From forecasting and scenarios to social construction: changing methodological paradigms in futures studies
Richard A. Slaughter
(Richard A. Slaughter is President of the World Futures Studies Federation and Foundation Professor of Foresight at the Australian Foresight Institute, Swinburne University, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.)
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Abstract
This paper looks at shifts that have occurred in underlying methodological paradigms in futures studies (FS) over the last several decades. It suggests a progression from forecasting to scenarios to social construction and seeks to account for the rise of the latter.
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Citation
Slaughter, R.A. (2002), "From forecasting and scenarios to social construction: changing methodological paradigms in futures studies", Foresight, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 26-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680210697731
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:MCB UP Ltd
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