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  1. This paper contributes to the recent discussion about the standards and quality of futures research. The quality criteria proposed by Kuusi (Futura 1/15, 2015) concern the internal and external validity of a f...

    Authors: Anna-Leena Vasamo

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:18

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  2. This elaboration will explore the epistemology of futures studies. To address this, first the logi-cal ground of epistemology has to be examined, i.e., the laws of thought and in connection to that, the mere p...

    Authors: Matthias Sonk

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:17

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    The Erratum to this article has been published in European Journal of Futures Research 2016 4:2

  4. The advent of fully automated road vehicles is a topic currently getting attention in the field of transport as well as futures research: the technology is assumed to radically change the way we move in the fu...

    Authors: Eva Fraedrich, Sven Beiker and Barbara Lenz

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:11

    Content type: Review Article

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  6. Certain developed countries have experienced the ‘peak car’ phenomenon. While this remains to be confirmed longitudinally, it looks certain that future mobility in Europe and elsewhere will be shaped by a part...

    Authors: Nikolas Thomopoulos and Moshe Givoni

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:14

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  7. In the transport sector, where change comes with inertia and investments are made with a long term perspective, decision makers need to consider how the future may look like in the very long term. The work pre...

    Authors: J. Bernardino, A. Aggelakakis, M. Reichenbach, J. Vieira, M. Boile, J. Schippl, P. Christidis, A. Papanikolaou, A. Condeco, H. Garcia and M. Krail

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:13

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  8. In this introduction to the topical collection on the “Future of Transport in Europe”, we argue that European transport regimes are at a turning point and despite the sector inertia, we can detect cultural, so...

    Authors: Massimo Moraglio and Hans-Liudger Dienel

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:12

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  9. It is widely recognized that transformation of urban areas are urgent to meet the demands for more efficient and environmental friendly transportation in the future. Although there are general agreements on th...

    Authors: Tom Erik Julsrud and Tanu Priya Uteng

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:10

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  10. This article discusses a possible future, in which the network society is deepening to become an internet-based ecosystemic society. The study of the possible societal impacts of the ‘media disruption’ brought...

    Authors: Juho Ruotsalainen and Sirkka Heinonen

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:9

    Content type: Review Article

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  11. A transformation of our current transport system and individual mobility behaviour is an essential pre-requisite for attaining a desirable future that enables a life within environmental boundaries (“safe oper...

    Authors: Moritz Kammerlander, Karin Schanes, Franziska Hartwig, Jill Jäger, Ines Omann and Michelle O’Keeffe

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:8

    Content type: Review Article

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  12. The analysis of Wild Cards, potential low-likelihood but high-impact events, in foresight studies is important in order to counter the tendency of decision makers to deny major surprises. This paper presents the ...

    Authors: Aharon Hauptman, Merja Hoppe and Yoel Raban

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:7

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  13. If the European energy and transport sectors are to meet the 2050 energy and climate policy targets, major socio-technical change (transition) is necessary. Along with new technologies, changes are required al...

    Authors: Anu Tuominen, Nina Wessberg and Anna Leinonen

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:6

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  14. The focus of the present paper is on the development of a methodological framework for guiding strategic decision-making towards the sustainable future development of peripheral small island regions, constitut...

    Authors: Anastasia Stratigea and Vicky Katsoni

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:5

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  18. This article presents a way how the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysis tools can be combined with the Delphi methodology, and especially with the BCG portfolio matrix analysis. The Delphi Method is one of ...

    Authors: Yrjö Myllylä and Jari Kaivo-oja

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2015 3:2

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  20. A desirable future critically depends on our ability to ensure the supply of key resources while simultaneously respecting planetary boundaries. This paper looks at the potential implications of living within ...

    Authors: Meghan O’Brien, Franziska Hartwig, Karin Schanes, Moritz Kammerlander, Ines Omann, Henning Wilts, Raimund Bleischwitz and Jill Jäger

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:48

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  24. The enduring crisis in Ukraine presents the European Union (EU) with a conundrum. Should it strengthen its economic and energy ties despite Russia’s growing assertiveness in the hope to solidify its medium ter...

    Authors: Samuel R. Schubert, Johannes Pollak and Elina Brutschin

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:52

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  25. Europe has been facing a multi-dimensional crisis since 2008 with a strong impact on the quality of democracy in the EU and its member states. The continuous loss of citizens’ support threatens the very existe...

