1st Edition
Global Polycrisis Root Causes and Radical Alternatives
Introduction: Mapping the Global Polycrisis
Chapter 1. Energy: The Fossil Fuel Trap
Personal Discovery Project: “Beyond the Barrel”
Chapter 2. Economy: The Precarity Crisis
Community Immersion Project: “Beneath the Bargains”
Chapter 3. Technology: The Double-Edged Sword of Innovation
Community Immersion Project: “In Another World”
Chapter 4. Earth: The Unraveling of Ecosystems and Climate Stability
Personal Discovery Project: “Living Smaller”
Chapter 5. Food: The Hidden Toll of Industrialized Agriculture
Community Immersion Project: “Behind the Counter”
Chapter 6. Mental Health: The Inner Cost of a Disordered World
Personal Discovery Project: “Breaking the Spell”
Chapter 7. Ideology: The Stories We Live By
Personal Discovery Project: “The Ideology Within”
Chapter 8. Geopolitics: Empire, Competition, and Existential Risks
Community Immersion Project: “The Warrior’s Dilemma”
Conclusion: Polycrisis Pathways and Possibilities
Appendix A: Taxonomy of Interacting Systemic Risks in the Global Polycrisis
Appendix B: U.S. Military Interventions Since 1945
Biography
Richard Slimbach is Professor Emeritus of Global Studies at Azusa Pacific University and currently teaches in the Organizational Leadership program at Johns Hopkins University. His work explores how complex global systems shape human possibilities and how individuals and institutions can act ethically within those constraints to reduce unnecessary suffering and advance planetary flourishing. He is the author of Becoming World Wise and The Art of World Learning. He lives in Monrovia, California.
