Urban Futures Studio
@futuresstudiouu.bsky.social
We explore sustainable and meaningfully democratic futures, and ways to get there. We investigate what we call #futuring - the social creation of the (imagined) futures that direct collective action. @UtrechtUniversity
How to address the rapid evaporation of democratic norms, and engage with sustainability concerns against that backdrop? What can policy do in such a time? Last call for students at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social (and beyond) to sign up for our #MixedClassroom course: www.uu.nl/en/research/...
September 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
How to address the rapid evaporation of democratic norms, and engage with sustainability concerns against that backdrop? What can policy do in such a time? Last call for students at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social (and beyond) to sign up for our #MixedClassroom course: www.uu.nl/en/research/...
Ambitious @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social master students can now apply for our #MixedClassroom course. Learn from and with societal actors, exploring how #TechniquesOfFuturing and #Dramaturgy shape our collective capacity to imagine and act towards sustainable futures. www.uu.nl/en/research/...
September 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Ambitious @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social master students can now apply for our #MixedClassroom course. Learn from and with societal actors, exploring how #TechniquesOfFuturing and #Dramaturgy shape our collective capacity to imagine and act towards sustainable futures. www.uu.nl/en/research/...
Young teens wearing baggy jeans. Listening to Nirvana. On a Walkman. Have you fallen through a time portal? No. It’s just the latest trend. Could this 90s revival culture help people embrace a fossil-free future? Read @godsandsods.bsky.social's new #ClimateConfessions blog www.uu.nl/en/opinion/s...
July 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Young teens wearing baggy jeans. Listening to Nirvana. On a Walkman. Have you fallen through a time portal? No. It’s just the latest trend. Could this 90s revival culture help people embrace a fossil-free future? Read @godsandsods.bsky.social's new #ClimateConfessions blog www.uu.nl/en/opinion/s...
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/...
June 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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/...
Read 'Shaping the future: A conceptual review of sociotechnical imaginaries', a new paper by @ahendriks.bsky.social Kamilla Karhunmaa & Pierre Delvenne. They examine the evolution of the concept and engagement with it across disciplines. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Futures #Imaginaries
May 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Read 'Shaping the future: A conceptual review of sociotechnical imaginaries', a new paper by @ahendriks.bsky.social Kamilla Karhunmaa & Pierre Delvenne. They examine the evolution of the concept and engagement with it across disciplines. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Futures #Imaginaries
Watch the guest lecture "Captured Futures: Producing the inevitability of solar geoengineering" Jeroen Oomen gave on April 22nd at the The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9fo... @harvardsalata.bsky.social #CapturedFutures
May 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Watch the guest lecture "Captured Futures: Producing the inevitability of solar geoengineering" Jeroen Oomen gave on April 22nd at the The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9fo... @harvardsalata.bsky.social #CapturedFutures
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
May 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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
Read 'Dramaturgies of change: Staging political transformation', a new paper by @godsandsods.bsky.social, Jeroen Oomen, @jessehoffman.bsky.social & @maartenhajer.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Read 'Dramaturgies of change: Staging political transformation', a new paper by @godsandsods.bsky.social, Jeroen Oomen, @jessehoffman.bsky.social & @maartenhajer.bsky.social
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
May 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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
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...
April 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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...
Today, our colleague dr. Deana Jovanović joined us for the #FriendsOfTheFuture seminar about her new book ‘Staging the Promises — Everyday Future-Making in a Serbian Industrial Town’. Sign up for our events mailing list to receive an invite for the next seminar: mailings.uu.nl/hp/NxTyEInP4...
April 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Today, our colleague dr. Deana Jovanović joined us for the #FriendsOfTheFuture seminar about her new book ‘Staging the Promises — Everyday Future-Making in a Serbian Industrial Town’. Sign up for our events mailing list to receive an invite for the next seminar: mailings.uu.nl/hp/NxTyEInP4...
Meet our new colleague: @lcdanny.bsky.social
In his PhD research, he will examine how structures of mediatization impact the collective politics of sustainability transitions and why it seems so difficult to imagine desirable futures within our contemporary media landscape. www.uu.nl/staff/DSteur
In his PhD research, he will examine how structures of mediatization impact the collective politics of sustainability transitions and why it seems so difficult to imagine desirable futures within our contemporary media landscape. www.uu.nl/staff/DSteur
April 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Meet our new colleague: @lcdanny.bsky.social
In his PhD research, he will examine how structures of mediatization impact the collective politics of sustainability transitions and why it seems so difficult to imagine desirable futures within our contemporary media landscape. www.uu.nl/staff/DSteur
In his PhD research, he will examine how structures of mediatization impact the collective politics of sustainability transitions and why it seems so difficult to imagine desirable futures within our contemporary media landscape. www.uu.nl/staff/DSteur
Join us on April 8th for an engaging Friends of the Future seminar with dr. Deana Jovanović. Guest panellists prof. Kei Otsuki and dr. @jessehoffman.bsky.social join Deana to discuss her new book 'Staging the Promises - Everyday Future-Making in a Serbian Industrial Town'. www.uu.nl/en/events/st...
April 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Join us on April 8th for an engaging Friends of the Future seminar with dr. Deana Jovanović. Guest panellists prof. Kei Otsuki and dr. @jessehoffman.bsky.social join Deana to discuss her new book 'Staging the Promises - Everyday Future-Making in a Serbian Industrial Town'. www.uu.nl/en/events/st...
