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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer, Stefan C. Aykut

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We kindly invite you to register for the upcoming Kolleg-Lecture by Maarten Hajer on 14 October, 18:00-20:00:

"Beyond Captured Futures - Re-imagining Environmental Politics"

All infos here:
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer

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Luister of lees 'Waarom het klimaatdebat aanvoelt als en film die we al honderd keer hebben gezien', waarin @maartenhajer.bsky.social en Jeroen Oomen in gesprek gaan met journalist @jelmermommers.bsky.social over #CapturedFutures @decorrespondent.nl
Waarom het klimaatdebat aanvoelt als een film die we al honderd keer hebben gezien
Het klimaatdebat is voorspelbaar geworden. Volgens politicologen Maarten Hajer en Jeroen Oomen spelen politici, wetenschappers, activisten en journalisten krampachtig steeds hetzelfde toneelstuk, keer...
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer, Sonja Blum

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New article just published - together with @evrop-anka.bsky.social, @sonjablum.bsky.social , @maartenhajer.bsky.social, O. Císař and Till Hilmar, we introduce the concept of "political emotions" and show how it helps us understand the climate crisis. Open Access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer, Paul Glasziou, Patrick Meier

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Solar + storage is now $104 per MWh in Las Vegas or similar regions for nearly 100% clean firm power. There is no way new nuclear can compete with this. Even new gas plants will struggle and that is assuming access to cheap gas over the life-cycle of the plant, which is kind of a crazy gamble TBH.
Batteries are so cheap now, solar power doesn’t sleep
Batteries are now cheap enough to make 24/7 solar power affordable, unlocking round-the-clock clean energy in the world’s sunniest cities.
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer

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Captured Futures: Rethinking the Drama of Environmental Politics is officially out! Huge congratulations to @maartenhajer.bsky.social & Jeroen Oomen. Their new book is a must-read for anyone who is interested in how we can move from captured to captivating #futures. www.uu.nl/en/research/...
Bookcover 'Captured Futures — Rethinking the Drama of Environmental Politcs' by Maarten A. Hajer & Jeroen Oomen
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by Rebecca Solnit — Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer

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"Men emit 26% more planet-heating pollution than women from transport and food, according to a preprint study of 15,000 people in France. The gap shrinks to 18% after controlling for socioeconomic factors such as income and education."
Car use and meat consumption drive emissions gender gap, research suggests
The French study of 15,000 people shows men emit 26% more pollution due to eating red meat and driving more
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer

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Aanstaande zondag.
Doe mee en meld je aan! 👇🕊️

#RodeLijn #nietinmijnnaam #Stophetgeweld

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Wij trekken de rode lijn - PAX
Kom 18 mei naar Den Haag, vorm een menselijke ketting en eis een einde aan Nederlandse medeplichtigheid aan Israëls oorlogsmisdaden. Als deze regering geen rode lijn trekt, doen wij het!
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer

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Could political radicalism require an element of conservatism?

That's what we suggest in our new article. Treating politics as theatre🎭, we suggest that the most successful political movements tap into and reinterpret already dominant symbols.

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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer

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On 3 June, @maartenhajer.bsky.social and Jeroen Oomen present their new book “Captured Futures - Rethinking the Drama of Environmental Politics” at Pakhuis de Zwijger, together with experts Marianne Minnesma, Bart van den Hurk, and Ralien Bekkers. dezwijger.nl/programma/ca... #CapturedFutures
Bookcover 'Captured Futures' by Maarten Hajer and Jeroen Oomen on green background
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer

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Read 'Dramaturgies of change: Staging political transformation', a new paper by @godsandsods.bsky.social, Jeroen Oomen, @jessehoffman.bsky.social & @maartenhajer.bsky.social
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Captured Futures - Rethinking the Drama of Environmental Politics by @maartenhajer.bsky.social & Jeroen Oomen offers a compelling critique of how environmental politics ‘as we know it’ cannot deliver. Now available online for subscribers: academic.oup.com/book/59970?l... @oxfordunipress.bsky.social
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by Maarten A. Hajer

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When cars were still way smaller than parking lots …@urbancyclinginstitute.org
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by Maarten A. Hajer

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With so much institutional irresponsibility we know that tough regulation is the only way to avoid catastrophe. “UK banks put £75bn into firms building climate-wrecking ‘carbon bombs’, study finds”

Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer, Louise Edwards

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Incredible satellite image of the 33 (!!!!) operational fossil fuel combustion engines at the site of Elon Musk's XAI data centre

