The Great Reset. Restratification for lives, livelihoods, and the planet

Area of Science:

• Sociology
• Political Economy
• Systems Theory

Background:

• The World Economic Forum's (WEF) Great Reset initiative emerged in response to the global coronavirus crisis.
• This initiative proposes a transition from capitalism towards a new societal framework.
• Existing societal structures and their potential evolution are under scrutiny.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze the WEF's Great Reset scenario using a systems-theoretical framework.
• To examine the potential transition from capitalism to a proposed "restorism" model.
• To explore the sociological implications of a health-centric, digitally enhanced societal order.

Main Methods:

• Development of a systems-theoretical framework to analyze the Great Reset scenario.
• Comparative analysis of the WEF's proposed scenario with implicitly excluded alternatives.
• Sociological interpretation of the potential shift towards a "new-normative" order.

Main Results:

• The WEF's shared goals could lead to a transition from a pluralist to a "new-normative" order, prioritizing individual, institutional, and planetary health.
• This transition may result in a digitally enhanced, neo-medieval society where health functions similarly to religion.
• New social strata based on health status (purity, infection, pollution) are probable consequences.

Conclusions:

• The concept of deliberately engineered "great resets" and associated control illusions are critically examined.
• The WEF's initiative is compared to "wild conspiracy theories" as described by the UN Secretary-General.
• The paper questions the efficacy and implications of the proposed societal restructuring.