Political Uses Of Utopia
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Political Uses Of Utopia
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Author : S. D. Chrostowska
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2017-03-21
Political Uses Of Utopia written by S. D. Chrostowska and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-21 with Philosophy categories.
Utopia has long been banished from political theory, framed as an impossible—and possibly dangerous—political ideal, a flawed social blueprint, or a thought experiment without any practical import. Even the "realistic utopias" of liberal theory strike many as wishful thinking. Can politics think utopia otherwise? Can utopian thinking contribute to the renewal of politics? In Political Uses of Utopia, an international cast of leading and emerging theorists agree that the uses of utopia for politics are multiple and nuanced and lie somewhere between—or, better yet, beyond—the mainstream caution against it and the conviction that another, better world ought to be possible. Representing a range of perspectives on the grand tradition of Western utopianism, which extends back half a millennium and perhaps as far as Plato, these essays are united in their interest in the relevance of utopianism to specific historical and contemporary political contexts. Featuring contributions from Miguel Abensour, Étienne Balibar, Raymond Geuss, and Jacques Rancière, among others, Political Uses of Utopia reopens the question of whether and how utopianism can inform political thinking and action today.
Utopian Politics
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Author : Rhiannon Firth
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-03-12
Utopian Politics written by Rhiannon Firth and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-12 with Political Science categories.
In the context of global problems such as the economic downturn, escalating inequality, terrorism, resource depletion and climate change, cynicism prevails in contemporary politics, which need not be the case. Utopian Politics confronts a world intensely aware of the problems that we face and sadly lacking in solutions, positing a utopian articulation of citizenship focused on community participation at a grassroots level. By re-examining central concepts and thinkers in political theory, this book re-casts the concepts of utopia and citizenship both as part of the classical philosophical tradition and simultaneously as part of the cutting edge of radical alternatives. This book includes never-before published ethnographic research, interviews and photographs from a range of autonomous UK communities, to show how the boundaries of politics and citizenship can be questioned and proposes an innovative methodology inspired by classical and post-structural anarchism. By considering ideas and practices that are generally considered to be marginal to mainstream political theory and practice, the book encourages readers to think about longstanding and central political debates in an entirely new, and creative way. Utopian Politics will be of interest to students and scholars of political theory, ethics and citizenship.
Utopianism
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Author : Lyman Tower Sargent
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2010-09-23
Utopianism written by Lyman Tower Sargent and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-23 with Political Science categories.
There are many debates about utopia - What constitutes a utopia? Are utopias benign or dangerous? Is the idea of utopianism essential to Christianity or heretical? What is the relationship between utopia and ideology? This Very Short Introduction explores these issues and examines utopianism and its history. Lyman Sargent discusses the role of utopianism in literature, and in the development of colonies and in immigration. The idea of utopia has become commonplace in social and political thought, both negatively and positively. Some thinkers see a trajectory from utopia to totalitarianism with violence an inevitable part of the mix. Others see utopia directly connected to freedom and as a necessary element in the fight against totalitarianism. In Christianity utopia is labelled as both heretical and as a fundamental part of Christian belief, and such debates are also central to such fields as architecture, town and city planning, and sociology among many others Sargent introduces and summarizes the debates over the utopia in literature, communal studies, social and political theory, and theology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
The Politics Of Utopia
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Author : Barbara Goodwin
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2009
The Politics Of Utopia written by Barbara Goodwin and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Ralahine Utopian Studies is the publishing project of the Ralahine Centre for Utopian Studies, University of Limerick, and the University of Bologna at Forlì. The series editors publish scholarship that addresses the theory and practice of utopianism including Anglophone, continental European, and indigenous and post-colonial traditions, and contemporary and historical periods. Especially welcome are comparative studies in any disciplinary or trans-disciplinary framework.
Economic Liberalization And Political Violence
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Author : Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín
language : en
Publisher: IDRC
Release Date : 2010-09-15
Economic Liberalization And Political Violence written by Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín and has been published by IDRC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-15 with Business & Economics categories.
A study of workers struggles against management regimes in Britain's car industry from the Second World War to the late 1980s.
The Political Uses Of Ideology
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Author : H.M. Drucker
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1974-06-18
The Political Uses Of Ideology written by H.M. Drucker and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974-06-18 with Political Science categories.
Utopianism And Marxism
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Author : Vincent Geoghegan
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2008
Utopianism And Marxism written by Vincent Geoghegan and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
The grounding assumption of this book is that an element of utopianism is a necessity in any political thinking, and that a self-conscious utopianism can generate a richer level of theory and practice. The text then follows the chequered career of utopianism in the Marxist tradition.
Rethinking Democracy For Post Utopian Worlds
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Author : Jorge León Casero
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-06-06
Rethinking Democracy For Post Utopian Worlds written by Jorge León Casero and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-06 with History categories.
This book is both a conceptualization and detailed analysis of the current crisis in which modern utopian categories of political institutions find themselves, as well as a reflection and clarification of the new dangers and opportunities facing post-utopian politics in-the-making. Met with those who believe that no more utopian political projects are possible, the post-utopian movement maintains a non-fantastic or illusory character of being able to apply new great discourses and radically democratic historical narratives, while respecting both the autonomy and emancipation of individuals as plurality and the socio-cultural differences of communities. With this purpose in mind, the book is divided into five thematically differentiated sections: the new utopian categories beyond modern epistemes; the possibility of liberal utopian democracies without neoliberalism; the opportunities of socialist empowerments and insurgencies; the necessity of thinking in the space between two ages; andthe urgency to create eco-political post-utopias.
Utopian Thinking And Social Work
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Author : Chris Horsell
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2025-02-03
Utopian Thinking And Social Work written by Chris Horsell and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-03 with Social Science categories.
This book highlights the importance of employing imaginative sensibilities to thinking and action in social work and social policy practice. Exploring the question of how ideas about utopia and utopian method can be used in social work practice and policy practice to address social inequalities, it shows that central to this critique is the argument that contemporary social policy responses and subsequent social work interventions to a range of policy problems (e.g. homelessness, poverty, family violence) need to acknowledge the failure of dominant neoliberal discourses in addressing these issues. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and, in many ways, exacerbated existing inequalities, and the post-pandemic future provides opportunities to put utopian ideas into action. Showing how utopian thinking can challenge fundamental assumptions regarding welfare dependency and unitary identities in policy settings, this book will be of interest to all scholars, students and professionals working in social work and social policy.
The Ends Of Utopian Thinking In Critical Theory
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Author : Nina Rismal
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-07-31
The Ends Of Utopian Thinking In Critical Theory written by Nina Rismal and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-31 with Political Science categories.
The book offers a critical account of how utopian thinking became defeated as a tool of philosophy whose explicit objective has been to not only analyse but emancipate the world. While such philosophy was originally inseparable from ideas of a radically better society it aimed to realise, many of its most influential practitioners today object to the use of utopian ideas. Countering this scepticism, the book argues in favour of utopian thinking. By elucidating a concept of utopia freed of its alleged pitfalls, the book contends that utopian thinking indeed presents an important resource for achieving emancipatory social goals.