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 political norms shape international relations and governance beyond traditional state-centered approaches.

Through his conversation with our host, Hagen Schulz-Forberg, Manners delves into the role of norms and values in global governance at a time marked by geopolitical tensions, democratic challenges, and planetary crises. This episode invites listeners to rethink the relation between Europe and the wider world, not only through a lens of institutional coordination but of global interdependence.

Academic Reference:

Ian Manners, Hagen Schulz-Forberg; From Critical Theory to Planetary Politics; Rethinking Power, Knowledge and Ecology – A conversation with Ian Manners. Global Perspectives 29 June 2026; 7 (1): 162775. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2026.162775

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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 the future of global governance. Through the Planetary Program, Blake and his colleagues have developed the Planetary Compendium: a website made in collaboration with Dark Matter Labs that showcases interactive, audio-visual case-studies concerning issues of planetary governance, health, economics, ecology, and more. This episode explores some of these case-studies and navigates questions of thinking outside of the boundaries of democracy, the possible evolution of political processes, and working together towards planetary governance.

Academic Reference:

Jonathan Blake, Hagen Schulz-Forberg; Rethinking Global Governance with the Planetary Compendium—A Conversation with Jonathan Blake. Global Perspectives 13 May 2026; 7 (1): 161510. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2026.161510

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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 how does everyday life—and innovation—unfold within a war-driven economy? Our guests unpack these questions, debate the concepts we use to understand Russian society today, and offer fresh perspectives on authoritarianism, social change, and resistance.

Academic Reference:

Anna Schwenck, Jeremy Morris, Johanna Bockman, Greg Yudin, Hagen Schulz-Forberg; Rethinking Russia: Transnational Perspectives on Authoritarianism, Society & Resistance—A Symposium. Global Perspectives 14 May 2026; 7 (1): 161510. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2026.161510

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