Fantasy and Social Movements

It is sometimes assumed that fantasizing stands in contrast to activism. This book, however, argues that fantasy plays a central role in social movements. Drawing on psychoanalysis and psychosocial theories, Fantasy and Social Movements examines the relationships between fantasy, reality, action, the unconscious and the collective.

Introduction: Fantasy and Social Movements in Context PART I: FANTASY, REALITY, THE UNCONSCIOUS, ACTION, AND THE COLLECTIVE Introduction to Part I 1. Fantasy in Freudian Theory 2. Fantasy in Kleinian Theory 3. Fantasy in Lacanian Theory 4. Modes of Fantasy PART II: FANTASE AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY Introduction to Part II 5. Social Movement Theory and Types of Action 6. Smelser's Theory of Collective Behaviour 7. A Typology of Social Movements PART III: A CASE STUDY OF THE PRO-SPACE MOVEMENT AND FANTASY Introduction to Part II 8. Fantasy in the Pro-Space Movement 9. The Pro-Space Movement and Social Structure 10. The Pro-Space Movement and Ideology 11. The Pro-Space Movement and Political Organization