Article • ‘Creating a New Renaissance: Can Responses to Covid-19 Pivot us to a Transformed World?’

“In this essay, we ask if there are any weak signals for a pivot toward a new renaissance trigged by COVID-19. Using the work of Arundhati Roy as a starting off point, we suggest that six pivots are possible: (1) the shift from GDP to Wellbeing; (2) From Roads, Rates, and Rubbish to the Anticipatory City; (3) From Central Fossil Fuel Systems to Decentralized Distributed Renewable Systems; (4) Toward a Green, Fair, and Coordinated Asian Region; (5) Toward Inclusion and Partnership; and (5) Toward the Inner. Of course, while in the long run, we may create a wiser world, equally possible is a descent into an era of pandemics, catastrophic climate change, and violent tribalism.“

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Date: August 13, 2021

Activity: Article on ‘Creating a New Renaissance: Can Responses to Covid-19 Pivot us to a Transformed World?’

Author: Professor Sohail Inayatullah (UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies, IIUM)

Platform: Journal of Futures Studies