Youth in the Polycrisis
Daniel Hoyer
In this webinar, historian Daniel Hoyer examines the concept of the polycrisis through a historical lens. He explores the lessons past societies offer for understanding today’s complex global challenges and…
Polycrisis Resource Library
The Polycrisis Resource Library is a growing collection of media that help to understand polycrisis, develop strategies to address polycrisis, and build a field of polycrisis analysis.
Decolonising Polycrisis: Southern Perspectives on Interlocking Crises
Kanchana N Ruwanpura, Gustav Cederlöf and Vasna Ramasar
In this article, the authors reframe the concept of polycrisis through a decolonial lens, emphasizing the need to center global South experiences in understanding interlocking crises. Drawing on examples such…
Ability of Politicians to Act – Climate Protection in the Era of the Polycrisis
Simone Kimpeler and Lorenz Erdmann
This report examines five key societal and economic developments that significantly influence the ability of politicians to act in an era of polycrisis. These include: the global polycrisis as a…
Cascading Hazards and Compound Disasters
Irasema Alcántara-Ayala
This special issue examines how systemic risks unfold, interact, and escalate in diverse geographic and institutional contexts. It addresses the significance of adopting a broader systemic approach to understanding disaster…
Polycrisis: Factors, Impacts, and Responses in the Housing Market
Mohd Shahril Abdul Rahman, Mariah Awang and Zainab Toyin Jagun
The authors examine the implications of polycrisis for the housing market. Using a qualitative desktop study and thematic analysis, they identify key contributing factors including economic inequality, climate change, political…
Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations: Intertwined Crises, Multiple Vulnerabilities
Samuel Hill, Jeetendra Khadan and Peter Selcuk
This report examines the complex and compounding challenges facing economies in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS). It highlights how overlapping crises—such as armed conflict, institutional fragility, climate-related disasters, commodity price…
Polycrisis! Implications for Public Policy in the Global South
Gedion Onyango and Ishtiaq Jamil (eds)
This book explores contemporary public policy and governance in the Global South, offering comparative analyses and detailed case studies from Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. It examines…
Rethinking Societal Resilience in a Time of Polycrisis
Fabian Cataldo, Christine Redecker, Elia Montanari, Ioannis Galariotis, Harm Greidanus and Christophe Quetel
The authors presents key insights from a scoping review on societal resilience in the context of polycrisis. It emphasises that strengthening societal resilience in the polycrisis requires a clear understanding…
Managing Emerging Critical Risks : Case Studies and Cross-Country Synthesis Report
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
This report provides a synthesis of national approaches to managing emerging critical risks, drawing on case studies from Ireland, Israel, Korea, and the United States. Using a bespoke maturity model,…
Beyond the Buzzword: Rethinking Polycrises in Public Policy and Administration Research
Bishoy L. Zaki
The author examines the use of the polycrisis concept in public policy and administration research, highlighting its potential for addressing complex challenges but noting a frequent lack of conceptual clarity…
About the Resource Library
The Polycrisis Resource Library includes resources that:
- Comment on the polycrisis as a concept and as a present global reality
- Undertake similar analysis using different—but related—concepts
- Analyze crisis interactions among multiple global systems
Though not exhaustive, the Library strives to present a diverse representation of views on different aspects of the polycrisis discussion, and will be updated as that discussion evolves. Search for resources with the keyword search bar, or by using the drop-down menus to filter for type of resource, global systems addressed, and key themes.