Foundations of Futures Studies

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

Jose Valciukas

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