Anarchist synthesis

The anarchist synthesis, also known simply as the synthesis or by its earlier name united anarchism, is an organisational principle that seeks unity in diversity, aiming to bring together anarchists of different tendencies into a single federation. Developed mainly by the Russian anarchist Volin and the French anarchist Sébastien Faure, the anarchist synthesis was designed to appeal to communists, syndicalists and individualists alike. According to the synthesis, an anarchist federation ought to be heterogeneous and relatively loosely organised, in order to preserve the individual autonomy of its members.