A list of societies which follow anarchists models of governance or economics, past and present. (Note: Forager societies, intentional communities, protest camps, co-operatives, and squats are not included). We have categorised these societies into four kinds:
- Anarchist Societies are societies built with a anarchist ideology in mind, in that they have successfully abolished coercive hierarchies in their communities.
- Anti-Authoritarian Societies are societies that have successfully abolished coercive hierarchies in their communities but do not explicitly espouse anarchist politics.
- Participatory Societies are societies that have abolished coercive hierarchies for some of the population.
- Autonomous Societies are self-governing societies that have libertarian features but fall short of fully participatory decision-making.
Present Day
Anarchist Societies
Anti-Authoritarian Societies
Participatory Societies
Autonomous Societies
Historical
Anarchist Societies
- Baja California in 1911
- Free Territory of Ukraine
- Guangzhou City Commune
- Shinmin Autonomous Zone
- Revolutionary Spain
- Strandzha Commune
Anti-Authoritarian Societies
- Catal Huyuk
- Cayonu Tepesi
- East Germany in 1953
- Gwangju Commune
- Haudenosaunee Confederacy
- Highland New Guinea
- Hopi
- Hungary in 1956
- Indus River Valley Civilization
- Minoan Crete Civilization
- Morelos Commune
- Oaxaca City Commune
- Saigon Commune
- Táborite Towns
Participatory Societies
- Athenian Polis
- Caribbean Pirates
- Czechoslovakia in 1968
- Free Syria
- New England (1600s - 1700s)
- Old Swiss Confederacy
- Parisian Sections
Autonomous Societies
Fictional
- An Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune
- Anarres
- Angara
- Asari
- Bakunin
- Chiron
- Cokaygne
- Data Angels
- Flux State
- Follower's of the Apocalypse
- Freedom
- Gaia's Stepdaughters
- Gand
- Geth
- Haudenosaunee
- Huliaipole Republic
- Iron Council
- K22g
- Kesh
- Ma-non
- Mars
- New Orleans
- Outers
- San Francisco
- Stateless
- The Culture
- The Free Drones
- The Shire
- Vault 21