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This article explores the political form of the democratic confederation, as a way to constitute a commune of communes. By coordinating collective will through a confederal council, the confederation allows for the organization of political life over a large territory and a large population in a directly democratic way. Confederation presents a radically different logic from that of the nation-state. As a structure for organizing society that enables the non-sectarian co-existence of different races, ethnicities and religions, the confederation places itself in direct opposition to the nation-state’s project of “unity” and homogeneity of the people. The ability to organize direct democracy at scale, while preserving its fundamental principles of political equality and the accrual of popular power to every member of society, is the reason we must turn to confederalism as our revolutionary strategy.
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Van Outryve d’Ydewalle, S., & et al. (2019). Confederation as the Commune of Communes. Roar Magazine, 2019(9), 1-10. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/240135 (Original work published 2019)