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Are you curious about the power of international cooperation? And how it affects our future? Then tune in to the #NextPagePod, the podcast designed to advance the conversation on multilateralism!
Each episode delves into global issues through a multilateral lens exploring how collaboration across disciplines can facilitate reaching common goals.
Produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva, an evolving house of knowledge specializing in multilateralism, this podcast brings you conversations with experts, recordings of Library events and insights into the UN.
In this episode, we host Associate Professor Disa Sauter from the University of Amsterdam, and Edward Mishaud from The Beyond Lab at UN Geneva, to explore affective science and the role of hope in driving individual and collective sustainability action. They explain active versus passive hope, how different emotions shape decision-making, and why hopeful, solution-focused communication matters for sustainable development.
The conversation highlights practical pathways for bringing emotion research into multilateral spaces, the secret of storytelling as a tool to cultivate hope, and real-world examples of collective impact. Listeners learn how hope can mobilize agency, bridge individual and collective action, and inform better policy, negotiations and outreach.
Resources: Ask a Librarian!
The Beyond Lab: https://www.thebeyondlab.org/
The International Day of Hope: https://www.un.org/en/observances/hope-day
https://www.thebeyondlab.org/article/international-day-of-hope-2025
Brosch, T., & Sauter, D. (2023). Emotions and the climate crisis: A research agenda for an affective sustainability science. Emotion Review, 15(4), 253–257. https://doi.org/10.1177/17540739231193741
McKibben, B. (2025). Here comes the sun: A last chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization. W.W. Norton & Company.
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Content
Guests: Disa Sauter, University of Amsterdam
Edward Mishaud, UN Geneva Beyond Lab
Host, production and editing: Amy Smith, UN Library & Archives Geneva
Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva
The Next Page
Are you curious about the power of international cooperation? And how it affects our future? Then tune in to the #NextPagePod, the podcast designed to advance the conversation on multilateralism!
Each episode delves into global issues through a multilateral lens exploring how collaboration across disciplines can facilitate reaching common goals.
Produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva, an evolving house of knowledge specializing in multilateralism, this podcast brings you conversations with experts, recordings of Library events and insights into the UN.
