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Review: Utopianism for a Dying Planet. Life After Consumerism, by Gregory Claeys

Alexandre Leskanich

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In this impassioned study—part exploratory history of utopian imaginaries, part manifesto for collective solidarity and sociability underpinned by sustainability—historian of ideas Gregory Claeys argues for utopianism as an urgently needed ‘principle of renewal’. He describes utopia as vital, considering it ‘part of a family of concepts of imaginary spaces’ in which ideal communities flourish.

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This issue features a collection 'Policing the Permacrisis', edited by Ben Bradford, Jon Jackson and Emmeline Taylor, in which academic experts, senior police—both current and former—and commentators offer a diverse set of ideas for changing policing for the better. Other articles include 'Back to the Future? Rishi Sunak's Industrial Strategy' by James Silverwood and Richard Woodward, and 'The Case for a Scottish Clarity Act' by Steph Coulter. There are a host of book reviews, such as a review of 'The Inequality of Wealth' by Liam Byrne, and 'The Eye of the Master: A Social History of Artificial Intelligence' by Matteo Pasquinelli.

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