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[06] Synthesis and Future Directions: Towards a Relational Science of Communication

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Post date Aug 6, 2026
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It is not about politics

Across many countries, the current wave of populism looks like a political shift. It is, but it is also something deeper: a change in how communication systems select and stabilise meaning.

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life

We are now in genuine crunch time—globally, systemically, and environmentally. The convergence of political instability, ecological degradation, technological acceleration, and institutional fragility has pushed human civilisation into a narrow and dangerous corridor. This is not rhetorical escalation. It is structural reality. I have spent decades developing a rigorous systems model for sustainable global engagement, grounded […]