This ending commentary on this inaugural issue of Possibility Studies and Society surveys the papers submitted by over 30 scholars from diverse fields and backgrounds that explore the emerging field of Possibility Studies through the lens of their respective disciplines and theoretical perspectives. It draws out the complexities of the really and ideally possible, the future and the past, and reality and imagination before moving to examine the purpose of Possibility Studies with a focus on political change, education, and hope. It calls for an embrace of non-dualistic attitudes across all domains and an engagement with the energy generated by collaborative difference.
BaronR. A. (2023). How entrepreneurs turn the possible into the real—and sometimes change the world. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 9–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699221145584
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BaumeisterR. F.AlquistJ. L. (2023). The pragmatic structure of indeterminacy: Mapping possibilities as context for action. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 15–20. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699221150777
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Brillenburg WurthK. (2023). Easing into the sublime: Flow, daoism, and being-nature. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 21–28. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699231173344
CorazzaG. E. (2023). Beyond the adjacent possible: On the irreducibility of human creativity to biology and physics. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 37–45. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699221145664
Hanchett HansonM. (2023). Reality studies: Reflections on the possible and actual. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 87–98. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699231162311
KaufmanJ.RoweD. P. (2023). The show must go on: Functional, quality, and possible needs for theatre and the creative arts. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 113–117. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699221145632
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KnightD. M.ManleyG. (2023). The possibility of possibility: Between ethnography and social theory. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 118–126. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699221144190
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MagnaniL. (2023) Possibilities in an abductive perspective: Creating affordances as cognitive chances. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 127–136. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699221142718
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MeretojaH. (2023). Expanding our sense of the possible. Ten theses for Possibility Studies. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 137–144. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699231171448
MoghaddamF. M. (2023). Political plasticity and possibilities for political change. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 152–156. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699221135332
MulganG. (2023). Possibility space: the role of social sciences in understanding, mapping and shaping the future. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 163–171. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699231170817
OrmerodT. C. (2023). Possible, yes, but useful? Why the search for possibilities is limited but can be enhanced by expertise. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 178–189. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699231172562
RenzulliJ. S. (2023). Schools for talent development: A practical plan for total school improvement. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 198–205. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699221128219
SobeN. W. (2023). What if children are not the future? How to support educational possibility. Possibility Studies & Society, 1(1-2), 211–215. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699231168296
