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Public Assemblies in Early Cities
By Yavor Tarinski The greatest achievement of these human beings was the creation of cities.~Dimitrios Roussopoulos[1] As Hannah Arendt has suggested, “To be political, to live in a polis, meant that...
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All Power to the Neighborhoods: Greece Rises Against Police Barbarity
By Yavor Tarinski With cities, it is as with dreams: everything imaginable can be dreamed, but even the most unexpected dream is a rebus that conceals a desire or, its reverse, a fear. ~Italo...
View ArticleCities beyond bureaucracy: Exploring commons-based strategies
Urban researcher Nikos Vrantsis interviews Yavor Tarinski, author of Common Futures: Social Transformation and Political Ecology [co-authored with Alexandros Schismenos] (Black Rose Books, 2021), on...
View ArticleThe Spatial Dimensions of Citizenship as an Antidote to Mob Rule
By Yavor Tarinski The attraction of evil and crime for the mob mentality is nothing new. It has always been true that the mob will greet “deeds of violence with admiring remark: it may be mean but it...
View ArticleRe-Embedding Citizenship in Revolutionary Politics
By Yavor Tarinski To take no part in the running of the community’s affairs is to be either a beast or a god! ~Aristotle[1] When exploring social change, one has to examine all aspects of it....
View ArticleThe elites can’t stop climate change, but democratic cities can
By Yavor Tarinski We should not kid ourselves: the climate catastrophe is an epic war of the rich on the poor; corporate criminality on a global scale. ~Dimitrios Roussopoulos[1] There is little doubt...
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The Significance of Emancipated Neighborhoods for the Project of Direct...
By Yavor Tarinski Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody. ~Jane Jacobs[1] Cities have historically presented...
View ArticleBook launch: “Cities Without Capitalism”
Yavor Tarinski and other contributors to the anthology “Cities Without Capitalism” (edited by Hossein Sadri and Senem Zeybekoglou) present their chapters at the book launch, while also paying tribute...
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Exarcheia, the subway station, and public space
By Yavor Tarinski First of all it is important to underline that public transport (tram, subway, bus) is immensely important as it allows for ecological and inclusive movement throughout the city....
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