... reliable processes of knowledge production and a commitment to the institutional norms, mechanisms and structures of science. Drawing on developments in social epistemology – particularly social reliabilism – this paper aims to provide a robust theoretical foundation for futures studies and related...

... and science space, respectively. Findings Governance and culture as new components of sustainable development may be sine qua non for humanity’s transformative action toward global and just sustainable development. Through fostering informed decision and policymaking, modern science, as sketched...

...Dirk Meissner; Pavel Rudnik Purpose Foresight is frequently used to establish science and technology investment priorities and develop corresponding technology and innovation support programmes. In the light of technology and innovation policy, many individual Foresight studies are undertaken...

... of water by upstream nations is likely to be a growing source of international tension and insecurity” (all quotations in this section cited in APEC CTF, 1999). © MCB UP Limited 2003 Internationalization Science Technology Forecasting Globalization Asia‐Pacific The international...

...James Gavigan; Mario Zappacosta; Ken Ducatel; Fabiana Scapolo; Paola di Pietrogiacomo A review of recent foresight exercises reveals some important drivers of research in Europe. In this editorial, we introduce five main areas where science and technology will be required to deliver tangible gains...

... technology in such a way as to marry science with society. Technology Research Science © MCB UP Limited 2001 Camford foresight/ vol.03, no.04, aug.01 the journal of futures studies, strategic thinking and policy © 2001 Camford Publishing Ltd .285 human(izing the futur)e:article: managing...

...Jerzy M. Langer With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the enlargement of the European Union (EU) by countries from the former Central and Eastern Europe became possible. Science and education are among the best assets of the accession countries, but the unfettered free market represents an increasing...

...Peter A.J. Tendemans The political discussion on the best way for Europe to build its future on science and technology should not be confined to what will come after the 5th Framework Programme. A reappraisal of the institutional inheritance in the European area must face squarely our inability...

..., resistance to the claims of mainstream science and technology has grown to an extent unanticipated in these earlier appraisals. This essay argues that such resistance is liable to flourish in the twenty‐first century, and that understanding why this should be the case is important for studies of the future...