Urban guerilla and revolutionary antifascism

Urban guerilla and revolutionary antifascism

What spaces does the radical left that operates outside of liberal democracy and against authoritarianism create? And does, and if so in what ways, such a spatial practice use authoritarian means to non-authoritarian ends? Looking at the example of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in Germany in the 1970s, and drawing on Benjamin's complex essay 'Critique of Violence', I explore relations between means and ends in radical left activism.

Date

9-11 November 2023

Language

English and German

Author

Günter Gassner

Keywords

Fascism

Antifacism

Activism

Spatial practices

Spatial imaginaries

© 2026 Günter Gassner
© 2026 Günter Gassner