Acratia

Oppenheimer, Franz

Acratia (term) ^[1] - (Greek α - (prefix of negation - not) and κρατία, kratía-power, non-dominance, anarchy) - is a term coined by the German sociologist Franz Oppenheimer in his work "Theory of Democracy" ^{[ 2]} and signifying the abolition of political class society . Since dominance has never been anything other than a " legal form of economic exploitation ", Akratia is based on the " ideal of a society free from any economic exploitation ." The abolition of the political class society implies its economic overcoming. Franz Oppenheimer believed that "the place of the" State "in the future should be taken by a free" Society ", guided by self-government." ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Franz Oppenheimer states: “Dominance has never been anything other than a legal form of economic exploitation.” "Since a person cannot use his Dominance against himself to exploit himself, (...) this proves that with the full implementation of the principle of Democracy, Democracy ceases to be Cratia and becomes Acratia." According to Oppenheimer, Akratia is "the ideal of a society freed from all economic exploitation." The abolition of the political class society implies its economic overcoming. All the weaknesses of democracy arise from the oligocratic remnants of pre-democratic times. ” ^{[6] [7] [8]}

The term "Democracy" expresses a claim to the joint rule of the people (Demos), but theoretically vague, since the growth of a joint government on the basis of self-government logically repels the domination of the minority (Kratie). But what does the word (Volks-Herrschaft) mean "people's rule"? "Dominance has never been anything but a legal form of economic exploitation." Now, when it is impossible to use “power over oneself” for one’s own exploitation, (...) it has been proved that, with the full implementation of the principle of democracy, democracy ceases to be Kratia and becomes Akratia. ”According to Oppenheimer, Akratia is“ the ideal of society rid of all economic exploitation. "The abolition of a political class society implies its economic overcoming. All the weaknesses of democracy are due only to oligocratic remnants of the pre-democratic period. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Franz Oppenheimer was also posthumously published in the anarchist journal Akratia , published from 1973 to 1981, by the Swedish anarchist Heiner Köchlin .