Autonomism or Autonomist Marxism is a set of anti-authoritarian left-wing political and social movements and theories As a theoretical system, it first emerged in Italy in the 1960s from workerist (operaismo) communism. Later, post-Marxist and anarchist tendencies became significant after influence from the Situationists, the failure of Italian fa... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomism
[political doctrine] Autonomism is a doctrine which supports acquiring or preserving political autonomy of a nation or a region. It is not necessarily opposed to federalism, quite to the contrary. Having said that, souverainism necessarily implies autonomism, but not vice versa. Examples of autonomist parties include Action démocratique du... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomism_(political_doctrine)