Glossary

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Polytunity

Polytunity reframes the current era of global disruption as a generational opening for deep, constructive transformation, in contrast to the fear-driven, Eurocentric framing of polycrisis.

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Paradigm

A paradigm is a system of thought grounded in core assumptions about the nature of societies that determines what questions are asked and what kinds of concepts, theories, and methods are used.

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APE: Adaptive Political Economy

Adaptive Political Economy (APE) is a paradigm for developing theories and methods that illuminate complex social features, such as adaptation and coevolution, rather than simplifying them away.

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