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Wright—a sociologist who has partly dedicated his research to an investigation of what he calls “real utopias”—states that the reorganization of social structures and the redistribution of power are key to better implementing the values of equality, democracy, and community. More specifically, Wright explores real world social innovations, such as participatory budgeting in Brazil and Wikipedia, and highlights the relevance of collective action and its emancipatory dimension. In this way, he develops a discussion of immanent potentiality, which is a prerequisite for understanding the possibility of realizing utopian aspirations in a possible future.
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Wright, E.O. (2017). Real Utopias. In: Beauchesne, K., Santos, A. (eds) Performing Utopias in the Contemporary Americas. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56873-1_9
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