Appellistes

The appellistes were an autonomist political tendency that emerged in the early 21st century. Classified within post-situationist thought, it takes its name from L'Appel ('The Call'), a book by the Invisible Committee published in 2004. This autonomous current influenced several organizations and movements, particularly Les Soulèvements de la Terre and the ZAD of Notre-Dame-des-Landes. Closely linked to Julien Coupat and the Tarnac affair, it has also played a crucial role in the development of the black bloc strategy in France.

Despite its contributions and influence, the appelliste movement is also a controversial force within the far left, notably due to its theoretical positions which are accused of being a reactionary bourgeois idealization of the Revolution, its decision to negotiate with the state during the Notre-Dame-des-Landes ZAD, and the authoritarian and party-like character attributed to the movement. In particular, appellistes and anarchists are openly in conflict, with tensions between the two groups sometimes escalating to physical violence among activists.