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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP200101921
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Active
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Funded Activity Summary
How utopian thinking influences political engagement. There is evidence of growing political apathy in many countries. Yet, political disengagement is a serious problem for processes of democracy and the adaptiveness of society. This project draws on recent theorising within the psychological sciences to investigate the role of prospection - the creative imagining of ideal worlds ('utopian thinking') - as a key driver of political engagement. The project will test whether and how utopian thinking stimulates a questioning of the status quo, moral engagement, and the formation of new groups to address social change: outcomes critical for a society to adapt and advance. Educators, government and non-government organisations can draw on project findings to re-engage a disaffected populace.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2020
End Date: 12-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $384,050.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Psychology | Social and Community Psychology
