The Revival of Political Imagination - Utopia as Methodology

The Revival of Political Imagination offers a unique examination of the methodological aspects of utopia. Discussing utopia as a tool for social criticism, method and imaginative spaces - rather than in terms of its content - this volume analyses the function of utopias, to develop utopias as methodology and to show how instrumental utopian modes of thought can be in such diverse fields such as education, labour, and housing.Including discussions of traditional and contemporary utopias, as well as various forms of expression of utopian hope, from literature to social science and cultural practices, The Revival of Political Imagination is both analytical and practical in its elucidation of how political theory can function to foster our imaginative skills.>

Product details

• Authors: Teppo Eskelinen
• Assisted by: Teppo Eskelinen (Editor), Eskelinen Teppo (Editor)
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781786999597
• ISBN: 978-1-78699-959-7
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; South America, Europe, Brazil, Southern Europe, Ancient Greece, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Finland, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Greece, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Utopias, Western Europe, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, The Americas, Philosophy and theory of education, Political science and theory, Society and Social Sciences, Ethical issues and debates, Economic theory and philosophy, Research methods: general