A new monograph by ZIN-member Björn Wendt titled “Nachhaltigkeit als Utopie. Zur Zukunft der sozial-ökologischen Bewegung“ (in English: Sustainability as Utopia. On the Future of the Social-Ecological Movement“, own translation), was published on August 16th in the publishing company Campus-Verlag.

In his book, Wendt discusses the transformation to sustainability that is necessary to avoid the profound ecological and social crises of the future. Regarding obstacles and prevailing conditions, however, the concept of sustainability increasingly appears as a utopia rather than an actually feasible possibility. The sustainability concept is therefore examined for its utopian character through various perspectives. Subsequently, Wendt also discusses to what extent utopian research enables the necessary transformation and thus strengthens the idea of sustainability. By discussing these two areas, he aims to build a bridge between these previously disconnected disciplines and to close an identified research gap.

Sounds interesting? A free excerpt can be found on the website of Campus-Verlag – right here (German only).

[Source: Wendt, Björn (2018) Nachhaltigkeit als Utopie. Zur Zukunft der sozial-ökologischen Bewegung. Campus-Verlag: Frankfurt, New York.]