Autonomous, violence as transgression by the act : It is not in our intention to summarize the very rich history of the autonomous movement in France, in Germany or in Europe, of its “revival” since the 2000s, nor to engage in an analysis of the term, whose meaning varies according to places, times and according to who (media, police, activists, academics …) uses it. Within the radical left, the autonomous movement is distinguished by its rejection of internal hierarchies and parties, its numerical marginality, its style, and the pervasive nature in its discourse of the use of violence. [...]