The authors examine the impact of the polycrisis on the global SDG Index by assessing the progress of countries worldwide in achieving SDG targets before and after the COVID period. Analyzing five SDGs (poverty, hunger, education, gender equality, and health), they find persistent setbacks post-COVID, delaying targets across all income groups.
Tracking SDG Achievements in the Age of Polycrisis Read More »
The authors call for action from the System Dynamics (SD) community to address global polycrisis and leverage SD’s strengths in modelling complexity, feedback loops, and nonlinear dynamics. They emphasize five key features of the SD approach and community that uniquely position it to contribute to polycrisis analysis: endogenous point of view, scenario analysis, interdisciplinary collaboration,
The polycrisis is here, and system dynamics can help: a call to action Read More »
James Juniper examines how advances in applied category theory can support collaborative problem-solving in the context of Polycrisis. He highlights the potential of diagrammatic reasoning, particularly through tools like optics and parametric lenses.
Collaborative Problem-Solving for the ‘Polycrisis’ Read More »
The authors examine how decision-making evolves against the background of the transgressing and overlapping nature of today’s crisis phenomena, using crisis management and dynamic decision-making approaches.
Hanno Scholtz argues that the world’s polycrisis is caused by an outdated democratic model of “partitioning representation,” where citizens vote periodically and are represented by governments in global affairs. He proposes “Civil Democracy,” a new model that gives citizens and civil society more responsibility in decision-making, offering a path to solving global crises.
Global Polycrisis can be Tackled by Institutional Innovation Towards Democratic Efficacy Read More »
The authors explore the challenges of addressing “wicked problems,” such as emerging zoonotic diseases, and the potential of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research (ITDR) to tackle them. Using a case study on rodent-borne diseases (RBDs) in Europe, they examine the factors influencing ITDR’s success. The article highlights the limited adoption of ITDR in RBD research and
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.
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.
From the City to the Suburb: City Dynamics in the Time of a Polycrisis Read More »
The author explores how, in times of polycrisis, young people become politically interested and active by engaging with the “civic web.”
This paper outlines key theoretical, methodological and organisational steps for understanding and mitigating cascading crises. It highlights new areas for integrated and collaborative research that involves cascading risk.
Understanding and Mitigating Cascading Crises in the Global Interconnected System Read More »
