State, Violence and Anarchism

Abstract

Violence is a problem in relation to the acquisition and management of power, keeps a very close relationship has a long tradition in political theory. Among the many postures that have addressed this problem, we can circumscribe around the question: What lies the relationship between the Force and the law? Question that has been played by the concepts of "legal community" and "Band of Thieves". Also, in this question and its crystallization, the relationship that both the State and Anarchism keep violence is found. Now, do the following route, without excluding other possible: the first analysis on this problem have a clear and strong start in Ancient Greece with Plato, continues in the Roman Empire with Agustin, it reformulates in Modernity Machiavelli, Hobbes and Rousseau, in the nineteenth century is taken up by Anarchism Tucker, and early twentieth century, Barrett, to finally get to this day, with Hans Kelsen, Pure Theory of law. All these theories highlight the questionable distinction between the State, in its legal system and a gang, as both associations are based on the use of violence for the establishment of their power, except, subtle differences. In relation to violence, State and Anarchism, have a radical difference to the state, is not only a constituent element, that is, essential, such that it can be defined as the organization that has the exclusive and legitimate use of violence but it has to resort to it as a means of maintaining their authority; however, in most cases, where Anarchism has resorted to violence, this has been used, not to consolidate power, but to fight and essentially dissolve that source of authority, not to "take the power".