Socialisme ou Barbarie

Socialism or Barbarism
Socialisme ou Barbarie
AbbreviationSouB
LeaderCornelius Castoriadis
FoundersCornelius Castoriadis
Claude Lefort
Jean Laplanche
Founded1948 (1948)
DissolvedJune 1967 (1967-06)
Split fromInternationalist Communist Party
NewspaperSocialisme ou Barbarie
Membership (1960)100
IdeologyLibertarian socialism
Council communism
Political positionFar-left
British sister organisationSolidarity

Socialisme ou Barbarie (French for 'Socialism or Barbarism') was a French-based radical libertarian socialist group of the post-World War II period whose name comes from a phrase which was misattributed to Friedrich Engels by Rosa Luxemburg in the Junius Pamphlet, but which probably was most likely first used by Karl Kautsky.[1][2] It existed from 1948 until 1967.[3] The animating personality was Cornelius Castoriadis, also known as Pierre Chaulieu or Paul Cardan.[4] Socialisme ou Barbarie (S. ou B.) is also the name of the group's journal.

  1. ^ Luxemburg, Rosa. The Junius Pamphlet. 1916.
  2. ^ Angus, Ian, "The origin of Rosa Luxemburg’s slogan ‘socialism or barbarism’"
  3. ^ Castoriadis, Cornelius (1974). L'Expérience du Mouvement Ouvrier. Vol. 2. 10 18. p. 417.
  4. ^ Howard, Howard (1975). "Introduction to Castoriadis". Telos (23): 118.

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