Next System Studies

Next System Studies Next system studies involve questions of systemic design, change, and movements. This is a transitional period in world history.

This page is a project of the Next System Studies Initiative at George Mason University. State socialism and corporate capitalism appear to be past their end dates. New systems of societal organization are coming. But what will those systems bring? Next system studies necessarily involve research into questions of systemic design, change, and movements – or put another way, “where are we going, ho

w will we get there, and what must we do to get there?”

As a new area or study, one purpose of next system studies is to establish space, resources, and recognition for scholarship and public engagement on next system questions. Another is influencing and to some extent reorienting established disciplines around next system questions. Thus, next system scholarship involves:

* Production of practical knowledge of use to policymakers, communities, activists, and others about systemic design, change, and movements;

* Community engaged research uniting practitioners, students, and senior scholars in collaborative work; and,

* The raising of new cohorts of community leaders, policymakers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, managers, academics, and other specialists educated in the methodology and theory of next system studies.

06/04/2024

Just finishing up a couple wonderful days on the California Central Coast with UCSB and CalPoly as well as Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo scholars and community activists. Thank you Nikhil Deb and David Naguib Pellow for the warm welcomes!

"From Earth Day to May Day" via Third Act - Dr. Manski weighs in on the history of labor and environmental activism.
05/03/2024

"From Earth Day to May Day" via Third Act - Dr. Manski weighs in on the history of labor and environmental activism.

As we celebrate May Day 2024, only a week after this year’s Earth Day, it presents an opportunity to explore the often overlooked connection...

Join Next System Studies on March 29th and April 2nd for talks by Gabriel Hetland and Tracy Corley on democracy, municip...
03/23/2024

Join Next System Studies on March 29th and April 2nd for talks by Gabriel Hetland and Tracy Corley on democracy, municipal politics, and transformative science. Read more and register in advance: https://nextsystem.gmu.edu/speakers/2024-speakers

> Join us in Fairfax or online on March 29 for a talk by Dr. Gabriel Hetland: Democracy on the Ground: "Is democracy possible only when it is safe for elites? Join us for a presentation about an exciting new book "Democracy on the Ground: Local Politics in Latin America’s Left Turn"(Columbia University Press, 2023).

> Join us in Arlington or online on April 2nd for a talk by Dr. Tracy Corley: Transformative Science for Transitional Times: "Scientists have engaged everyday people in research for centuries. But, in recent decades, community-engaged and participatory practices are engaging researchers in new ways, blurring the line between scholarship and social activism. Critics claim that this approach to research weakens the validity of scientific inquiry, but is this true?"

https://nextsystem.gmu.edu/speakers/2024-speakers

Mason students & staff: We're hiring a part time Communications Specialist. See
01/05/2024

Mason students & staff: We're hiring a part time Communications Specialist. See

Next System Studies (NSS) at Mason is looking for a part-time Communications Specialist to boost our public engagement and streamline our...

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