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Planetary Choices

Planetary Choices

Written by: Center for New Critical Politics and Governance
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The podcast 'Planetary Choices' is created and produced by the Research Center for New Critical Politics and Governance, located at Aarhus University, Denmark.


The concept of 'The Planetary' has gained increasing traction in almost all scientific disciplines. From physics, to literature, to history, law and economics — planetary thinking and policy making is taking more sophisticated shapes, amounting to an emerging new paradigm.


In season 1, called "Mapping the Planetary", we map and assess the concept of the planetary, where we stand today, and in which direction planetary thinking and activism may develop in the future.


With this podcast, we also intend to explore scholarly research through an alternative venue of dissemination that allows for aural intimacy, faster publishing and full open access. As each episode contributes to a larger question investigated throughout a season, every episode becomes a data point on its own, consequently making "Planetary Choices" a place of output and on-going research.


Join us and explore the big questions of our planet!

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Episodes
  • Planetary Thought in the Early Soviet Union —A Conversation with Daniela Russ

    Planetary Thought in the Early Soviet Union —A Conversation with Daniela Russ
    Jan 4 2026

    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 Soviet thinkers imagined planetary transformation, in both scientific and political contexts and how these early renditions of planetary thinking, still resonate in today’s debates on the environmentalism, globalism and the Anthropocene.

    Academic Reference:

    Daniela Russ, Hagen Schulz-Forberg, James Quilligan; Planetary Thought in the Early Soviet Union—A Conversation with Daniela Russ. Global Perspectives 10 March 2025; 6 (1): 150340. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2025.150340

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    This podcast was created and produced by the Research Center for New Critical Politics and Governance (CPG).

    To watch the video version of this episode, please visit the link below:
    https://cas.au.dk/en/cpg/podcast/mapping-the-planetary
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    58 mins
  • The Ecology of Happiness —A Conversation with Stefano Bartolini

    The Ecology of Happiness —A Conversation with Stefano Bartolini
    Jan 4 2026

    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 conversation examines how modern economies might evolve beyond growth-centered models to embrace a more holistic understanding of prosperity, one that values social connection, leisure, environmental balance, and happiness as much as material wealth.

    Academic Reference:

    Stefano Bartolini, Hagen Schulz-Forberg, James Quilligan; The Ecology of Happiness—A Conversation with Stefano Bartolini. Global Perspectives 10 March 2025; 6 (1): 150338. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2025.150338

    Any Questions? Send us a text

    This podcast was created and produced by the Research Center for New Critical Politics and Governance (CPG).

    To watch the video version of this episode, please visit the link below:
    https://cas.au.dk/en/cpg/podcast/mapping-the-planetary
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    34 mins
  • Community-based Economics —A Conversation with Dagan Cohen

    Community-based Economics —A Conversation with Dagan Cohen
    Jan 4 2026

    Dagan Cohen, founder and creative director of CHANGENCY, as well as leader of the Amsterdam Donut Coalition, discusses his work of integrating 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 municipality, all while emphasizing the importance of imagination and community in addressing ecological, economic and social challenges.

    Academic Reference:

    Dagan Cohen, Hagen Schulz-Forberg, James Quilligan; Community-based economics—A conversation with Dagan Cohen. Global Perspectives 10 March 2025; 6 (1): 147094. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2025.147094

    Any Questions? Send us a text

    This podcast was created and produced by the Research Center for New Critical Politics and Governance (CPG).

    To watch the video version of this episode, please visit the link below:
    https://cas.au.dk/en/cpg/podcast/mapping-the-planetary
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    1 hr and 14 mins
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