Temporary Autonomous Zone

The term Temporary Autonomous Zone was coined by the English writer and philosopher Hakim Bey. He established himself in social and political forms of action, which create a short-lived freedom. In this usual system laws are overridden by Bey.

Was first used the term in Bey's book TAZ: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism (, TAZ: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism ').

TAZ: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism

In his book, Hakim Bey defines a Temporary Autonomous Zone as a situation where the prevailing laws and regulations from time to time and occur locally overridden. Authorities lose their power in this new, unanticipated encounters and shared experiences are possible. While states have to rely on solid structures to Temporary Autonomous Zones can quickly create spaces where getting some other or future form of society or ( advance) can be lived.

In the book Bey presents a conglomerate of ideas of the Situationists, anecdotes, surrealistic demands, concepts of art, mysticism and anarchism. Key concepts of Bey poetic terrorism are, chaos, anarchy, magic, pleasure and networking.

The practice of idea

Notions of Bey found in actions such as the first Love Parade, squatting, the Reclaim the Streets movement, flash mobs and guerrilla communication, older and institutionalized in the carnival again. These and similar, mostly non-violent forms of action spread to the entire globe. The practice of Temporary Autonomous Zone has parallels to guerrilla tactics. The above forms of action to demonstrate the variety of possibilities of political intervention. In contrast to traditional guerrilla tactics, the players often act nonviolently. This can be explained by the basic understanding of a Temporary Autonomous Zone: The power of a state should not be broken or crumbled by direct confrontation. You should be marginalized by not allowing that alienated and in particular non-free conditions can dominate permanently and broadly.