Everything you ever wanted to know about anarchy (but we’re afraid to ask)

“Patterns of Anarchy” is a collection of writings published in 1966. I came to it because a) Christopher Alexander quotes from it in “A Pattern Language” and b) because as a consultant and developer I’m interested in different patterns of organising.

What interested me most about this book was the section “Constructive Anarchism: Alternative Communities and Programs”. This covers the how of anarchist organisation.

I’m going to share some of the most interesting quotes from my perspective as a student of socio-technical organisation design. Sometimes I’ll add some commentary.