The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: New Technologies of Biopower | Simon Elmer

#biosecurity #pandemic #cbdc #sdgs Simon Elmer discusses the move from the juridical framework, by which we were ruled for two years by coronavirus-justified regulations, to the regulatory mechanisms of biopower being imposed now, with specific emphasis on Digital Identity, Central Bank Digital Currency, the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Treaty. Simon Elmer was born and lives in London. In 2002 he received his PhD in the History and Theory of Art from University College London, and he has taught at the universities of London, Manchester, Reading and Michigan. In 2015 he co-founded Architects for Social Housing, for which he is Head of Research. His books include The Road to Fascism: For a Critique of the Global Biosecurity State (2022); Virtue and Terror: Selected Articles on the UK Biosecurity State, Vol. 1 (2023) and The New Normal: Selected Articles on the UK Biosecurity State, Vol. 2 (2023). Examples of Simon’s work can be found at The Covid event has revealed that it was about more than just public health and the political, economic and societal aspects of the response are of far greater significance than the virus itself. There remains a continued drive toward the transformation of our societies in ways that threaten democracy and our existing ways of life. Open Society Sessions aim to examine the political, societal and economic dimensions of our recent experience and analyse developments in the future. Support our work: