Foundations of Futures Studies - Volume 1: History, Purposes, and Knowledge

Futures studies is a new field of inquiry involving systematic and explicit thinking about alternative futures

Sommario

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Preface to the 2003 Edition
Preface
1. Futures Studies: A New Field of Inquiry
2. The Purposes of Futures Studies
3. Assumptions of Futures Studies
4. Is Futures Studies an Art or a Science?
5. An Epistemology for Futures Studies:From Positivism to Critical Realism
6. Methods and Exemplars in Futures Research
References
Index
About the Author

Info autore

Jose Valciukas

Riassunto

Futures studies is a new field of inquiry involving systematic and explicit thinking about alternative futures

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Wendell Bell, Bell Wendell, Jose Valciukas, Jose Bell Valciukas
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 02.08.2017
• EAN: 9781138523685
• ISBN: 978-1-138-52368-5
• Pagine: 404
• Serie: Human Science for a New Era Series
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies, Social forecasting, future studies, field;thinking