The future imagined: Exploring fiction as a means of reflecting on today's Grand Societal Challenges and tomorrow's options

Futures

Volumn 86, Issue , 2017, Pages 166-184

  Bina, Olivia ^a   Mateus, Sandra ^c   Pereira, Lavinia ^b   Caffa, Annalisa ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cinema fiction; FLAGSHIP; Grand Societal Challenges; Horizon 2020; Literature fiction; Science policy; Warning signals

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84977472830     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2016.05.009     Document Type: Article

References (77)

1. Atkinson, P., The visualisation of utopia in recent science fiction film. Colloquy Text Theory Critique 14 (2007), 5–20.
2. Bina, O., The green economy and sustainable development: an uneasy balance?. Environment and Planning C-Government and Policy 31:6 (2013), 1023–1047, 10.1068/c1310j.
3. Bassett, C., Steinmueller, E., & Voss, G. (2013). Better Made Up: The Mutual Influence of Science fiction and Innovation, Nesta.org, http://www.nesta.org.uk/sites/default/files/better_made_up_the_mutual_influence_of_science_fiction_and_innovation.pdf Accessed 2.01.16.
4. Bauman, Z., Consuming life. 2007, Polity Press, Cambridge.
5. Berg, B.L., Qualitative research methods for the social sciences. 2001, Allyn and Bacon, Boston, MA.
6. Bergman, A., Karlsson, J.C., Axelsson, J., Truth claims and explanatory claims—an ontological typology of futures studies. Futures 42:8 (2010), 857–865, 10.1016/j.futures.2010.02.003.
7. Birtchnell, T., Urry, J., 3D, SF and the future. Futures 50 (2013), 25–34, 10.1016/j.futures.2013.03.005.
8. Boden, M., Cagnin, C., Carabias, V., Haegeman, K., & Könnölä, T. (2010). Facing the future: time for the EU to meet global challenges—EFP brief, European Foresight Platform (EFP). http://www.foresight-platform.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/EFP-Brief-No.-179_Facing-the-future.pdf Accessed 02.03.13.
9. Boden, M., Cagnin, C., Carabias, V., Haegeman, K., & Könnölä, T. (2010). Facing the future: time for the EU to meet global challenges, European Commission, Joint Research Centre Institute for Prospective Technological Studies. Publications Office of the European Union. http://ftp.jrc.es/EURdoc/JRC55981.pdf.
10. Booker, K., The dystopian impulse in modern literature: fiction as social criticism. 1994, Greenwood Press, Westport & London.
11. Braun, B., Futures: imagining socioecological transformation—an introduction. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 105:2 (2015), 239–243.
12. Brysse, K., Oreskes, N., O'Reilly, J., Oppenheimer, M., Climate change prediction: erring on the side of least drama?. Global Environmental Change 23 (2012), 327–337, 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.10.008.
13. Clardy, A., Six worlds of tomorrow. Representing the future to popular culture. World Future Review 3:2 (2011), 37–48, 10.1177/194675671100300207.
14. Collie, N., Cities of the imagination: science fiction, urban space, and community engagement in urban planning. Futures 43 (2011), 424–431, 10.1016/j.futures.2011.01.005.
15. Dahlstrom, M.F., Using narratives and storytelling to communicate science with nonexpert audiences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111:Suppl. 4 (2014), 13614–13620.
16. ​​​​​​​ Denzin, N.K., Reading film: using films and videos as empirical social science material. Flick, U., Kardorff, E.V., Steinke, I., (eds.) A companion to qualitative research, 2004, Sage, London, 237–242.
17. Dervis, K. (2014). The Future of Economic Progress. In Project Syndicate, APR 15, 2014. http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/kemal-dervi-homes-in-on-the-key-questions-surrounding-the-nature-and-measurement-of-contemporary-growth Accessed 22.04.14.
18. Diamandis, P. (2012). Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future, Filmed February 2012 at TED2012, http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_abundance_ is_our_future Accessed 12.03.15.
19. Dinello, D., Technophobia! Science fiction visions of posthuman technology. 2005, University of Texas Press, Austin.
20. EC (European Commission). (2007). GREEN PAPER The European Research Area: New Perspectives, Brussels, 4.4.2007, COM(2007) 161 final http://ec.europa.eu/research/era/pdf/era_gp_final_en.pdf Accessed 02.05.14.
21. EC (European Commission). (2008). Challenging Europe's Research: Rationales for the European Research Area (ERA), Directorate-General for Research, European Research Area: Knowledge-based economy, http://ec.europa.eu/research/era/pdf/eg7-era-rationales-final-report_en.pdf Accessed 02.05.14.
22. EC (European Commission). (2010). Europe 2020 A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, Communication from the Commission, COM (2010) 2020, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, http://ec.europa.eu/eu2020/index_en.htm Accessed 25.04.10.
