The Polycrisis: Behind The Buzzword
Clara Lachman
This article discusses the emergence of the word ‘polycrisis’ in 2023, noting its rise to prominence at the 53rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, and seeks to underscore the gravity…
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.
Prospects for the World Economy in the Polycrisis with Martin Wolf
C.D. Howe Institute
In this video, Michael Hainsworth, host of the C.D. Howe Institute podcast, interviews Martin Wolf, Chief Economic Commentator at the Financial Times and host of the podcast “Saving Democratic Capitalism”,…
WTW Research Network Risk & Resilience Review: Emerging Risks from Geopolitical Shifts
WTW Research Network
This report by the WTW Research Network “introduces research and opinions that provide new perspectives to support risk management and resilience.” In particular, this report focuses on WTW’s work in…
Institutional designs and dynamics of crisis governance at the local level: European governments facing the polycrisis
Sabine Kuhlmann, Jochen Franzke, Niklas Peters and Benoît Paul Dumas
The authors analyze the institutional design variations in local crisis governance responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and their intersection with other significant local crises from a cross-country comparative perspective, focusing…
Five New Roles for Think Tanks in the Age of Polycrisis
Ivan Filippov
In this article, author Ivan Filippov discusses how think tanks can assist in navigating the polycrisis by outlining 5 potential roles for them to play, elaborating on each role, and…
Young Adults from Disadvantaged Groups Experience More Stress and Deterioration in Mental Health Associated with Polycrisis
Weronika Kałwak, Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska, Anna Wendołowska, Karolina Bonarska, Katarzyna Sitnik-Warchulska, Anna Bańbura, Dorota Czyżowska, Aleksandra Gruszka, Małgorzata Opoczyńska-Morasiewicz and Bernadetta Izydorczyk
This paper presents exploratory findings concerning the susceptibility of young adults to the impact of stress and increased risk on experiencing poorer mental health when confronted by the ongoing polycrisis.
Global Tipping Points Report 2023
Timothy M Lenton, David I Armstrong Mckay, Sina Loriani, Jesse F Abrams, Steven J Lade, et al.
Global Tipping Points is a report, led by the University of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute and funded by the Bezos Earth Fund, that identifies negative and positive tipping points with…
Exploring Food System Resilience to the Global Polycrisis in Six Asian Countries
Caroline Favas, Chiara Cresta, Elizabeth Whelan, Kristie Smith, Mari S. Manger, Damith Chandrasenage, Anusara Singhkumarwong, Jintana Kawasaki, Susana Moreno and Sophie Goudet
The authors explore the resilience of food systems in six Asian countries (Bangladesh, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Pakistan, Philippines, and Sri Lanka) amidst the global polycrisis caused by COVID-19, geopolitical…
A Polycrisis Q&A with Malte Brosig
Malte Brosig
In an interview with CIVIS (Europe’s Civic University Alliance), University of the Witwatersrand International Relations Professor Malte Brosig shares his definition of polycrisis (“multiple interlinked crises, which condition each other…
Economic Globalization’s Polycrisis
Eric Helleiner
Eric Helleiner defines polycrisis as “a cluster of distinct crises that interact in ways that they and/or their effects tend to reinforce each other” and argues that economic globalization is…
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.