Beziehungsweise Anarchie

This book explores relationship anarchy as a political and emancipatory concept that goes beyond monogamy, polyamory and open relationships. It combines feminist, queer and anarchist theory with personal reflection and practical tools. Building on a critique of societal relationship norms – the logic of possession, hierarchy, heteronormativity and capitalist exploitability – the author develops an ethic of freedom, responsibility and care. Relationship anarchy is presented here not as a relationship model, but as an attitude: a practice of self-determination and solidarity in both intimate and collective contexts. The book takes the reader from theoretical foundations, through deconstruction and everyday tools, to collective perspectives and a concluding manifesto. It invites us to cease viewing love as a private matter and instead see it as a space for social transformation – towards relationships that are free, caring and resistant.

*Beziehungsweise Anarchie* aims not only to inform, but also to inspire. It encourages readers to shape relationships beyond pre-determined scripts and, in doing so, to begin on a small scale what will bring about change on a larger scale.