23. EC (European Commission). (2012). The Grand Challenge. The design and societal impact of Horizon 2020, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Research Area, EUR 25271, June 2012, Publications Office of the European Union.
24. EUCO (European Council). (2013). Council Decision establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon 2020—the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014–2020), 3 December 2013, European Council (EUCO) (2013/743/EU).
25. FLAGSHIP. (2013). Report Trends, Policies and Future Challenges in Economic, Demographic, Legal, Social and Environmental Field and Their Territorial Dimensions. June 2013, http://flagship-project.eu/files/2013/10/FLAGSHIP_D1.2_v2.0_final _1Oct2013.pdf.
26. Ferraro, E., Reid, L., On sustainability and materiality. Homo faber, a new approach. Ecological Economics 96 (2013), 125–131, 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.10.003.
27. Fowles, J., (eds.) Handbook of futures research, 1978, Greenwood Press, Connecticut, Westport.
28. Frey, B.S., Stutzer, A., Happiness research: state and prospects. Review of Social Economy 63:2 (2005), 208–228, 10.1080/00346760500130366.
29. Fukuyama, F., Our posthuman future. consequences of the biotechnology revolution. 2002, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, New York.
30. Griggs, D., Stafford-Smith, M., Gaffney, O., Rockström, J., Öhman, M.C., Shyamsundar, P., et al. Policy: sustainable development goals for people and planet. Nature 495 (2013), 305–307, 10.1038/495305a.
31. Gunnarsson-Östling, U., Gender in Futures: a study of gender and feminist papers published in Futures, 1969–2009. Futures 43:9 (2011), 1029–1039, 10.1016/j.futures.2011.07.002.
32. Hall, A., A way of revealing: technology and utopianism in contemporary culture. The Journal of Technology Studies 25 (2009), 58–66.
33. Hamilton, C., Consumerism, self-creation and prospects for a new ecological consciousness. Journal of Cleaner Production 18 (2010), 571–575, 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.09.013.
34. Hobsbawm, E., Age of extreme. 1994, Pantheon Books, New York.
35. Hurley, K., Is that a future we want? An ecofeminist exploration of images of the future in contemporary film. Futures 40:4 (2008), 346–359, 10.1016/j.futures.2007.08.007.
36. Jackson, T., Evolutionary psychology in ecological economics: consilience, consumption and contentment. Ecological Economics 41:2 (2002), 289–303, 10.1016/S0921-8009(02)00040-X.
37. Jameson, F. (1982) Progress versus Utopia; Or, Can We Imagine the Future?, Science Fiction Studies, 9, 2, Utopia and Anti-Utopia, 147–158.
38. Jonas, H., The imperative of responsibility. 1984, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
39. Keenan, M., Cutler, P., Marks, J., Meylan, R., Smith, C., Koivisto, E., Orienting international science cooperation to meet global ‘grand challenges’. Science and Public Policy 39 (2012), 166–177, 10.1093/scipol/scs019.
40. Koselleck, R., The practice of conceptual history. timing history spacing concepts. 2002, Stanford University Press, Stanford.
41. Kuhlmann, S., & Rip, A. (2014). The challenge of addressing Grand Challenges. A think piece on how innovation can be driven towards the ‘Grand Challenges’ as defined under the European Union Framework Programme Horizon 2020. Report to ERIAB. http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/pdf/expert-groups/The_challenge_of_addressing_Grand_Challenges.pdf.
42. Lawler, D.L., Certain assistances: the utilities of speculative fiction in shaping the future. Mosaic 13:3 (1980), 1–21 (version dated 1975: http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED112424).
43. Levidow, L., & Neubauer, C. (2012). Opening up societal futures through EU research and innovation agendas, EASST, Review, September, 4–11. http://easst.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/review_2012_09.pdf.
44. Lombardo, T., Ramos, J.M., Introduction to the special issue on science fiction and futures studies. Journal of Futures Studies 20:2 (2015), 1–4.
45. Mayer, K., Konig, T., Nowotny, H., (eds.) Horizons for social sciences and humanities, 2013, Mykolas Romeris University Publishing http://horizons.mruni.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ssh_mru_conference_ report_final.pdf.
46. Mayer, A., The persistence of the old regime: europe to the great war. 1981, Pantheon Books, New York.
47. Mildner, S. -A., Richter, S., & Lauster, G. (Eds.) (2011). Resource scarcity. A global security threat?. SWP Research Paper, 2011/RP 02 (March). http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publications/swp-research-papers/swp-researchpaper-detail/article/resource_scarcity_a_global_security_threat.html.
48. Miles, I., Fiction and forecasting. Futures 22:1 (1990), 83–91.
49. Miles, I., Stranger than fiction: how important is science fiction for futures studies?. Futures 25:3 (1993), 315–321.
50. Noone, K. J. (2013). Problem Solving in the Anthropocene. In Project Syndicate. http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/the-need-for-comprehensive-solutions-in-the-anthropocene-era-by-kevin-j-noone Accessed: 03.10.13.
