espero (magazine)

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espero
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description libertarian magazine
Area of ​​Expertise Anarchism , socialism
language German
publishing company Espero-Verlag (Germany)
First edition 1994
attitude 2013
Frequency of publication quarterly
Sold edition 400 copies
editor Uwe Timm , Jochen Knoblauch
ISSN (print) 1435-4640

espero was a publication for the libertarian social and economic order that has appeared at least four times a year since March 1994 . In the tradition of Max Stirner , John Henry Mackay and Kurt Zube , espero saw itself as a platform for individual anarchism and advocated an undogmatic and domineering society.

founding

The forum for libertarian ideas emerged from the brochure series Lernziel Anarchy (edited by Uwe Timm ) and On the subject (edited by Kurt Zube ) of the former Mackay Society. Espero was founded by Jochen Knoblauch and Uwe Timm. The magazine saw itself as a non-conformist publication and wanted to offer room for discussion for all readers and contributors who tolerate different opinions and seek to represent their own views competently and objectively. espero had a cooperating editorial team in Australia, headed by John (Jörn) Zube, the son of Kurt Zubes.

content

Espero means "I hope". Building on this hope, this alternative journal published controversial discussions on the subjects of the libertarian social and economic order, on the state and politics, on the various forms of rule and non-domination as well as alternative forms of living together on a voluntary basis. “ The answers and suggestions given in espero for building a new form of society can only be understood if you change your perspective, that is to say: the political institutions are simply seen as service institutions and the citizen as a sovereign consumer… ”. With its plea, the magazine would like to discuss non-violent ways that could lead to a "state-free civil society".

Themed editions and authors

Selection : No. 1, “Max Stirner's Egoism”; No. 3, “Wednesday off work. For a planetary alternative ”; No. 4, “What actually is fascism”; No. 8, "The world of ideas of anarchism"; No. 9, "The Specter of Individualism"; No. 10, “No Treason - The Constitution Has No Authority”. No. 73, “Freedom for alternatives”, “On the 150th birthday of Silvio Gesell”, “Prohibiting prohibited. About the fear of the spoken word. ”The last issue appeared in December 2012 with No. 74.

Authors: Tristan Abromeit, Peter Bernhardi, Stefan Blankertz , Uwe Brodrecht, Isolde Brückner, Christian Butterbach, Helmut Creutz, Hans Jürgen Degen, Jörg Gude, Dietrich Eckhardt, Klaus Falke, Paul Jordens, Hubert Kennedy , Karl August Hansen, Markus Henning, Jochen Knoblauch , Jan Koch, André F. Lichtschlag , Wilfried Meyer, Thomas Müller, Musbe, pm, Uwe Mischke, Werner Petschko, Harry Rosina, Rolf Raasch , Raimund Samsun, Jochen Schmück , Klaus Schnitt, Sabine Schulz, Gerhard Senft , Reinhold Straub, Andre Siegenthaler, Uwe Timm, John Zube and others.

Attitude and new beginning

With the number 77 from September 2013 espero stopped the show. In January 2020, an editorial team consisting of Markus Henning and Jochen Knoblauch published . Rolf Raasch and Jochen Schmück , under the title espero - New Series, the 96-page zero number of a continuation of the magazine, initially only available on the Internet. The first regular issue is to appear in June 2020, free of charge as a PDF and, if there are enough subscribers, also printed again.

literature

  • Bernd Drücke : Between a desk and a street battle? Anarchism and Libertarian Press in East and West Germany . Verlag Klemm & Oelschläger, Ulm 1998. ISBN 3-932577-05-1 (For the history of espero see in particular pp. 455–458)
  • Do the road traffic regulations apply in anarchy? An interview with the book author Jochen Knoblauch . In: Bernd Drücke (Ed.): Anarchism Hoch 3. Utopia, theory, practice. Interviews and discussions . 1st edition. Unrast Verlag, Münster 2016, ISBN 978-3-89771-219-5 , pp. 131–140 ( online. In: Graswurzelrevolution , No. 402, October 2015).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Partial prints and overview of espero special issues ( Memento from January 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ; PDF) Party of Reason ; accessed on January 14, 2016
  2. ^ Espero in the archive of the library of the free
  3. ↑ espero ( Wiktionary )
  4. ↑ Quote from Espero ( Memento from September 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) " About us "
  5. ↑ espero New episode. Libertad Verlag, January 2020, accessed on January 15, 2020 .