manchester University Press. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  8. ^ "Anarchy Alive / Uri Gordon talks with Tasos Sagris – Void Network". voidnetwork.gr. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  9. ^ Cyber Dandy (2022-11-11). Fredy Perlman, International Events, and Anarchist Practice with Uri Gordon. Retrieved 2024-06-06 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Barrows-Friedman, Nora (2014-02-14). ""We won't turn our backs": Palestinian activists determined to remain in Ein Hijleh". The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  11. ^ Camas Books & Infoshop (2024-02-22). The No State Solution: A Dialogue with Palestinian Mohammed Bamyeh and Israeli Uri Gordon. Retrieved 2024-06-06 – via YouTube.
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