Future Global Shocks

We live in an era of global shocks. The seismic waves of the 2007/8 financial crash, the devastating impact of climate change, Brexit and the Covid 19 pandemic have rapidly changed the very fabric of our economies, public services, communities, civil liberties and environment. Our political discourse has changed dramatically too with an erosion of trust and the rise in policy making that is more populist than evidence based.

A key challenge for any modern democracy is how to prepare for ever-present global shocks, to build greater resilience into our economy and society, to tackle inequalities and to rebuild trust in how decisions are made.

Over the course of the autumn of 2022, the University of Glasgow will bring together a range of expertise, experience and propositions to contribute to the necessary discussion on current and future resilience in responding to global shocks.