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AbstractSince 1970 the publications on political parties in Quebec have been various and numerous, but their cumulative nature is rather restricted. Few authors have worked with the models or conclusions of some other authors. Generally speaking young political scientists were not inclined during this period to have parties as their main field of research and theoretical constructions have remained scarce. The situation is about the same in United States and elsewhere in the world.
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The mobilization against the globalization of trade at the turn of the 21st century and, in Quebec in particular, at the 2001 Summit of the Americas, gave a boost to a form of political engagement that took shape outside the institutionalized paths of partisan and community-based action. Taking their inspiration from anarchist political thought, the seemingly fragmented activist initiatives that are part of this libertarian current now form an antiauthoritarian social movement in the province. The goal of this paper is to offer an empirical picture of this antiauthoritarian community by highlighting the political culture and organizational interface that tie together the community's various actors. Focused on a variety of different struggles, these antiauthoritarian activists are the standard-bearers of an alternative political project based on the promotion of collective autonomy. The community carries within it the seeds of an innovative way to reappropriate politics through the practice of prefiguration, thus contributing to the radicalization of the various forms of engagement available on the Quebec social and political landscape.