Robert Kirsch

Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

Robert Kirsch is assistant professor of leadership and interdisciplinary studies, and Senior Global Futures Scholar at Arizona State University, US. He is the co-author, with Emily Ray, of Be Prepared: Doomsday Prepping in the United States (forthcoming in 2024).

Written by Robert Kirsch

Black and white photo of a woman and child sitting outside a rustic cabin in a desert landscape under a cloudy sky.

SOCIAL HISTORY

Bunkerised society – why prepping for end times is so American

Millions are preparing for doomsday, not together, but by closing the hatch. It’s a logical response to a hollowed-out state

by Robert Kirsch & Emily Ray