Center for New Critical Politics and Governance

New Critical Politics and Governance is a research center at Aarhus University, Denmark, combining constructive scholarship with innovative avenues of academic and public dialogue. After more than a decade of so-called 'poly-crises', a new critical, humanist approach is necessary to make sense of our contemporary experience. By engaging with our times through transdisciplinary viewpoints, we develop theory and research perspectives for tomorrow.
 

Explore our podcast series Planetary Choices, in which we examine prevalent questions and concepts with scholars, policymakers and activists. Season one is hosted by Hagen Schulz-Forberg and James Quilligan. Through a string of episodes, we map the emerging concept of the planetary.
 

On our webpage you can read more about our three major research themes: Planetary Humanities, Global Governance Beyond Neoliberalism, and Owning the Crisis.