Planetary Choices

For episode six of this season, “Global Governance Beyond Neoliberalism”, we had the pleasure of hosting Ian Manners , professor of political science at Lund University . Manners has decades of experience in teaching in Denmark, Britain and Sweden and is widely known for his work on normative power , European integration, and global politics. His research explores how values, identities, and polit...

For the fifth episode of this season on “Global Governance Beyond Neoliberalism,” our host, Hagen Schulz-Forberg, had the pleasure of speaking with political scientist, Jonathan Blake . Blake is the Associate Director of the Planetary Program at the Berggruen Institute , an international network of experts focusing on developing innovative, foundational frameworks that tackle questions involving t...

In this special Symposium edition of our podcast series Beyond Neo-Liberalism , we dive into Anna Schwenck’s monograph, Flexible Authoritarianism , alongside a panel of leading scholars: Jeremy Morris , Greg Yudin , and Johanna K. Bockman .  How do ambition, loyalty, status, and inequality take shape inside an authoritarian regime? Can neoliberal aspirations thrive under authoritarian rule? And ho...

In the third episode of our new season, Global Governance Beyond Neoliberalism , we sit down with Vladimir Pacheco Cueva , Associate Professor in the Global Studies Department at Aarhus University. Drawing on research in political economy and social policy, with a particular focus on Latin America, Cueva takes us through one of the most striking economic experiments of recent years: El Salvador’s...

In the latest episode of Beyond Neo-liberalism , our host Hagen Schulz-Forberg is joined by political scientist and executive director, Fabrizio Tassinari , as we explore his work at European University Institute’s School of Transnational Governance and his works on developing new forms of diplomatic training , suitable for an age of planetary polycrisis. Throughout the episode we explore question...

In our very first episode in our series Beyond Neo-liberalism , our host Hagen Schulz-Forberg sits down with political scientist Michael Zürn as they explore the intersections of global governance and international relations in the current political climate . The two discuss Zürn’s work with the analytical categories of NALFI (Normativity, Authority, Liberalism, Fragmentation, Inequality) , democr...

Dagan Cohen , founder and creative director of CHANGENCY, as well as leader of the Amsterdam Donut Coalition, discusses his work of i ntegrating art and design into societal changes with Hagen Schulz-Forberg and James Quilligan. They also cover the efforts of the open network of the Amsterdam Donut Coalition , how to implement The Doughnut Economics Model by Kate Raworth into the Amsterdam municip...

In episode 9 of Mapping the Planetary, hosts Hagen Schulz-Forberg and James Quilligan welcome Stefano Bartolini, Associate Professor at the University of Siena, whose research explores Political Economy, Social Economy, and the Economics of Happiness. Together, they ask a fundamental question: Can economic prosperity coexist with genuine human well-being and planetary sustainability? The conversat...

In the final episode of Mapping the Planetary, Daniela Russ , Junior Professor at the University of Leipzig, joins hosts Hagen Schulz-Forberg and James Quilligan to explore the fascinating intersections of energy, science, and planetary thoughts in the early Soviet Union (1917–1945). Drawing on the pioneering work of scientists Vladimir Vernadsky and Boris Veinberg, the conversation reveals how So...

In episode 7 of Mapping the Planetary, we speak with Amanda Janoo , Economics and Policy Lead at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) —a global network of changemakers working to transform our economic systems.  Janoo introduces WEAll’s core mission: to prioritize the wellbeing of people and the planet over traditional, GDP-centered models of growth. She outlines how rethinking economic framewor...

In Episode 6 of Mapping the Planetary, Or Rosenboim , Professor of Contemporary History at Bologna University, joins us to explore the evolving concept of global order —from classical frameworks to contemporary debates about the future.  Rosenboim invites us to see globalization not just as a process, but as a lens through which to interpret the world. She questions whether the idea of a fixed “wo...

In Episode 5 of Mapping the Planetary, Jussi Parikka , Professor of Digital Aesthetics and Culture at Aarhus University, joins us to discuss his latest book, Living Surfaces: Images, Plants, and Environments of Media , published in 2024.  Parikka’s work explores the intersections of media history, ecology, and geology , highlighting how digital infrastructures and media technologies both shape—and...

In Episode 4 of Mapping the Planetary, Ryan Bishop , Professor of Global Art and Politics at the University of Southampton, joins us to explain how the technological sphere increasingly shapes the geosphere of the Planet.  Bishop unpacks the concepts of poly-scalar remote sensing and the concealed dimensions of tele-technology, reflecting on how media technologies intersect with governance and mil...

In Episode 3 of Mapping the Planetary, we speak with senior advisors Andreas Lind and Cecilie Friis from the Danish think tank CONCITO about their project From Planetary Boundaries to Planetary Policies .  They explore how addressing the climate crisis requires confronting the broader web of interconnected environmental challenges —and how Earth-system science can inform more effective and equitab...

In Episode 2 of Mapping the Planetary, we sit down with our host, James Bernard Quilligan .   With over three decades of experience in international development and monetary policy—as both analyst and administrator—Quilligan now serves as Senior Research Fellow at the Center for New Critical Politics and Governance.  In the conversation, we explore key concepts shaping our planetary future—the ide...

In our first episode of Mapping the Planetary, together with our hosts Hagen Schulz-Forberg and James Quilligan, we sit down with Nils Gilman , Vice President of Programs at the Berggruen Institute, and discuss his ideas on a planetary approach to governance. Gilman distinguishes the concept of the planetary from the global , framing it as a necessary shift in light of the bio-geo-chemical disrupt...