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September 10, 2025Critical Sociology

The Jolly Roger Against Capital: Golden Age Piracy as a Prefigurative Commoning Movement

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AÖAykut ÖrküpBaşkent University

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This paper conceptualizes the golden age of piracy as a commoning movement, highlighting its egalitarian principles and resistance against commodification.

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Piracy enacted principles of egalitarianism and autonomy, opposing capitalist social relations.
The movement abolished wage labor and established a democratic governance structure on pirate ships.
Engaging in historical research reveals the pirate movement's role in promoting alternative social relations.
Insights from the piracy era can inform modern struggles for post-capitalist futures.

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Aykut Örküp (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1d5f754b1d3bfb60f8f99 https://doi.org/10.1177/08969205251364165

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This paper conceptualizes the golden age of piracy as a commoning movement, highlighting its egalitarian principles and resistance against commodification.

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