Analyzing Contemporary Society Through Lived Utopia - by Antje Daniel (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

What if utopia wasn't a distant dream, but already unfolding around us?

Focusing on South Africa, this compelling book rethinks utopia not as a fictional un-reachable future, but as a lived practice--emerging in social movements and intentional communities.

Rejecting capitalism, it explores how people create alternative ways of living social orders or economies, imagining and organising the world. Blending decolonial sociology, political sociology, utopian studies and real-world experiences, the book offers a fresh and original approach to understanding social transformation in times of crisis.

A powerful read for scholars, students and activists interested in resistance and hope for alternative futures.

Review Quotes

'Trailblazing work on South African activism that contributes significantly to decolonizing social sciences and utopian studies.' Magnus Echtler, University of Bayreuth

About the Author

Antje Daniel is a senior scholar in the political and environment sociology, comparative social analysis, gender and intersectionality as well as future and utopia at the Department of Development Studies, University of Vienna.