Irretrievable failure: Life in the ruins of utopian dreaming
European Journal of Social Theory
Published online on September 24, 2025
Abstract
European Journal of Social Theory, Ahead of Print.
Our present is marked by multiple failures: of governance; of care; of hope. Amidst the wreckage, we see numerous attempts – real and imagined – to keep hope alive by dreaming of a better future. Such utopian exhortations are fuelled by the idea that it ...
Our present is marked by multiple failures: of governance; of care; of hope. Amidst the wreckage, we see numerous attempts – real and imagined – to keep hope alive by dreaming of a better future. Such utopian exhortations are fuelled by the idea that it ...