Mathias Thaler

Professor of Political Theory, University of Edinburgh

Intro to Special Issue

The introduction to our Special Issue for the European Journal of Social Theory is now online first:

Thaler, Mathias, Davina Cooper, and Ruth Houghton. “Utopia and Failure: A Complex Relationship.” European Journal of Social Theory, ahead of print, June 2, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684310261452967.

This is the final ouput of our AHRC Research Networking grant.

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“I am offered the Grand Inquisitor’s choice. Will you choose freedom without happiness, or happiness without freedom? The only answer one can make, I think is: No.”
Ursula K. Le Guin