Contemporary society, according to social and political scientists, is characterised by at least three fundamental directions:
- increasing human interconnection through a network of relationships that is progressively covering the whole planet;
- the pace and depth of the evolution of human ways of life determined by technological innovation represent an absolute novelty in human history;
- the scale of anthropological and ecological transformation due to the interaction between evolutionary factors (social, cultural, economic, and technological) has no historical precedent.
These directions are the result of a number of fundamental changes that are irreversibly transforming our daily lives, our way of thinking and perceiving the world and our way of living together. Among these fundamental changes are: improvements in life conditions, life expectancy, literacy and gender equality; changes in domestic and international political institutions; and the breakdown of natural equilibria.
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