The Radical Imagination

Name: The Radical Imagination
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Social Movement Research in the Age of Austerity

By Doctor Alex Khasnabish and Max Haiven

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The Radical Imagination explores the role of imagination in fuelling collective action and societal change, particularly within the context of grassroots social movements. The authors, Doctor Alex Khasnabish and Max Haiven, delve into how radical ideas can inspire communities to envision and work towards a more just and equitable future. This book combines theoretical insights with practical examples, showing how imagination is pivotal for creating new political and social possibilities.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in exploring how communities can reimagine society to create lasting change within the realm of Politics & Current Affairs. It invites readers to consider the power of collective action and critical thought, offering a deep dive into the transformative potential of grassroots movements.

The Radical Imagination

An essential examination of how we might envisage and envoke the future of radical politics and social change.

An essential examination of how we might envisage and envoke the future of radical politics and social change.

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The idea of the imagination is as evocative as it is elusive. Not only does the imagination allow us to project ourselves beyond our own immediate space and time, it also allows us to envision the future, as individuals and as collectives. The radical imagination, then, is that spark of difference, desire, and discontent that can be fanned into the flames of social change.

Yet, what precisely is the imagination and what might make it radical? How can it be fostered and cultivated? How can it be studied, and what are the possibilities and risks of doing so?

The Radical Imagination seeks to answer these questions at a crucial time. As we enter into a new cycle of struggles marked by a worldwide crisis of social reproduction, scholar-activists Max Haiven and Alex Khasnabish explore the processes and possibilities for cultivating the radical imagination in dark times.

A lively and crucial intervention in radical politics, social research, and social change, and the collective visions and cultures that inspire them.

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The Radical Imagination is praised for its insightful examination of how capitalism limits social and political creativity, advocating the radical imagination as a key tool for resistance. It draws on diverse examples to inspire understanding from radical movements, offering a fresh perspective on how research can aid in social transformation. The book challenges both activists and scholars to engage with and rethink the dynamics of social movements, presenting them as vital spaces for dialogue and change.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780329017

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 June 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Zed Books Ltd

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 280

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Doctor Alex Khasnabish Education & Reference Max Haiven Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Max Haiven is an assistant professor in the Division of Art History and Critical Studies at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and co-director of the Radical Imagination Project (radicalimagination.org). He is author of Crises of Imagination, Crises of Power: Capitalism, Creativity and the Commons (Zed Books, 2014) and Cultures of Financialization: Fictitious Capital in Popular Culture and Everyday Life. More information can be found at maxhaiven.com.

Alex Khasnabish is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at Mount Saint Vincent University and co-director of the Radical Imagination Project (radicalimagination.org). He is the author of Zapatistas: Rebellion from the Grassroots to the Global (Zed Books, 2010) and Zapatismo beyond Borders, and co-editor (with Jeffrey Juris) of Insurgent Encounters: Transnational Activism, Ethnography, and the Political. More information can be found at alexkhasnabish.com.