Network Structure

The Agorist Network is designed for clarity, security, and progressive engagement. Understanding its structure and the different ways you can interact is key to navigating your journey within it.

The Welcome Desk

The Welcome Desk serves as your initial point of contact for anyone eager to learn more about our network and the pathways to a new life within it. For detailed information on getting started and connecting with network hosts, visit our dedicated Welcome Desk page.

Understanding the Realms

Our network operates across distinct "realms," each with unique characteristics and levels of engagement designed to protect our principles and foster growth:

Inner Realm:

The fundamental rule here is no rulers and absolute adherence to the Non-Aggression Principle (NAP). This space is free from coercion. We protect certain private spaces for those who have expressed a clear understanding of our network's principles and the NAP. While risks are a part of life, we aim to safeguard what's essential.
Entrance to the network's Inner Realm is managed through Admissions. You can establish yourself as a trusted member by connecting with a Network Host, joining a caravan, or studying materials in The Library to gain the necessary knowledge. Feel free to apply at any time.

Inter Realm:

Wherever a caravan travels becomes the Inter Realm. Our buses, adorned with clear signage, often do much of our activism, making our presence known in outer city outposts and other locations. This realm is designed to help people transition and understand that living here isn't an escape from a lack of meaning, but a deliberate path towards finding one's best possible vocation and living situation.

Outer Realm:

The Outer Realm is where we engage in outreach. This is the space you occupy when you're "behind enemy lines," operating in areas where agorists are few, and maintaining even a bubble of freedom requires constant vigilance.

Structuring Your Network: Levels of Engagement

Your journey within our network can deepen through distinct levels, each signifying a greater alignment with our values and a higher degree of trust and shared purpose:

Your “Network” is a physical manifestation of your interactions. Interactions with intention can result in networks with intention, and the clusters and groups of individuals that result therefrom. 

Your network already exists. Now, identify your trusted “subnet”, or network of individuals you have established trust with, who share your intention and objective of creating a more free world for themselves and others, and whom you have established sufficient moral and/or ethical common ground with. If they are a potential threat to you or yours, confront them about it and establish healthy boundaries with them. If they do not respect your boundaries, do not consider them a part of your trusted subnet.

Essentially, we are advocating individuals establish decentralized (enclaves), both localized and dispersed, aimed at making freedom more accessible for others. This guide will go into detail about how networks will solve the issue of scaling up from small communities to places that have larger populations. 

The moral philosophy of voluntaryism is not required to posit a working solution for how the world would look without a government as that will be created organically by those involved. Still, there are many resources on times past and present where anarchy has existed or exists.

The concept of a society functioning without a centralized, coercive state might seem radical in today's world, but history offers numerous compelling examples. For millennia, human communities have successfully organized themselves, resolved disputes, and thrived through voluntary association, decentralized governance, and customary law, proving that sophisticated social order doesn't require a monopolistic authority.

For detailed historical case studies of flourishing stateless societies—including the Icelandic Commonwealth, Xeer legal system, Brehon Law, and others—explore our comprehensive examples page in The Library.

Link to Anarchy Examples

One of the most practical ways to reduce reliance on state police is through coordinated community response. When disputes or incidents occur, showing up as a group of trusted neighbors creates accountability and often de-escalates situations more effectively than armed authorities.

This can take many forms: informal neighborhood watch networks, rapid response communication channels, or simply the understanding that your subnet members will support each other when needed. The presence of multiple witnesses and mediators often prevents conflicts from escalating, while the absence of state involvement keeps situations from turning into criminal matters with life-altering consequences.

Start small: establish communication with 3-5 nearby network members or trusted neighbors who share your values. Create a simple way to reach each other quickly. Practice showing up for each other in non-emergency situations first—helping with projects, resolving minor disputes, building trust. This foundation makes coordinated response natural when it matters most.

Understanding the Network's structure is just the beginning. The real value comes from actively engaging with it—building your subnet, progressing through trust levels, and contributing to the strength of both Inner and Inter Realms.

Remember that these structures exist to serve freedom, not restrict it. They're tools for building trust, protecting what matters, and scaling voluntary cooperation from small groups to large networks. Your participation shapes how these structures evolve.