The Perfect Postnormal Storm: COVID-19 Chronicles (2020 Edition)

Christopher Jones; Jordi Serra del Pino; Liam Mayo

doi:10.1177/19467567211027345

Back

The Perfect Postnormal Storm: COVID-19 Chronicles (2020 Edition)

Journal article

Open access

Peer reviewed

The Perfect Postnormal Storm: COVID-19 Chronicles (2020 Edition)

Christopher Jones, Jordi Serra del Pino and Liam Mayo

World Futures Review, Vol.13(2), pp.71-85

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/19467567211027345

PMCID: PMC8246122

PMID: 38603138

Appears in COVID-19 Research

Files and links (2)

pdf

The Perfect Postnormal Storm - COVID-19 Chronicles (2020 Edition)567.81 kBDownload View

Published Version Open Access CC BY V4.0

url

https://doi.org/10.1177/19467567211027345View

Published Version Open

Abstract

postnormal analysis

futures studies

manufactured normalcy fields

postnormal shifts

levels of uncertainty/ignorance

postnormal burst

lag

tilt

COVID-19

This essay addresses the COVID-19 pandemic as a case study in postnormal times phenomena: a perfect postnormal storm. The essay introduces basic concepts of postnormal analysis and provides examples of the acceleration of speed, scope, scale, and simultaneity of change in a number of human and natural systems and gives examples of the accelerating complexity, chaos, and contradictions that characterize phenomenon and systems as they become more postnormal. The related concepts of the layers of ignorance and uncertainty are explored related to the movement of phenomenon toward postnormal states. The importance of the idea of manufactured normalcy fields and resistance to or accommodation of postnormal burst, such as lag and tilt, can help to better understand the postnormal landscape. For example, the pros and cons of returning to “normal” raise fundamental questions about the logic and wisdom of the dominant growth and economic paradigm.

Details

Title: The Perfect Postnormal Storm: COVID-19 Chronicles (2020 Edition)
Authors: Christopher Jones (Author) - Walden University
Jordi Serra del Pino (Author) - Universitat Ramon Llull
Liam Mayo (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Publication details: World Futures Review, Vol.13(2), pp.71-85
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1177/19467567211027345
ISSN: 2169-2793
PMID: 38603138; PMC8246122
Copyright note: © The Author(s) 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; External; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99548404102621
Output Type: Journal article

Metrics

3 File views/ downloads

31 Record Views

See more details