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.

Governing in a Complex World Series: Explaining the Global Polycrisis

In this session, Thomas Homer-Dixon, Executive Director of the Cascade Institute, explains the polycrisis concept, how it impacts governance systems, and its implications for policymakers.

The Thematic Assessment Report on Interlinkages Among Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health

Pamela McElwee, Paula A. Harrison, Tiff van Huysen, Virginia Alonso Roldán, Edmundo Barrios, Purnamita Dasgupta, Fabrice DeClerck, Zuzana V. Harmáčková, David T. S. Hayman, Mario Herrero, Ritesh Kumar, Debora Ley, Diana Mangalagiu, Rosemary A. McFarlane, Craig Paukert, Walter Alberto Pengue, Paula Ribeiro Prist, Taylor Ricketts, Mark Rounsevell, Osamu Saito, Odirilwe Selomane, Ralf Seppelt, Pramod K. Singh, Nadia Sitas, Pete Smith, James Vause, Ernest Lytia Molua, Carlos Zambrana-Torrelio and David Obura.

This report explores the interconnected crises and challenges of biodiversity loss, water availability and quality, food insecurity, health risks, and climate change, focusing on their interlinkages. It assesses current and…

Inequality and the Polycrisis

Jeremy Brecher

Jeremy Brecher examines how the era of neoliberal globalization, which initially facilitated economic growth in developing nations through global trade and investment, is now giving way to a polycrisis marked…

Environmental-Political Collapse Accelerates

Richard Heinberg

In this article, Richard Heinberg discusses why cascading disruptions of environmental and political systems are entangled and mutually reinforcing. He also attempts to identify the next stages of global collapse…

The Politics of Polycrisis

Patrick Diamond and Ania Skrzypek (eds.)

This book delves into the challenges and strategies for social democracy in Europe amid multiple, interconnected crises. It builds on discussions from the 10th Oxford Symposium and reflects on how…

Social Response to Polycrisis: The Case of Bulgaria

Antoaneta Hristova (ed.)

The book presents a collection of articles examining the interconnected crises impacting Bulgarian society from a psychological perspective, offering an in-depth analysis of societal reactions and coping mechanisms.

Sustainable Development and Strategic Management – What is on the Horizon in our Non-ergodic World Research?

Edgars Sedovs , Tatjana Volkova and Iveta Ludviga

The authors examine emerging trends in strategic management and sustainable development research amid global disruptions and polycrises, which contribute to the uncertainty of a non-ergodic world.

From the City to the Suburb: City Dynamics in the Time of a Polycrisis

Behnam Asadieh and Paulina Maria Neisch

The authors examine the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on urban development in Hong Kong, emphasizing how the overlapping social, economic, and health crises amplify the effects.

The Socialization Relevance of Digital Media Practices in Adolescence in Times of Polycrisis

Dagmar Hoffmann

The author explores how, in times of polycrisis, young people become politically interested and active by engaging with the “civic web.”

Tipping Points, Cascading Impacts, and Interacting Risks in the Earth System: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

This book summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop convened by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on January 17–19, 2024. The workshop focused on understanding, predicting,…

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.

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