Antonio Negri

Antonio Negri is a Professor at The European Graduate School / EGS. He previously held academic positions at the University of Padua (Professor of State Theory, 1960s) and taught at Vincennes/Paris VIII and the Collège International de Philosophie. His work bridges political philosophy, sociology, and radical Marxist theory. A key figure in autonomist Marxism, he co-founded Potere Operaio (1969) and later Autonomia Operaia, advocating for decentralized worker autonomy. His collaboration with Michael Hardt produced seminal works like Empire (2000), Multitude (2004), and Assembly (2017), redefining globalization and resistance strategies. His theories emphasize the 'common' as a basis for global democracy and contest capitalist hegemony.

• Education: University of Padua (appointed professor in state theory)

Research focuses on constituent power, anti-imperialism, and the multitude as a revolutionary subject. His activism led to imprisonment (1979-1983) for alleged state crimes, later commuted due to parliamentary immunity. Exiled in France, he returned to Italy in 1997 to serve his sentence. Despite his legal struggles, he remained prolific, publishing over 30 books and articles on revolutionary theory, postmodern politics, and social movements. His work critiques neoliberalism while proposing alternatives like democratic assembly-based governance.

He co-founded Futur Anterieur, a journal merging Marxism and postmodernism. Though no formal students are listed, his ideas profoundly influenced global activist and academic circles. Grants or lab affiliations are not explicitly mentioned in the texts.