{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"On the Air: Redesigning Democracy (Ep.2): Can Other Species Be Part of the Political Community? \u2014 On the Architecture of Interspecies Democracy","description":"What happens to democracy when it meets a reality it wasn't designed to accommodate?&amp;nbsp; This episode is part of &quot;On the Air: Redesigning Democracy,&quot; a three-part evening school we hosted live in our exhibition space at Halmtorvet 27 in the spring of 2026. Each evening brought together philosophers, political theorists, architects, community workers, and curators around one shared question: what happens to democracy when it meets a reality it wasn't designed to accommodate?&amp;nbsp; Across the three conversations, that question is asked from three different angles \u2014 through future generations, other species, and the participation for refugees.  On this second episode of On the Air: Redesigning Democracy, we investigate how animals and nature can gain actual political subjecthood.  On the podcast you will meet: \u2192 Mickey Gjerris, Associate Professor in bioethics at the University of Copenhagen, whose research focuses on the ethical questions that arise at the intersection of humans, nature, and technology \u2014 spanning animal ethics, food ethics, and climate ethics. \u2192 Lucy Reid, Chief Strategy &amp;amp; Creative Officer at DemocracyNext, whose work \u2014 spanning the arts, journalism, and 16 years in senior roles at the National Trust \u2014 focuses on accelerating the spread of citizens' assemblies internationally. ","author_name":"Copenhagen Architecture Forum's Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cafx.dk\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43616339\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/208437704"}