Networks and the future: A new methodological approach

This paper aims to illustrate how the combination of Network Analysis and Futures Studies becomes a powerful instrument for envisioning and analyzing futures and social change. The study of three cases shows network analysis becoming an analytical tool in futures studies while, at the same time, acq...

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Autor: Rodríguez, Josep A. (Josep Antoni)
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/109062
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/109062
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Anàlisi de xarxes (Planificació)
Planificació estratègica
Network analysis (Planning)
Strategic planning
Descrição
Resumo:This paper aims to illustrate how the combination of Network Analysis and Futures Studies becomes a powerful instrument for envisioning and analyzing futures and social change. The study of three cases shows network analysis becoming an analytical tool in futures studies while, at the same time, acquiring the dimension of change and dynamics steaming from the futurist perspective.