Mathias Thaler

Professor of Political Theory, University of Edinburgh

Category: News and Events

  • Short piece in Der Standard

    I have just had a short piece on climate pessimism published in the Austrian newspaper Der Standard. You can read the text here: https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000282701/das-gute-am-klimapessimismus

  • Forum exchange on No Other Planet

    The journal Distinktion just published a piece bringing together four excellent readers of my book No Other Planet (CUP 2022). They also gave me an opportunity to respond to the generous and insightful comments from Ruth Kinna, Gerard Delanty and Marit Hammond, which was a real pleasure. Special thanks to Andy Schaap for bringing us…

  • Work featured in Danish newspaper

    William Sass, from the Danish newspaper Information has published an informative and engaging piece on utopianism and climate change. In researching the article, he interviewed me and closely read my book. You can find the whole article here: https://www.information.dk/indland/2025/06/klimakrisen-kraever-akut-handling-ogsaa-fremtidsdroemme-utopier

  • New review of No Other Planet

    I just came across a very insightful review of my book by Darrel Moellendorf in the Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie. Here is a an excerpt with some praise, but the text also contains excellent objections to my ideas: “No Other Planet ist eine reichhaltige Quelle für utopische Theoriearbeit und eine faszinierende Diskussion der menschlichen Aussichten…

  • Audio recording of inaugural lecture

    A recording of my inaugural lecture as Professor of Political Theory at the University of Edinburgh from May 2024 can be found here: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/inaugural-lectures/mathias-thaler

  • New review of No Other Planet

    Political Theory has just published a very thoughtful and generous review of No Other Planet by Didier Zúñiga (University of Alberta). A short excerpt: “No Other Planet is path-breaking in the sense that it creates a space within political theory for new ideas to emerge and be played with—ideas that have the potential to deparochialize the…

  • New book review

    My review of Darrel Moellendorf’s most recent book Mobilizing Hope has just appeared in the Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie. You can find the text here: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/dzph-2024-0045/html

  • Hamburg 2024

    A graphic recoding of my session together with Davina Cooper, by Lou Szymorek:

  • Panel in Hamburg

    I will be part of a panel on utopias on November 14, 2024, in Hamburg. More info below!

  • Biennal de Pensament 2024

    I was lucky enough to spend the last few days in Barcelona, going to a few exciting panels (Jacques Rancière! Joan Tronto!), and participating in one myself. My session, together with Christine Hentschel and chaired by Daniel Gamper, was on the apocalyptic imagination. A wonderful occasion!