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Author Slaughter, Richard

Title Futures beyond dystopia : creating social foresight / Richard A. Slaughter
Published London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 306 pages)
Series Futures and education
Futures and education series.
Contents BookCover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART 1 Aspects of futures enquiry -- Chapter 1 A twenty-first-century agenda -- Chapter 2 Are there futures beyond Dystopia? -- Chapter 3 Professional standards in futures work -- Part 2 The case against hegemony -- Chapter 4 Three pop futurist texts -- Chapter 5 Perils of breadth American style -- Part 3 Expanding and deepening a futures frame -- Chapter 6 Beyond the mundane
Chapter 7 Changing methods and approaches in Futures Studies Part 4 Futures Studies and the integral agenda -- Chapter 8 Transcending flatland -- Chapter 9 A new framework for environmental scanning -- Chapter 10 Knowledge creation, futures methods and the integral agenda -- Chapter 11 Towards integral futures -- Part 5 Social learning through applied foresight -- Chapter 12 Futures Studies to social foresight -- Chapter 13 Emergence of futures into the educational mainstream
""Chapter 14 Creating and sustaining second-generation Institutions of Foresight """"Chapter 15 Foresight in a social context ""; ""Part 6 Strategies and outlooks ""; ""Chapter 16 A �great transition� or many? ""; ""Chapter 17 Futures Studies as a civilizational catalyst ""; ""Conclusion The dialectic of foresight and experience ""; ""Notes ""; ""Annotated futures bibliography ""; ""Index ""
Summary How can dystopian futures help provide the motivation to change the ways we operate day to day?Futures Beyond Dystopia takes the view that the dominant trends in the world suggest a long-term decline into unliveable Dystopian futures. The human prospect is therefore very challenging, yet the perception of dangers and dysfunctions is the first step towards dealing with them. The motivation to avoid future dangers is matched by the human need to create plans and move forward. These twin motivations can be very powerful and help to stimulate the fields of Futures Studies and Applied Foresight. Thi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Forecasting.
Social prediction.
Forecasting
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Future Studies.
Forecasting
Social prediction
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0203465156
9780203465158
9780415302692
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9780415302708
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