Finntopia: Illusions and Incoherences

Authors

  • Teppo Eskelinen Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, University of Eastern Finland
  • Keijo Lakkala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18740/ss27310

Keywords:

finland, utopia, left politics, historical developments

Abstract

The article discusses the recent treatment of Finland by the US Left, criticises this from a Finnish point of view, and engages in a discussion on treating existing countries in utopian terms and the need to analyse countries as evolving through power struggle rather than "models".

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Published

2022-12-15

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2022): Socialist Solidarities in Times of Crisis

Section

Reviews & Debates

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