Yavor Tarinski is a political theory writer and independent researcher. He was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria, but nowadays he resides in Athens, Greece. He is co-founder of the Greek libertarian website & publishing house Auftoleksi, Bulgarian-language bibliographer at Agora International and a member of the administrative board of TRISE (Transnational Institute for Social Ecology). He writes for international websites with main interests in direct democracy, social ecology, and autonomy. He participates in movements in the Balkans as well as in transnational initiatives dedicated to the production of grassroots knowledge. Personal blog: Towards Autonomy

Bibliography in English

Direct Democracy: Context, Society, Individuality, Durty Books 2019

Short Introduction to the Political Legacy of Castoriadis, Aftoleksi 2020

Common Futures: Social Transformation and Political Ecology [co-authored with Alexandros Schismenos], Black Rose Books 2021

Enlightenment and Ecology: The Legacy of Murray Bookchin in the 21st Century, edited by Yavor Tarinski, Black Rose Books 2021

Concepts for a Democratic and Ecological Society, Zer0 Books 2022

Asking questions with the Zapatistas: Reflections from Greece on our Civilizational Impasse [co-authored with Theodoros Karyotis & Ioanna-Maria Maravelidi], TRISE 2022

Reclaiming Cities: Revolutionary Dimensions of Political Participation, Black Rose Books 2023

Horizons of Direct Democracy: Revolutionary Politics in an Age of Social and Environmental Collapse, On Our Own Authority! 2025

Balkan Federation and Communes: Revolutionary Projects in Bulgaria of the 19th & 20th Centuries, PM Press 2026

In Bulgarian

Пряката Демокрация на 21 Век, съставител Явор Тарински, Anarres 2013

Корнелиус Касториадис: Проектът за автономия, съставител Явор Тарински, Anarres 2014

In Spanish

Breve introducción al legado político de Castoriadis, Celapec 2020

Preguntando con los zapatistas. Reflexiones desde Grecia sobre nuestro impasse civilizatorio [en coautoría con Theodoros Karyotis & Ioanna-Maria Maravelidi], Al Faro Zapatista 2022

In Greek

Βαλκανική Ομοσπονδία και Κομμούνες. Επαναστατικά προτάγματα στη Βουλγαρία του 19ου & 20ού αιώνα, Αυτολεξεί 2023.