🚨Today's the last day to apply for our #FuturingForSustainability summer school. From 7 — 11 July, we are organising a course featuring exciting talks & interactive sessions with Jeroen Oomen, @godsandsods.bsky.social @maartenhajer.bsky.social
and others: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/soci...
and others: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/soci...
April 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🚨Today's the last day to apply for our #FuturingForSustainability summer school. From 7 — 11 July, we are organising a course featuring exciting talks & interactive sessions with Jeroen Oomen, @godsandsods.bsky.social @maartenhajer.bsky.social
and others: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/soci...
and others: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/soci...
This July, political scientist @floravelino.bsky.social is joining us for the #FuturingForSustainability summer school. She is a professor of Organisations & Sustainability at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. 🚨1 day left to apply: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/soci...
March 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This July, political scientist @floravelino.bsky.social is joining us for the #FuturingForSustainability summer school. She is a professor of Organisations & Sustainability at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. 🚨1 day left to apply: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/soci...
We're happy to welcome back Shivant Jhagroe for our upcoming #FuturingForSustainability summer school. He is assistant prof. at the Institute of Public Administration @unileiden.bsky.social & author of 'Voorbij Duurzaamheid' (Beyond Sustainability). Apply now: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/soci...
March 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
We're happy to welcome back Shivant Jhagroe for our upcoming #FuturingForSustainability summer school. He is assistant prof. at the Institute of Public Administration @unileiden.bsky.social & author of 'Voorbij Duurzaamheid' (Beyond Sustainability). Apply now: utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/soci...
From 7-11 July, we are organising our #Futuring for #Sustainability summer school featuring exciting talks and interactive sessions. One of our guest lecturers is public administration expert professor Paul 't Hart. Learn more (5 days left to apply): utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/soci...
March 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
From 7-11 July, we are organising our #Futuring for #Sustainability summer school featuring exciting talks and interactive sessions. One of our guest lecturers is public administration expert professor Paul 't Hart. Learn more (5 days left to apply): utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/soci...
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...
March 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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...
This January, participants of our 9th #MixedClassroom course presented their reflections on our radical times in the form of the exhibition 'Beyond the End - Four Futures for 2054' that presented four visions of what the Netherlands might be like in the future. Learn more: www.uu.nl/en/research/...
March 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
This January, participants of our 9th #MixedClassroom course presented their reflections on our radical times in the form of the exhibition 'Beyond the End - Four Futures for 2054' that presented four visions of what the Netherlands might be like in the future. Learn more: www.uu.nl/en/research/...
#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/...
March 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
#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...
March 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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...
Meet our new colleague: @ahendriks.bsky.social who recently joined our team to work on our latest project: Nederland Verbeeld(t). In this project, we aim to use #futuring to create excitement about the Netherlands' future in the face of complex spatial challenges. www.uu.nl/staff/AHendr...
March 17, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Meet our new colleague: @ahendriks.bsky.social who recently joined our team to work on our latest project: Nederland Verbeeld(t). In this project, we aim to use #futuring to create excitement about the Netherlands' future in the face of complex spatial challenges. www.uu.nl/staff/AHendr...
🌞Tomorrow, we're sending a fresh urban futures studio newsletter featuring our upcoming #summerschool , the #FriendsOfTheFuture seminar, and we're introducing our new researchers @ahendriks.bsky.social and @lcdanny.bsky.social ✍️Subscribe here: mailings.uu.nl/hp/rt6Oc-q1P...
March 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🌞Tomorrow, we're sending a fresh urban futures studio newsletter featuring our upcoming #summerschool , the #FriendsOfTheFuture seminar, and we're introducing our new researchers @ahendriks.bsky.social and @lcdanny.bsky.social ✍️Subscribe here: mailings.uu.nl/hp/rt6Oc-q1P...
Sign up for our upcoming #FriendsOfTheFuture seminar 'Economists, Ecologists, and the Clash of Futures in the 1970s Limits to Growth Debates' with Sören Altstaedt: www.uu.nl/en/events/ec...
🗓️Tuesday 18 March (13:00-14:30)
📍Urban Futures Studio, Utrecht University
#seminar #education #research
🗓️Tuesday 18 March (13:00-14:30)
📍Urban Futures Studio, Utrecht University
#seminar #education #research
March 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Sign up for our upcoming #FriendsOfTheFuture seminar 'Economists, Ecologists, and the Clash of Futures in the 1970s Limits to Growth Debates' with Sören Altstaedt: www.uu.nl/en/events/ec...
🗓️Tuesday 18 March (13:00-14:30)
📍Urban Futures Studio, Utrecht University
#seminar #education #research
🗓️Tuesday 18 March (13:00-14:30)
📍Urban Futures Studio, Utrecht University
#seminar #education #research
✉️ Next week, we are sending out our quarterly newsletter. If you're curious about what the Urban Futures Studio is working on, this is the perfect moment to sign up ✍️: mailings.uu.nl/hp/rt6Oc-q1P...
February 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
✉️ Next week, we are sending out our quarterly newsletter. If you're curious about what the Urban Futures Studio is working on, this is the perfect moment to sign up ✍️: mailings.uu.nl/hp/rt6Oc-q1P...