Postanarchism is the intersection of an anarchist critique of power with poststructuralist theory. It is also a recognition that in order to challenge the state there must also be a challenge to any human essence that can be used to perpetuate power. Any universality must in reality be empty and filled by particular actions and perspectives that creates structures of power. By understanding that a universal is an artificial construction, one is able to see the background of power and how it engages with identity.