    Authors: Markus Pausch

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:56

    Content type: Editorial

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  26. A foresight hub within the Directorate General Research and Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission will support the decision-making procedures of the EU Horizon 2020 research, technology, and innovatio...

    Authors: Jean-Claude Burgelman, Jarka Chloupková and Werner Wobbe

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:55

    Content type: Review Article

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  27. With poverty reduction being one of the five targets of the EU 2020 process, poverty is currently high on the agenda for the European Union and the 27 Member States. The applied methodology of measuring povert...

    Authors: Helmut P. Gaisbauer and Clemens Sedmak

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:57

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  28. Terrorism is a clear context of rapid change, greater complexity and genuine uncertainties. A review of the events that have been going on in Europe shows a great evolution of the threat and the continuous eme...

    Authors: José María Blanco Navarro and Jéssica Cohen Villaverde

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:50

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  29. It is above all sociology and media theory which to an increasing extent are providing impulses for redefining the modern semantics of the concept of time. At the focus of attention here is the explication of ...

    Authors: Friederike Müller-Friemauth and Eckard Minx

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:47

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  30. It is argued in this paper that the intimate nature of language, as well as the intimacy of the senses, form important elements in the theory and practice of futures. Such elements tend to be sidelined as futu...

    Authors: Marcus Bussey

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:53

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  31. What could be the legitimation basis of the European Union (EU)? This article questions the idea of two constitution-making subjects in the EU and claim there is and can only be one constituting subject even i...

    Authors: Erik O. Eriksen

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:51

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  32. The world of transportation is changing. Due to increasing mobility demand, challenges like financing, dealing with emissions and volatile oil prices are accentuated. Decision-makers in the areas of policy and...

    Authors: Merja Hoppe, Andreas Christ, Alberto Castro, Martin Winter and Tiina-Maria Seppänen

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:45

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  34. The focus of the present paper is on the development of a participatory methodological framework, based on the future workshop participatory approach and participatory evaluation tools for planning the integra...

    Authors: Maria Panagiotopoulou and Anastasia Stratigea

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:44

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  35. Foresight involves future-oriented awareness and planning, enabling businesses to respond quickly and effectively to future market threats and opportunities. However, knowledge about corporate foresight practi...

    Authors: Mohamad S. Hammoud and Douglas P. Nash

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:42

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  38. The purpose of the research is to provide a common multi-client platform as a base for further applied foresight work in the packaging sector. It aims to be a reference for a future-oriented strategic dialogue...

    Authors: Carl Olsmats and Jari Kaivo-oja

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:39

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  40. In its critical comparative overview of foresight methods and how they are used by different futures institutes in Europe, North America, and their partners, the text argues that while many futures institutes ...

    Authors: Sarah Lohmann and Tim Tepel

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2014 2:37

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  43. While strategic studies on natural resources usually focus on the criticality of certain single materials, our paper starts from the inter-linkages between and among resources (called “the resource nexus”). It ex...

    Authors: Raimund Bleischwitz, Corey M. Johnson and Michael G. Dozler

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2013 2:34

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  44. Historically, the capability of predicting the future has always been perceived as a matter of certain inequalities, reflecting the initiation in or access to significant knowledge with regard to the future. T...

    Authors: Blagovesta Nikolova

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2013 2:33

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  45. The contribution at hand puts forward the notion of “irritation expertise”: knowing how to push others into a direction not chosen voluntarily. This kind of knowledge, I will argue, is of particular importance...

    Authors: Marc Mölders

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2013 2:32

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  47. This article deals with the emergence of Futures Research after 1945 and its production of future expertise. The field of futures research (or futures studies/futurology) was conceptualised in a process of circul...

    Authors: Elke Seefried

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2013 2:29

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  48. Within foresight management in general and scenario development in particular, the question is often asked: “For what scenario do I have to be prepared?” Since there are manifold approaches of scenario techniq...

    Authors: Volker Grienitz, Michael Hausicke and André-Marcel Schmidt

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2013 2:27

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  49. Thinking about the future in a scientific manner is often characterised by an illusion of knowledge, leading to precarious one-sidedness and false conclusions. The reasons for this are misinterpretations of co...

    Authors: Johannes Gabriel

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2013 2:31

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  50. Foresight is a well-known and widely used methodology for the creation of medium and long-term visions of technological, economic and social development. The need for evaluating foresight projects is unquestio...

    Authors: Beata Poteralska and Anna Sacio-Szymańska

    Citation: European Journal of Futures Research 2013 2:26

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