What is Anarchism?

Anarchism is a movement defined by a hatred of authority, therefore its meaning is loose and rather malleable. Mishra describes it as more of a mindset, stating that it offered a great many different people and groups a great many different things, depending on their grievances and circumstances during the initial period of globalization. It held great appeal to labouring classes, immigrants, and anti-colonial activists across the world who wanted to fight against the elite and their Social Darwinist theories. Much of anarchist theory can be traced back to writings by Rousseau.