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Research Article

Fictional varieties of postcapitalism and imaginaries of systemic transformation: mapping alternatives in science fiction and making use of their heuristic potential

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Received 19 Jun 2023, Accepted 06 Feb 2024, Published online: 29 Feb 2024

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