Rogers, Chris (2018) Robert Owen, utopian socialism and social transformation. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 54 (4). pp. 256-271. doi:10.1002/jhbs.21928 ISSN 0022-5061.

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Abstract

This paper critically scrutinizes accounts of Robert Owen’s life and works focusing on his purported “utopianism” and his supposedly deficient “socialism.” It suggests that such positions have relied on questionable assertions about the potential of particular modes of social transformation, and a failure to acknowledge the distinction Owen makes between the practical arrangements necessary to begin the process of transformation, and those arrangements that would ultimately prevail in “the new moral world.” It also argues that such accounts may contribute to the development of fatalistic narratives surrounding cooperative values and projects involving strategic compromise. In response, the paper reconsiders the significance of Owen through the lens of a “strategic presentism” that considers how Owen’s ideas can be thought of as significant contributions to theorizing social transformation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HX Socialism. Communism. Anarchism
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Owen, Robert, 1771-1858, Utopian socialism, Mutualism
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ISSN:	0022-5061
Official Date:	31 October 2018
Dates:	Date Event 31 October 2018 Published 23 October 2018 Available 30 July 2018 Accepted
Volume:	54
Number:	4
Page Range:	pp. 256-271
DOI:	10.1002/jhbs.21928
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights):	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Rogers C. Robert Owen, utopian socialism and social transformation. J Hist Behav Sci. 2018;54:256–271, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jhbs.21928. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	24 January 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access:	23 October 2020

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