{"product_id":"9783032263780","title":"Possibility Studies and Societal Futures Imagination, Change and Preservation Across Disciplines","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Advances in Possibility Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePossibility Studies and Societal Futures\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eImagination, Change and Preservation Across Disciplines\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNicolas B. Verger | David Mattson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how people imagine, create, and sustain societal futures through the interplay of imagination, change, and preservation. Drawing on possibility studies and creativity research, it uses the concept of creative preservation as a unifying framework for understanding how communities creatively renew and take care of what already exists rather than only pursuing radical novelty.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eEmerging from discussions held at the 4th International Conference of Possibility Studies, the volume begins at the level of global social and ecological systems, examining the extent to which social innovation can function as a force of preservation and regeneration. It then turns to intergenerational creative continuity and ageing to reveal novelty in what societies neglect in old age, before reflecting on methodological considerations from new materialism for addressing work on societal futures. The book then critically discusses the past and present disruptions in academia and proposes perspectives to care for and preserve the possibility for research to contribute meaningfully to societal change. It concludes by exploring the transformative potential of wonder and astonishment in education as a practice of caring and an attitude of exploring individual and collective possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA thought-provoking response to the growing concerns around how social scientists can provide frameworks to adjust to and contribute to a more caring and sustainable society, this book is for researchers and students in sociology and social theory, education and pedagogy, philosophy and critical theory, cultural and performance studies, creativity studies, sustainability studies, STS, and futures and possibility studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicolas B. Verger\u003c\/strong\u003e is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Possibility Studies, Dublin City University, Ireland. Trained in Applied Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University, his research explores creativity, attachments, care, and ecological preservation. He is the lead author of the creative preservation framework and Editorial Assistant for \u003cem\u003ePossibility Studies \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Mattson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Research Associate and Fellow at the Freddie Reisman Centre for Translational Research in Creativity and Motivation, Drexel University, Philadelphia, United States. His research explores teachers' experiences of wonder and creativity, making him one of the few researchers worldwide studying wonder in educational contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032263780\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e275\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47556729372812,"sku":"9783032263780","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032263780.jpg?v=1781087248","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032263780","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}