Handbook of Futures Studies

Edited by Roberto Poli

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This insightful Handbook emphasizes the unique contribution that Futures Studies offers when understanding and managing current situations. Contributing authors argue that by learning to examine the future in the present, individuals and organizations can expand their abilities to analyze, assess and ultimately make better decisions. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

Keywords: Business and Management; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment; Innovations and Technology; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
ISBN: 9781035301591
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction: the subtle interplay between Futures Studies and Anticipation Theory , pp 1-8

Roberto Poli

Ch 2 About the history of Futures Studies , pp 10-24

Roberto Paura

Ch 3 History and future , pp 25-38

David J. Staley

Ch 4 Futures in a dance with systems theory: fields in an overlapping paradigm , pp 39-47

Marius Oosthuizen

Ch 5 As through a glass darkly: a complex systems approach to futures , pp 48-65

Dave Snowden

Ch 6 Studying the future in the present moment , pp 66-79

Anthony Hodgson

Ch 7 A pluriversal definition of Futures Studies: critical futures studies from margin to centre , pp 80-97

Kwamou Eva Feukeu

Ch 8 Futures Studies: from perceived injustice to the transformational present , pp 98-116

Sohail Inayatullah

Ch 9 Liberating the human imagination: futures literacy and the diversification of anticipation , pp 117-130

Riel Miller

Ch 10 Creativity and Futures Studies , pp 131-144

Giovanni Emanuele Corazza

Ch 11 Museum futures and other heritage futures , pp 145-156

Anders Högberg and Cornelius Holtorf

Ch 12 Education’s futures and Futures in education , pp 157-169

Keri Facer and Terra Sprague

Ch 13 The future as an educational instrument: FutLabs in the classroom , pp 170-183

Elena Petrucci and Francesco Brunori

Ch 14 From normal to postnormal futures , pp 184-191

Jordi Serra del Pino

Ch 15 Queer futuring: transformational transcendence , pp 192-208

M. Jayne Fleener

Ch 16 Science fiction futures: historical foundations , pp 209-222

Thomas Lombardo

Ch 17 Science fiction futures: contemporary developments , pp 223-239

Thomas Lombardo

Ch 18 Conflict transformation futures , pp 240-257

Ivana Milojević

Ch 19 Responsible futures , pp 259-279

Ted Fuller, Fabrice Roubelat, April K. Ward, Narcis Heraclide and Anne Marchais-Roubelat

Ch 20 Anticipatory risk management: steps forward , pp 280-294

Antonio Furlanetto

Ch 21 Between: a fieldnote on moving from futures and foresight to effective action (and back again) , pp 295-317

Victoria Ward

Ch 22 Measuring foresight’s maturity: Future Orienteering Evaluation Model , pp 318-328

Giulia Fasoli and Roberto Poli

Ch 23 Futures studies methods: a typology and guide to research design , pp 329-359

Tanja Hichert and Wendy Schultz

Ch 24 Helping people think about the future: insights from cognitive science , pp 361-369

Peter Padbury

Ch 25 Overcoming the Cassandra syndrome: limits to and conditions of anticipatory governance , pp 370-386

Marie-Hélène Caillol

Ch 26 The interplay between international relations and futures studies in the complexity context , pp 387-404

Adrian Pop

Ch 27 Foresight and anticipation in multilateral organisations , pp 405-416

Aarathi Krishnan

Ch 28 Regional Foresight , pp 417-428

Rocco Scolozzi

Ch 29 The benefits of negative thinking: strategic foresight in military planning , pp 429-438

Olaf Theiler

Ch 30 An inquiry into my entanglement with corporate foresight – and beyond , pp 440-459

Roumiana Gotseva

Ch 31 The use of foresight in corporate innovation , pp 460-465

Christian Crews

Ch 32 Future scenarios according to Alpha and Beta Gen , pp 467-479

Isabella Pierantoni

Ch 33 Water and the climate crisis , pp 480-494

Luke Tay

Ch 34 Exploring pathways of smart city futures: insights from engaged foresight , pp 495-505

Shermon Cruz and Nicole Parreno-Moura

Ch 35 The future of Futures Studies: a utopian tale , pp 507-512

Roberto Poli

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