Social Dreaming in the 21st Century

We are running out of ideas in Western society. Faced with global warming, Third World devastation, nuclear proliferation and the threat posed by religious conflict, we need new ways of thinking. After the loss and carnage of the Twentieth Century there is prevailing mood of uncertainty and paranoia, yet at the same time a denial of tragedy, a salvation fantasy, an illusion that we will be saved. The decline in social solidarity, the fragmentation of communal values and a growing sense of 'I' as opposed to 'we', are all signs of an inversion of moral certitudes, a disconnection from reality. This book asks what methods do we have at our disposal to understand and reverse this breakdown of communication within and between communities.

Clare, John

CHAPTER ONE Social dreaming and the self , CHAPTER TWO The night train of social dreams CHAPTER THREE Dreaming after 9/11 CHAPTER FOUR Sweet honey in the rock, CHAPTER FIVE The end of the dance: Dreams at a literary festival CHAPTER SIX We are all slaves to babble-land: A mass dreaming experiment CHAPTER SEVEN Dreaming in the inner city CHAPTER EIGHT Too late! Social dreaming in the Haute Languedoc CHAPTER NINE Conclusion.