DOI: 10.1177/14748851231189598 ISSN: 1474-8851

A progressive approach to normative political theorizing

Enrico Biale, Corrado Fumagalli
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Sociology and Political Science

In this article, we argue that a progressive approach to normative political theorizing should incorporate a conception of meaningful political change that is nonutopian (it conceives of advancements as gradual stages), large-scale (it involves the largest possible numbers of organized and unorganized social movements), and democratically emancipatory (it displays a commitment to breaking down the barriers that prevent individuals from feeling responsible for the direction of society). Bearing this in mind, such an approach should be organized around a cooperative effort between theorists and agents of change and should be oriented toward the collective construction of large-scale actionable proposals for social and political change here and now.

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