@maartenhajer
Distinguished professor of Urban Futures & Futuring at Urban Futures Studio and Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University. New book: ‘Captured Futures - Rethinking the Drama of Environmental Politics’, written together with Jeroen Oomen, Oxford UP.
Join @maartenhajer.bsky.social and Jeroen Oomen in conversation with Vanessa Timmer as they unpack the core themes in their 2025 book Captured Futures – Rethinking the Drama of Environmental Politics.
Watch the full talkshow here: vimeo.com/1161055336?f...
Join us @scientistrebellion.nl @anne-urai.bsky.social for a webinar on Thursday, 20:00 CET! Jeroen Oomen will discuss environmental olitics, with his book Captured Futures: Rethinking the Drama of Environmental Politics (written with @maartenhajer.bsky.social) as a starting point.
Het nieuwe kabinet is hard op zoek naar budget. Alsjeblieft, #CDA en #D66, 2 miljard in the pocket als je stopt met de onzinnige verbreding #A27 Amelisweerd #Utrecht
In dit lange draadje laat @jaspervis.bsky.social haarfijn zien op hoeveel manieren de NL staat nucleaire energie wil gaan sponsoren. Logisch dat dit nodig is want Nuclear is intussen echt veel en veel duurder dan zon+wind+opslag. Voor zon+wind+opslag gaan de prijzen bovendien nog naar beneden.
Interview met planoloog @maartenhajer.bsky.social, het eerste in een drieluik 'wetenschappers over politiek'. @uugeo.bsky.social
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:
bit.ly/Kolleg-Lectu...
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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
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...
Solar + storage is now cheater than coal & nuclear. Combining solar with wind, water and/or geothermal reduces the amount of storage needed. We are closing in on 24/7/365 firmed renewable energy. #TheFutureWillBeElectric #FossilFuelsAreStrandedAssets 💪👏🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
Bookcover 'Captured Futures — Rethinking the Drama of Environmental Politcs' by Maarten A. Hajer & Jeroen Oomen
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/...
"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."
Aanstaande zondag.
Doe mee en meld je aan! 👇🕊️
#RodeLijn #nietinmijnnaam #Stophetgeweld
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Bookcover 'Captured Futures' by Maarten Hajer and Jeroen Oomen on green background
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
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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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
Read 'Dramaturgies of change: Staging political transformation', a new paper by @godsandsods.bsky.social, Jeroen Oomen, @jessehoffman.bsky.social & @maartenhajer.bsky.social
When cars were still way smaller than parking lots …@urbancyclinginstitute.org
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”
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
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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Stimulation or manipulation? The power of immersive storytelling.
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...
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/...
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...
Critical materials and critical stories — A participatory exhibition and conversation series with cases from West-Papua, the DRC, ande more.
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...
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...
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
Onderzoekers werken in groepen op de buitenplaats van De Lik, Utrecht, tijdens het kick-off event van het Academy of Hope project
#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/...
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...
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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Zelensky is a wartime leader watching his people suffer and die under Russian attacks every day. To be lectured and lied to by Trump and Vance, as they defend the war criminal dictator committing these atrocities, is unimaginable agony. An everlasting shame for America.
Voor wie even genoeg heeft van het nieuws: kijk naar de hemel. En kijk dan vooral niet naar Mars maar zoek naar Venus 🙏
