real utopias
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Real utopias are visionary yet pragmatically grounded institutional models that aim to advance radical democratic and egalitarian alternatives within existing societies.
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| instanceOf |
concept
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institutional design approach ⓘ normative social theory concept ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
building emancipatory alternatives within capitalism
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creating durable, scalable models of just institutions ⓘ expanding spaces of democratic control over economic and social life ⓘ institutionalizing equality in power and resources ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
actually existing institutions
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existing societies ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
purely abstract utopian blueprints
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status quo–oriented institutional analysis ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
collective ownership or control of key resources
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egalitarian redistribution and social inclusion ⓘ institutional experimentation ⓘ participatory governance ⓘ prefigurative practices within existing societies ⓘ radical democratic institutional arrangements ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
constraints of feasibility and sustainability
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design of alternative institutions ⓘ pathways of transition from current institutions ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | visionary yet pragmatically grounded institutional models that aim to advance radical democratic and egalitarian alternatives within existing societies ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
advance egalitarian alternatives
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advance radical democratic alternatives ⓘ deepen democracy ⓘ expand social justice ⓘ reduce social and economic inequality ⓘ transform existing social institutions ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
empirically informed
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institutionally focused ⓘ normatively oriented ⓘ oriented to desirability ⓘ oriented to feasibility ⓘ oriented to viability ⓘ pragmatically grounded ⓘ reformist and transformative ⓘ visionary ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
critical social theory
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egalitarianism ⓘ institutional innovation ⓘ radical democracy ⓘ transformative social change ⓘ |
| requires |
empirical analysis of institutions
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normative justification ⓘ strategic analysis of political change ⓘ |
| usedAs |
framework for evaluating alternative institutions
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guide for designing experiments in democratic and egalitarian governance ⓘ tool for linking utopian imagination with practical reform ⓘ |
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