51. Ogilvy, J., Schwartz, P., Plotting your scenarios. 2004, Global Business Network.
52. Polak, F.L., The image of the future. 1973, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
53. Popper, R., Mapping Foresight: revealing how Europe and other world regions navigate into the future. 2009, EFMN, Publications Office of the European Union, European Commission, Luxembourg.
54. Raitt, D., Battrick, B., Innovative technologies from science fiction for space applications. 2001, ESA Publications Division.
55. Raskin, P., Banuri, T., Gallopín, G., Gutman, P., Hammond, A., Kates, R. et al. (2002). Great Transition: The Promise and Lure of the Times Ahead. A report of the Global Scenario Group, http://www.gsg.org/gsgpub.html Accessed 10.09.10.
56. Ravetz, J., Miles, I., Popper, R., ERA toolkit: applications of wild cards and weak signals to the grand challenges & thematic priorities of the european research area. 2011, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, University of Manchester, iKnow Project, Manchester https://www.escholar.manchester.ac.uk/api/datastream?publicationPid=uk-ac-man-scw:151944&datastreamId=FULL-TEXT.PDF Accessed 01.08.14.
57. Rickards, L., Ison, R., Fünfgeld, H., Wiseman, J., Opening and closing the future: climate change, adaptation, and scenario planning. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 32:4 (2014), 587–602, 10.1068/c3204ed.
58. Ricouer, P., Time and narrative, Vol. 3, 1990, University Chicago Press, Chicago.
59. Rieder, J., On defining SF, or not: genre theory, SF, and history. Science Fiction Studies 37:2 (2010), 191–209.
60. Robinson, D.K.R., Huang, L., Guo, Y., Porter, A.L., Forecasting Innovation Pathways (FIP) for new and emerging science and technologies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 80:2 (2013), 267–285.
61. Schultz, W. (1995). Futures Fluency: Explorations in Leadership, Vision, and Creativity. http://www.infinitefutures.com/essays/ff/ch5intro.shtml.
62. Slaughter, R.A., Integral futures. Curry, A., (eds.) The future of futures, 2012, Association of Professional Futurists, Houston, Texas, 27–31.
63. Sontag, S. (1965). The Imagination of Disaster. In Commentary, 10.01.65, https://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/the-imagination-of-disaster Accessed 17.09.14.
64. Stableford, B., Clute, J., Nicholls, P., Definitions of SF. Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, 1993, 311–314.
65. Stupart, L., & Dillon, T. (2015). For the future struggle: what is science fiction?, Open Democracy, 10 August, https://opendemocracy.net/transformation/for-future-struggle-what-is-science-fiction Accessed 15.08.15.
66. Suvin, D., On the poetics of the science fiction genre. College English 34:3 (1972), 372–382, 10.2307/375141.
67. The Economist. (2014). Special report: the World Economy. The third great wave. In The Economist, Oct 4th 2014. http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21621156-first-two-industrial-revolutions-inflicted-plenty-pain-ultimately-benefited Accessed 22.10.14.
68. The Economist. (2015). The future of work. There's an app for that. In The Economist, Jan 3rd 2015. http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21637355-freelance-workers-available-moments-notice-will-reshape-nature-companies-and Accessed 22.02.15.
69. Torgerson, D., Reflexivity and developmental constructs: the case of sustainable futures. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 2013, 10.1080/1523908X.2013.817949.
70. Traverso, E., A Ferro e Fuoco. La Guerra Civile Europea 1914-45. 2007, Il mulino, Bologna.
71. UN. (2012). The Future We Want. Resolution adopted by the General Assembly United Nations. A/RES/66/288, 11 September 2012. http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/Get?Open&DS=A/RES/66/288&Lang=E Accessed 28.10.12.
72. UNESCO. (2014). Shaping the Future We Want: UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005–2014), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002301/230171e.pdf Accessed 02.01.15.
73. Urry, J., Consuming the planet to excess. Theory, Culture & Society 27:2–3 (2010), 191–212, 10.1177/0263276409355999.
74. Vieira, F., The cambridge companion to Utopian literature. Gregory Claeys, (eds.) ‘The concept of Utopia’, 2010, Cambridge University Press, 3–27.
75. Voros, J., A primer on futures studies, foresight and the use of scenarios, prospect. The Foresight Bulletin, 6, 2001, 1.
76. WBGU. (2014). Human Progress within Planetary Guard Rails. A Contribution to the SDG Debate, German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), http://www.wbgu.de/fileadmin/templates/dateien/veroeffentlichungen/politikpapiere/pp2014-pp8/wbgu_policy-paper-8_en.pdf Accessed 15.06.14.
77. Washington, H., Human dependence on nature: how to help solve the environmental crisis. 2013, Routledge Abingdon, Canada and New York.