Global Governance Futures: Imperfect Utopias or Bust
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Global Governance Futures: Imperfect Utopias or Bust
Do our global governance systems have the capacity to effectively address the challenges we face as a civilization? What are the viable pathways towards a fairer, more sustainable and viable future? "Imperfect Utopias or Bust? Global Governance Futures" aims to present a space where these questions,...
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Simon Dalby - Fire, Planetary Crisis, and the Politics of Survival
In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Simon Dalby, one of the most original thinkers in critical geopolitics and environmental security. His scho...
Nat Dyer - Economics, Power and the Real World
In this episode, we welcome Dr Nat Dyer, journalist, researcher and author of Ricardo’s Dream: How Economists Forgot the Real World and Led Us Astray....
Philipp Pattberg – Climate, Ideology, and the Global Governance Dilemma
In this episode, we welcome longtime friend and collaborator of the UCL Global Governance Institute, Professor Philipp Pattberg, to the podcast, a lea...
Craig Murphy – The Long Arc of Global Governance
In this episode, we welcome one of the most influential voices in international relations, Professor Craig Murphy. A pioneer in global governance scho...
48: Jonathan Blake and Nils Gilman – Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crises
Jonathan Blake and Nils Gilman join us to discuss their recent book, Children of a Modest Star: Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crises, in which they...
47: Martha Finnemore – The Power of Ideas in Global Politics
In this episode, we welcome one of the foremost scholars in international relations to the podcast, Professor Martha Finnemore. Recognized globally f...
46: Oliver, Olivia and Rachel – Studying Global Governance and Ethics
Join me and some of our amazing UCL students as we delve into the world of global governance!
Olivia Crosby, Oliver Parker, and Rachel Do...
45: Craig Murphy and Jonathan Rowson – Global Politics and the Metacrisis
Craig Murphy and Jonathan Rowson join us for a dialogue on global politics and the metacrisis, using as a springboard for this conversation the essay...
44: Tim Maughan – Culture, Technology and the Future
Tim Maughan is a British science fiction writer whose work critically explores the intersections of technology and society. He is perhaps best known f...
43: Philip Cunliffe – Liberal Utopianism and its Discontents
Philip Cunliffe joins us to talk about his recent book ‘The New 20 Year Crisis’ which draws inspiration for the classic 1939 text ‘The 20 Year Crisis’...
42: Giorgio Savini – Anarchy and the Space Race
Professor Giorgio Savini is an astrophysicist at University College London, specialising in instrumentation for space exploration. As a key figure at...
41: Deborah Avant – Security in the Global Marketplace
Deborah Avant is the Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of...
40: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im – Decolonising Human Rights
Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law Emeritus at Emory Law, associated professor in the Emory College of...
39: Cynthia Enloe – ‘Later’ Is a Patriarchal Time Zone
Professor Cynthia Enloe is a Research Professor in the Department of Sustainability and Social Justice at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts...
38: Bonnitta Roy – We Need to Watch Each Other Grow
Bonnitta Roy is an author and a teacher. Her work focuses on breaking away from limiting patterns of thought. She is the founder of Alderlore Insight...
37: Michael Barnett – Global Governance in an Age of Precarity
Professor Michael Barnett is University Professor of International Affairs and Political Science at the George Washington University. Michael is one...
36: Geoff Mann – It Was Not Supposed To End This Way
Professor Geoff Mann is Distinguished Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver BC. Geoff is an award-winning political economist...
35: David Kennedy – Law as a Global Terrain of Struggle
Professor David Kennedy is the Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School...
34: Rhoda Howard-Hassmann – In Defense of Universal Human Rights
Dr Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann is Canada Research Chair in International Human Rights and Professor Emeritus at the Department of Political Science and t...
33: Thomas Oatley – Complexity Theory and Political Economy 2.0
Professor Thomas Oatley is the Corasaniti-Zondorak Chair of International Relations at Tulane University. He focuses his research and teaching on the...
32: Sheldon Solomon – Fear, Death and Politics
Professor Sheldon Solomon is the Ross Professor for Interdisciplinary Studies at Skidmore College, New York. Professor Sheldon is one of the true pio...
31: Adrienne Buller – Illusions of Green Capitalism
Adrienne Buller is the Director of Research at Common Wealth, an organization focused on promoting democratic ownership to transform how the economy o...
30: Nate Hagens - Energy Blindness and Our Collective Future
Nate Hagens is the Director of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future (ISEOF), an organization focused on educating and preparing society...
29: Jonathon Keats – You Belong to the Universe
Jonathon Keats is an American conceptual artist and experimental philosopher known for creating large-scale thought experiments. He is the author of v...
28: Jennifer Sterling-Folker – Dragons Coming Home to Roost
Dr Jennifer Sterling-Folker is the Alan R. Bennett Honors Professor in Political Science at University of Connecticut. Professor Sterling-Folker is a...
27: Amitav Acharya – In Search of World Order
Amitav Acharya, Distinguished Professor of International Relations at American University, Washington DC, where he also holds the UNESCO Chair in Tran...
26: Ben Neimark - Militarism and Environmental Destruction
Dr Ben Neimark is a Senior Lecturer at the Lancaster University Environment Centre. A human geographer and political ecologist by training, his resea...
25: What Is Home? - A Dialogue with Bayo and Claudio
Tune in for a new format this week!
After our episode with essayist, speaker and activist, Bayo Akomolafe, we were inspired to see a half...
24: Vandana Shiva – Earth Democracy in Defence of the Life World
Vandana Shiva is a world-renowned Indian scholar, ecological feminist and activist who over a career spanning decades has emerged as one of the world’...
23: Alfred McCoy - Who Governs the Globe?
Professor Alfred McCoy is the Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He specialises in the history of the Philippine...
22: Dave Snowden – Complexity, Sensemaking and Entanglement
Dave Snowden is the founder and chief officer of Cognitive Edge. He is a pioneer in the field of complexity science and sensemaking, and is perhaps b...
21: Virginia Haufler – Private Authority in an Age of Globalization
Virginia Haufler is Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research focuses...
20: Bill McGuire – Telling the Truth About the Climate Emergency
Bill McGuire is an academic, activist, broadcaster, blogger and writer of popular science and speculative fiction. Emeritus Professor of Earth Scienc...
19: Jim Rutt – Prototyping a Global Social Operating System
Jim Rutt is the host of one of our favourite podcasts: the Jim Rutt Show. He is a past chairman of the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) with a long and distin...
18: Jacqueline McGlade – Empathy, Science and Circles of Compassion
Jacqueline McGlade is Professor of Resilience and Sustainable Development at University College London. She is also the Frank Jackson Foundation Prof...
17: Bayo Akomolafe – Bending Questions Into Rites of Passage
Bayo Akomolafe is a prolific essayist, speaker and activist, a professor of psychology, a master wordsmith and executive director of the Emergence Net...
16: Vinay Gupta - A Radical Manifesto for Fixing the World
Vinay Gupta is a leading figure in the blockchain space, having coordinated the release of the blockchain platform Ethereum in 2015. He is the Founder...
15: Robyn Eckersley – Green Political Theory, The State and the Climate Emergency
Robyn Eckersley is Professor and Head of Political Science in the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia where sh...
14: Zak Stein - Why All Global Crises Are Crises of Education
Dr Zak Stein is a writer, futurist, and transformative educator working to bring a greater sense of justice and sanity to education. He is also a foun...
13: Sophie Harman – Global Health and Power in a Visual World
Sophie Harman is Professor of International Politics at Queen May University of London with interests spanning global health, African Agency, film and...