Fred Polak
The Dutch sociologist Fred Polak was one of the most important driving forces behind European futures studies in the mid-20th century.
Chapter on his work in my master’s thesis: Pull of the Future
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Books on Futures
If people ask me for book recommendations on the topic of foresight and futures studies, I usually recommend two books...
Characteristics of Future Imaginaries
This article is part of my [[Master’s Thesis - Future Imaginaries]].
Previous Chapter: 3.2 [[Condensation of Future Imaginaries]]
Images of the Future from Inayatullah
This article is part of my [[Master’s Thesis - Future Imaginaries]]. Previous Chapter: 2.1.2 [[Pull of the Future]] from Polak...
Myth
This article is part of my [[Master’s Thesis - Future Imaginaries]].
Previous Chapter: 3.3.1 [[Metaphor]]
Pull of the Future
This article is part of my [[Master’s Thesis - Future Imaginaries]].
Previous Chapter: 2.1.1 [[Present futures]] from Grunwald
Book – The Image of the Future
Polak, F. L. (1973). The image of the future. Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publ. Comp.