Hope

Explicit historical knowledge of the past is helpful to imagine alternative ways to live the future . As fellow social scientist Kevin Mackay (2017) advises historical specificity helps us to identify ‘what we need to stop doing,’ ‘what we need to reverse,’ and ‘which alternatives will prevent collapse.’ The writings below ask us to consider protective measures that we might consider so we don't go back to the pre-crisis / pre-pandemic era of living and its economic production model. Ideas that people are discussing post pandemic and which address the climate crisis as social, economic and ecological.