Practitioners of futures research think that most modelling, and especially economic modelling, is concerned with … forecasting. Since it is generally agreed that futures research is not concerned with deterministic views of the future, futures … in modelling techniques, there are no reasons to maintain the divorce between futures research and modelling, especially …

the effectiveness of futures research. But are there any reliable measures? There’s certainly a case for accreditation and …

integrate research and development with socio‐economic sustainability – a subject that is at the heart of a number of recent …

interdisciplinary research networks will enable Europe to harness the power of nanotechnology – or prepare its citizens for the benefits.  …

A review of recent foresight exercises reveals some important drivers of research in Europe. In this editorial, we … the coming years. It is no longer enough for research agendas to be dictated by the supply of expertise from the science …

” technologies to help Europe manage change and respond to major new economic opportunities. Research is required in fields such as …

As knowledge is released from the bounds of libraries, as research becomes no longer confined to The academy, and …

methods that social research institutions have used to define their priorities. The UK’s Economic and Social research Council … Futures (IAF) and the Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC), to develop quickly a process for informing the … choice of social science research priorities related to genomics. Four major reports were developed as background inputs to a …