The Utopian Constellation Future-Oriented Social and Political Thou
This book examines the utopian dimension of contemporary social and political thought. Arguing for a utopian optic for the human sciences, el-Ojeili claims that major transformations of the utopian constellation have occurred since the end of the twentiet
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Chamsy el-Ojeili
The Utopian Constellation
Chamsy el-Ojeili
The Utopian Constellation Future-Oriented Social and Political Thought Today
Chamsy el-Ojeili School of Social and Cultural Studies Victoria University of Wellington Wellington, New Zealand
ISBN 978-3-030-32515-2 ISBN 978-3-030-32516-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32516-9 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © John Rawsterne/patternhead.com This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To my parents—Margaret Cummins and Hicham el-Ojeili.
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Sage Publications for their permission to reproduce copyrighted material, for el-Ojeili, C. (2018). “Reflecting on Postfascism: Utopia and Fear”, in Critical Sociology, parts of which appear in Chapter 4.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 Horizons and Formations 7 3 Centers: Liberalism 45 4 Margins I: Post-fascism 81 5 Margins II: The New Communism 115 6 Concluding Comments: Beyond Left Melancholia 147 Index 151
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Abstract In this chapter, el-Ojeili sets out the focus of the book—the examination of social and political thought in the contemporary period through a utopian optic. el-Ojeili argues that an exploration of this realm of intellectual production indicates significant transformations in the contemporary “utopian constellation”, a concept drawn from the work of Benjamin, Adorno, and Mannheim, which suggests a contradictory totality of future-oriented ideas, images, and practices. The book sets out to examine social and political intellectual production across three broad s
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