“appalling that xAI would operate more than 30 methane gas turbines without any permits or any public oversight"
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a greyscale satelitte image of Musk's data centre - with a bright red marker showing emissions from the many (I think about 30) fossil fuel combustion engines on site
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Join us on April 28th for a #FriendsOfTheFuture seminar with Femke Bijlsma, partner and content developer at the international design studio Kossmandejong. Are you interested in exploring how to create compelling stories that matter? learn more and register here: www.uu.nl/en/events/st...
Stimulation or manipulation? The power of immersive storytelling.
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer

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We are in much need of inspiration in these treacherous uncertain times… Thrilled to share the 𝗨𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮*𝗔𝗿𝘁*𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, an edited multi-media collection which brings together diverse ideas on how artistic practices can help reimagine and remake our world. Download: www.uu.nl/en/research/...
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer, Dirk Jacobs, Colin Mitchell

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Completely batshit that Harvard has *removed* Cemal Kafadar as head of its Center for Middle Eastern Studies & so shitty to malign one of the great scholars of Ottoman history as antisemitic because the CMES dared to offer programming on ITS AREA OF FOCUS www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Dismisses Leaders of Center for Middle Eastern Studies | News | The Harvard Crimson
Interim Harvard Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler ’87 dismissed the director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, professor of Turkish Studies Cemal Kafadar, and its associate director, Hist...
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This April, the #PathwaysToSustainability program of @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social is organizing a series of discussions and a participatory exhibition exploring the issues surrounding the new gold rush for critical minerals. Learn more: www.uu.nl/en/events/cr...
Critical materials and critical stories — A participatory exhibition and conversation series with cases from West-Papua, the DRC, ande more.
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Where are we on the slippery slope to geoengineering, halfway down? Stardust has a "proprietary aerosol particle" which it plans to distribute through a machine mounted on an aircraft www.wired.com/story/a-myst...
A Mysterious Startup Is Developing a New Form of Solar Geoengineering
Stardust, an Israeli–US startup, intends to patent its unique aerosol technology for temporarily cooling the planet.
www.wired.com
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer, Edmund Heery, Elizabeth Pisani , and 3 more

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NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.

So, best we share all the footage we can here!

This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.

🇹🇷 #Turkey
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#Vacature Wij zoeken een nieuwe postdoc onderzoeker voor ons #AcademyOfHope project. In deze positie onderzoek je de wijze waarop het faciliteren van gesprekken, binnen & buiten het onderwijs, kan bijdragen aan een meer hoopvolle omgang met de toekomst. Reageer voor 11-04: www.uu.nl/organisatie/...
Onderzoekers werken in groepen op de buitenplaats van De Lik, Utrecht, tijdens het kick-off event van het Academy of Hope project
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Guest researcher Sören Altstaedt, of the Max Planck institute for the study of societies, just gave an intriguing #FriendsOfTheFuture seminar about the limits to growth debates in 1970s. Sign up for our events mailing list to receive an invite for the next seminar: mailings.uu.nl/hp/NxTyEInP4...
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by Timothy Snyder — Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer, Catherine Mitchell, Ilmo Keskimäki , and 12 more

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Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
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by Maarten A. Hajer

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Voor wie even genoeg heeft van het nieuws: kijk naar de hemel. En kijk dan vooral niet naar Mars maar zoek naar Venus 🙏
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer, Helen Gunter, Klaus Prettner , and 3 more

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Trump has not uttered a critical word about Putin but he and his VP publicly belittled the leader of the nation Putin invaded.
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer, Sue Timmis

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During WWII, four brothers from the same Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived.

His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Slava Ukraine! Heroyam Slava! 💙💛
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by Timothy Snyder — Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer, Olivier Klein, Pauline Grosjean

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"Appeasement at Munich: World Wars, Past and Possible"
The symmetry between Germany-Czechoslovakia in 1938 and Russia-Ukraine in 2022 is uncanny, and pausing for a moment on the resemblances might help us to take a broader view of today.
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Appeasement at Munich
World Wars, Past and Possible
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Reposted by: Maarten A. Hajer, Andreas Paulus, Olivier Schmitt , and 1 more

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Ok folks, deep breaths.

There is very real reason to worry about the dynamic emerging between Washington and Moscow when it comes to Ukraine. But there is also very real reason to believe that Ukraine and Europe can create a better outcome.

(A rather long 🧵, obviously)

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Populisme: elke dag weer een toneelstuk, zonder pointe
Mijn column in @nrc.nl

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Column | Populisme: elke dag een ander toneelstuk zonder pointe
In Europa: Caroline de Gruyter
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by Maarten A. Hajer

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Still struggling a bit how to share via Bluesky …

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