Utopia as Method: The Imaginary Reconstitution of Society

Utopia should be understood as a method rather than a goal. This book rehabilitates utopia as a repressed dimension of the sociological and in the process produces the Imaginary Reconstitution of Society, a provisional, reflexive and dialogic method for exploring alternative possible futures.

Author: R. Levitas
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 07/23/2013
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780230231979
ISBN10: 0230231977
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory | General
- Philosophy | Political
- Social Science | Research

About the Author
Ruth Levitas is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bristol, founding Chair of the Utopian Studies Society Europe, and Chair of the William Morris Society. Her publications include The Concept of Utopia . In 2012 she received the Lyman Tower Sargent Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Utopian Studies.