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Mission

After more than a decade of so-called ‘poly-crises’, we at CPG believe that 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. We are committed to combine constructive scholarship with innovative avenues of academic and public dialogue. On our webpage you can read more about our three major research themes: Planetary Humanities, Global Governance Beyond Neoliberalism, and Owning the Crisis. Furthermore, you can explore our podcast series Planetary Choices, in which we examine prevalent questions and concepts with scholars, policymakers and activists, or find our series Viewpoints and affiliated researchers’ latest publications.

At CPG our goals are to...

  • Bring a critical, humanist understanding to questions of contemporary political experience and theory-building
  • Make excellent scholarship easily accessible through our podcast Planetary Choices, and our special publication Viewpoints
  • Produce relevant and pertinent research for academia and society at large in and beyond Denmark
  • Act as a magnet and focal point for the global network of our members, bringing leading international scholars to the Department of Global Studies at Aarhus University


     

STEERING COMMITTEE

Anders Esmark


KU, Political Science
Associate Professor

Annette S. Hansen


AU, Global Studies
Associate Professor,
Head of Department

Lars Johannsen


AU, Political Science
Associate Professor

Lisanne Wilken


AU, Global Studies
Associate Professor, Dr. Phil

Hagen Schulz-Forberg


AU, Global Studies,
CPG Director,
Associate Professor

Mona Kanwal Sheikh


DIIS, Global Security and Worldviews
Head of Unit,
Senoir Researcher

Morten Valbjørn


AU, Political Science
Associate Professor

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