Utopia without Ideology

Ambrogio Santambrogio (University of Perugia, Italy)

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Routledge
09 October 2024

Social theory; Social welfare & social services; Political science & theory

Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

This book explores and proposes original definitions of central terms in political sociology and social theory, including political culture, imaginary, ideology, and utopia, in a manner that renders the individual definitions consistent with one another as part of a single and general conceptual framework for understanding social action. Through a Weberian distinction between means, ends, and values, together with the thought of Alfred Schütz and phenomenological sociology more generally, it sheds light on the ways in which the book’s key concepts make sense of social action, advancing the view that, rather than some promised land or aspiration, utopia is a project of broad and far-reaching collective action realized in its own enactment. As such, the book will appeal to scholars of social theory, political sociology, and political theory.

By: Ambrogio Santambrogio (University of Perugia Italy)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032134673
ISBN 10: 1032134674
Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 09 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Ambrogio Santambrogio is Full Professor of Sociology in the Department of Political Science at the University of Perugia, Italy.