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The Revival of Political Imagination : Utopia as Methodology (2020)
Eskelinen, T. (Ed.). (2020). The Revival of Political Imagination : Utopia as Methodology. Zed Books.
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Eskelinen, Teppo
ISBN: 978-1-78699-959-7
eISBN: 978-1-78699-956-6
Publication year: 2020
Number of pages in the book: 173
Publisher: Zed Books
Place of Publication: London
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
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Abstract
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.
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.
Keywords: utopias; imagination; social criticism; political philosophy; social philosophy; social theories; methodology; social sciences
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- Utopia metodina. Yhteiskunnallisen muutoksen mahdollisuuksien
artikulaatioita- Moisio, Olli-Pekka
- Kone Foundation
Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2020
JUFO rating: 2
This publication includes articles with JYU authors:
- Lohtaja, A. (2020). Architectural Utopias as Methods for Experimenting with the (Im)Possible. In T. Eskelinen (Ed.), The Revival of Political Imagination : Utopia as Methodology (pp. 133-150). Zed Books. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350225633.ch.008
- Eskelinen, T. (2020). Democracy as Utopia : On Locating Radical Roots. In T. Eskelinen (Ed.), The Revival of Political Imagination : Utopia as Methodology (pp. 151-167). Zed Books. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350225633.ch.009
- Lakkala, K. (2020). Disruptive Utopianism : Opening the Present. In T. Eskelinen (Ed.), The Revival of Political Imagination : Utopia as Methodology (pp. 20-36). Zed Books. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350225633.ch.002
- Eskelinen, T., Lakkala, K., & Laakso, M. (2020). Introduction : Utopias and the revival of imagination. In T. Eskelinen (Ed.), The Revival of Political Imagination : Utopia as Methodology (pp. 3-19). Zed Books. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350225633.ch.001
- Eskelinen, T., Lakkala, K., & Pyykkönen, M. (2020). The Privatization and Recollectivization of Hope. In T. Eskelinen (Ed.), The Revival of Political Imagination : Utopia as Methodology (pp. 37-53). Zed Books. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350225633.ch.003
- Hietalahti, J. (2020). The Significance of Humour and Laughter for Utopian Thought. In T. Eskelinen (Ed.), The Revival of Political Imagination : Utopia as Methodology (pp. 115-132). Zed Books. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350225633.ch.007
- Moisio, O.-P., & Rautiainen, M. (2020). Utopian Education : May the Hope Be With You. In T. Eskelinen (Ed.), The Revival of Political Imagination : Utopia as Methodology (pp. 97-112). Zed Books. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350225633.ch.006
