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The main goal of this paper is a critical consideration of the extremely ecocentric current of anarchism, which is called anarcho-primitivism. We believe that anarcho-primitivism, as an ideology that advocates the complete abolition of civilizational achievements and return to the stages of hunter-gatherers, is one of the failed responses to the crisis of the Western left, which arose during the 1970s. In order to better critically analyze anarcho-primitivism, it is necessary, above all, to determine its basic postulates as well as the causes of its emergence. This will be followed by a detailed critique of his philosophical roots and the political and ideological solutions he provides. Anarcho-primitivist ahistoricism, which implies that all of humanity can easily return to pre-civilization levels, its irrational romanticism, extreme anti-technologal stances and simplification of basic leftist postulates are just ways for the frustrated left to escape from tackling the concrete problems of modernity. Therefore, anarcho-primitivism can also be defined as a fading form of postmodern thought, created through inconsistent eclecticism. Primitivists, therefore, do not represent a serious movement that could disrupt the current status quo, but only a handful of self-sufficient intellectuals and activists. In this paper, through a critical analysis of anarcho-primitivism, it will be shown how its weak political-practical action potential arises from its intellectual inconsistency, which is why anarcho-primitivism can be characterized as an extreme margin in the spectrum of anti-systemic thought.

Osnovni cilj ovog rada je ispitivanje položaja Srbije u svetskom kapitalističkom sistemu prema ekonomskim karakteristikama, odnosno utvrđivanje da li se ona, prema ekonomskim parametrima odabranim na osnovu operacionalizacije teorije Imanuela Volerstina (Immanuel Wallerstain), može okarakterisati kao zemlja centra, polu- periferije ili periferije svetskog kapitalističkog sistema. Kapitalizam je strukturisan na takav način da se u njemu može uočiti jasna razlika između centra, polu- periferije i periferije. Centar kao mesto u kome je koncentrisan sav kapital, tehnološka inovacija i politička moć proizvodi najsofisticiranije proizvode koji su ujedno i najskuplji. Međutim, njegova ekonomska moć zasniva se na eksploataciji periferije u kojoj se nalazi jeftina radna snaga i u kojoj se proizvode najjeftiniji proizvodi. Polu- periferija se nalazi između centra i periferije, te je ujedno eksploatisana i eksploatiše. Volerstinovo teorijsko stanovište je veoma plodonosno za proučavanje savremenih društvenih odnosa u globalnom kontekstu zasnovanom na eksploataciji velikog broja zemalja svetskog kapitalističkog sistema. ; Purpose of this work is examination of the position of Serbia in the global capitalist system according to economic characteristics, determination if it can be characterized as a country in the centre, semi-peripheral or peripheral to the global capitalist system, using economic parameters selected based on operationalized theory of Immanuel Wallerstain. The paper will show that the structure of capitalism displays clear differences in its centre, semi-periphery and periphery. The centre is a place with all the capital, where technological innovations and political power provide most sophisticated products which are also most expensive. However, its economic power is primarily based on the exploitation of periphery which offers cheap work force and low production costs. Semi-periphery is found between the centre and the periphery, and is so both the exploiter and the exploited. The Wallerstain's ...