Postnormal times revisited |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communication (INFU), Leuphana University Luneburg, Universitätsalle 1, D-21335 Luneburg, Germany;2. Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Vening Meinesz Building, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB Utrecht, Netherlands;1. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway;2. University of Ottawa, Faculty of Education, 145, Jean-Jacques-Lussier Private, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Postnormal times (PNT) have been characterised by complexity, chaos and contradictions. But PNT theory has come under criticism for (allegedly) suggesting that ‘the world has entered an Omega phase’, using Alliterative Logic, and being western in nature. This paper answers some of the critics of PNT, provides further evidence of postnormal phenomenon, and examines the current trends that are taking us towards a postnormal ‘extended present’. Finally, it explores what PNT implies for futures studies and what it means to ‘be postnormal’. |
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| Keywords: | Postnormal times Extended present Chaos Complexity Contradictions Social change Climate change Wikileaks Big data Medical systems Next generation |
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