Claudia talks to political philosophers Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka about their latest book Animals and the Right to Politics. They discuss the differences between societal and placed based politics, unpacking why both are necessary to enable animals’ political engagement. Date Recorded: 30 January 2026Featured: <ul><li><a href='https://global.oup.com/academic/product/animals-and-the-right-to-politics-9780198989004?cc=at&amp;lang=en&amp;'>Right to Politics and The Right to Politics</a> by Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka </li><li><a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/45302463'>Animal agora: Animal citizens and the democratic challenge</a> by Sue Donaldson</li><li><a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/48843140'>Environmental Ethics as Environmental Etiquette</a> by Jim Cheney and Anthony Weston</li><li><a href='https://www.dukeupress.edu/what-comes-after-entanglement'>What Comes After Entanglement</a> by Eva Giraud</li><li><a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1xhr6n9'>Public Things</a> by Bonnie Honig</li><li><a href='https://www.britannica.com/place/Frontenac-Axis'>The Frontenac Axis</a></li><li><a href='https://vinesanctuary.org/'>VINE Sanctuary</a></li></ul>Other Episodes of The Animal Turn<ul><li><a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/1246910/episodes/4755824-s1e1-animal-rights-with-will-kymlicka'>S1E1: Animal Rights with Will Kymlicka</a></li><li><a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/1246910/episodes/6665003-s2e7-political-multispecies-communities-with-sue-donaldson'>S2E7: Political Multispecies Communities with Sue Donaldson</a></li><li><a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/1246910/episodes/13822195-s6e1-politics-with-will-kymlicka'>S6E1: Politics with Will Kymlicka</a></li><li><a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/1246910/episodes/12959936-bonus-koalas-with-danielle-clode'>Bonus: Koalas with Danielle Clode</a> </li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/">A.P.P.L.E</a> Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support">Support the show</a>The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the <a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'> iROAR</a> Network. Learn more on <a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'>our website.</a> <ul><li>Leave a Review on  <a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'>Podchaser</a> </li><li>Check out <a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'>The Animal Turn Merch</a>. </li><li>Support us on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'>Patreon</a>, <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'>Buy Me a Coffee</a>, and <a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'>Buzzsprout.</a> </li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Claudia talks to political philosophers Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka about their latest book &lt;em&gt;Animals and the Right to Politics. &lt;/em&gt;They discuss the differences between societal and placed based politics, unpacking why both are necessary to enable animals’ political engagement. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Date Recorded: &lt;/b&gt;30 January 2026&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Featured: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://global.oup.com/academic/product/animals-and-the-right-to-politics-9780198989004?cc=at&amp;amp;lang=en&amp;amp;'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Right to Politics and The Right to Politics&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/45302463'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Animal agora: Animal citizens and the democratic challenge&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Sue Donaldson&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/48843140'&gt;Environmental Ethics as Environmental Etiquette&lt;/a&gt; by Jim Cheney and Anthony Weston&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.dukeupress.edu/what-comes-after-entanglement'&gt;&lt;em&gt;What Comes After Entanglement&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Eva Giraud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1xhr6n9'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Public Things&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Bonnie Honig&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.britannica.com/place/Frontenac-Axis'&gt;The Frontenac Axis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://vinesanctuary.org/'&gt;VINE Sanctuary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other Episodes of The Animal Turn&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/1246910/episodes/4755824-s1e1-animal-rights-with-will-kymlicka'&gt;S1E1: Animal Rights with Will Kymlicka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/1246910/episodes/6665003-s2e7-political-multispecies-communities-with-sue-donaldson'&gt;S2E7: Political Multispecies Communities with Sue Donaldson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/1246910/episodes/13822195-s6e1-politics-with-will-kymlicka'&gt;S6E1: Politics with Will Kymlicka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/1246910/episodes/12959936-bonus-koalas-with-danielle-clode'&gt;Bonus: Koalas with Danielle Clode&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://animalpolitics.queensu.ca/"&gt;A.P.P.L.E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1246910/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of the &lt;a href='https://iroarpod.com/join/'&gt; iROAR&lt;/a&gt; Network. Learn more on &lt;a href='https://www.theanimalturnpodcast.com/'&gt;our website.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Leave a Review on  &lt;a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-animal-turn-1395878'&gt;Podchaser&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Check out &lt;a href='https://the-animal-turn.teemill.com/'&gt;The Animal Turn Merch&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Support us on &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/join/TheAnimalTurn'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theanimalturn'&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://theanimalturn.buzzsprout.com/'&gt;Buzzsprout.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Claudia talks to political philosophers Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka about their latest book Animals and the Right to Politics. They discuss the differences between societal and placed based politics, unpacking why both are necessary to enable animals’ political engagement.  Date Recorded: 30 January 2026 Featured:  Right to Politics and The Right to Politics by Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka Animal agora: Animal citizens and the democratic challenge by Sue DonaldsonEnviron...

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Bonus: Animals and the Right to Politics with Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka

Bonus: Animals and the Right to Politics with Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka

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