Utopia without Ideology

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 other as part of a single and general conceptual framework for understanding social action.

Autorentext

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

Inhalt

Introduction

1. A Finalistic Theory of Social Action

2. Political Culture

3. Social Imaginaries

4. Ideology

5. Utopia

Conclusions