Julia Schubert

We reconstruct the formation of two regulatory agencies in the US: the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

this is our attempt at bringing the sociology of expertise in conversation with political theory (quite literally… this has been back and forth between the two of us for a good 5 years I believe).

Making Expert Bodies: A Sociological Analysis of the Formation of Regulatory Agencies in U.S. Politics - Minerva In this paper, we ask what it means that regulatory expertise is ‘political’. To address this question, we retrace the formation of two regulatory agencies in the United States, the Interstate Commerc...

how are collective expert bodies assembled?
and how are epistemological questions linked to questions of political structure formation in this process?

very pleased to see our new paper out!

doi.org/10.1007/s110...

Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801) | University of Stavanger Job title: Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Thursday, August 7, 2025

We are hiring! Fully tenured associate professorship in environmental history! We are looking for someone who can be a strong contributor to the history group, to a new #envhum related MA program (if all goes well), and to @greenhouseuis.net. #envhist

Is “abundance” basically “development” with a glow-up?

What does it mean to talk about development when the Trump administration is basically on a project of reversing development?

and how should we be talking about “development” in 2025, anyway?

new article:

www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

Great stuff as always from @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social.
www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

(Copyright Photo: Esra Klein)

📣This week, the symposium “Seeing the Unforeseeable: Art, Science, and the Imagining of Futures” will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Museum Giersch. You'll find details and the program in this post! (1/5⤵️)

28/ 🙌The legal team of Saul now reacts to this groundbreaking ruling.
🥳⚖️Saul clearly achieved his goal of holding polluters such as RWE accountable so adopt less damaging business models.
Read initial reactions and key takeaways via @Germanwatch here: www.germanwatch.org/en/93166

Eine neue Folge Future Histories!

Diesmal spreche ich mit Andreas Folkers (@afolkers.bsky.social; @ifsfrankfurt.bsky.social) über Nachhaltigkeit, Resilienz und gesellschaftliche Naturverhältnisse.

Zu finden hier:
www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...

#FutureHistories #Podcast #Nachhaltigkeit

one of my highlights:
a series of prints by Colin Lyons titled "We will find salvation in strategic chemical spills", engaging with carbon capture and srm proposals.

www.colinlyons.ca/we-will-find...

'fixing futures' opens tonight at 6pm!

🚨 I am delighted to announce that Tom Turnbull’s and my volume with @stanfordpress.bsky.social is out today, featuring Jennifer Eaglin, Victor Seow, Shellen Wu, Antoine Missemer, Giuliano Garavini, Michael Dobson, Laura A. Twagira, Damilola Adebayo, Troy Vettese, Liz Chatterjee, and Rebecca Wright

More information and the full programme can be found on the official website of the exhibition (www.mggu.de/ausstellunge...) & on the Fixing Futures Website (fixingfutures.eu). Here on Bluesky we will also be informing you about some exciting events in the coming weeks! (5/5) @goetheuni.bsky.social

📣 FIXING FUTURES - Planetary Futures between Speculation and Control 📣
We are excited to announce that the exhibition ‘Fixing Futures - Planetary Futures between Speculation and Control’ will take place at MGGU (Museum Giersch of the Goethe University) from 5 April to 31 August 2025! (1/5)

This exhibition shows how science and art don’t just predict potential developments, but also actively participate in shaping them. It highlights the opportunities and challenges that come with new technologies and invites you to think about more just and sustainable ways of living. (2/5)

New publication - 'The Future as a Democratic Resource', online now at Perspectives on Politics
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
@poppublicsphere.bsky.social @lsepoltheory.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social

the exhibition connects artistic and scholarly engagements with planetary futures. There will be lots of workshops and tours and seminars throughout the summer: www.mggu.de/ausstellunge...

I did something different and worked on an exhibition (with lots of fantastic people!) for a change.

"Fixing Futures: Planetare Zukünfte zwischen Spekulationen und Kontrolle" will open on April 5 at Museum Giersch in Frankfurt. Come by if you are in town!

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Wie lässt sich der Kapitalismus historisch begreifen? Wie lässt sich Offenheit der Geschichte und kapitalistische Gesetzmäßigkeit denken? Diese Fragen stellen wir uns auf der nächsten Jahrestagung. Kommt vorbei! Abstracts bis 15. April an akhistorischesoziologie[at]gmail.com.

Preprint Culture. A Case in the Mediatization of Scientific Communication

📣 A media history of preprints in particle physics - that will be the topic of our next seminar by @preprintculture.bsky.social from @core-rwth.bsky.social, @rwth.bsky.social

🎧 Make sure to tune in!

📅 Friday, 28.02.2025 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CET)
📌 At CWTS & online

www.cwts.nl/seminars/ann...

Kritische Theorie und Soziologische Theorie - Theoriesektionstagung am 20.-21.2. in Frankfurt.

Soviet and Russian perspectives on geoengineering and climate management Geoengineering futures.

and there is great work from Jacob Oldfield and Marianna Poberezhskaya on Russian and Soviet science that might be interesting for you too: doi.org/10.1002/wcc.... And Jim Fleming's book Fixing the Sky, of course, that also delves into the history of the science

Science‐state alliances and climate engineering: A ‘longue durée’ picture A traveler at the end of the world peeks beyond the limits of the Earth, reaching for the unknown skies. Wood Carving by Unknown Artist in Flammarion, C. (1888). L'atmosphère: Météorologie Populaire....

that sounds awesome, looking forward to reading more about it!
If you are interested in the historical emergence of the science since around the 1950s, this might be interesting too: doi.org/10.1002/wcc....

Engineering the Climate: Science, Politics, and Visions of Control

thanks holly, just saw this. In my book, I trace the assemblage of climate engineering in US politics. It’s also oa: www.matteringpress.org/books/engine...

Großartige Neuigkeiten für die Sozialwissenschaften an der Universität Bonn. Als Soziologe freue ich mich insbesondere, dass wir bald nach neuen Kolleg*innen suchen dürfen.
www.uni-bonn.de/de/neues/011...

Die @dgsoziologie.bsky.social Sektion Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung ist jetzt auch bei Bluesky: @wisstechdgs.bsky.social

#STS