Reductionism or layered complexity? The futures of futures studies

Sohail Inayatullah

doi:10.1016/S0016-3287(01)00045-3

Reductionism or layered complexity? The futures of futures studies

Sohail Inayatullah

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Futures studies is likely to evolve through changes in five areas. They are: (1) forecasting to anticipatory action learning; (2) reductionist to complex; (3) horizontal to vertical; (4) from short-term empiricist research to the return of long-term history, including grand narratives; and (5) scenario development to moral futures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	295-302
Number of pages	8
Journal	Futures
Volume	34
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-3287(01)00045-3
Publication status	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

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