Vol. 2 No. 002 (2017): Issue 002

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Issue 2 of Istishraf for Future Studies (2017) includes the following studies and articles: “The Age of Major Transformations:A Reading of the Report: Global Trends: Paradox of Progress” (Marwan Kabalan); “Forecasting the Future of the World:and its Civilizational-International Relations Francis Fukuyama, Islam, Modernity, and t” (Chamseddin Alkilani); ““Future Shock”: Half a Century of Formation Alvin Toffler's Reading of Present Reality in the Arab Region” (Abdulhadi Ayyad); “Forecasting Demographic Change in Palestine to 2030:A Reading of the Report Palestine 2030, Demographic Change Opportunities” (Adel Zagha); “Challenges and Prospects of the Future Vision Oman 2020 An Analytical Reading:” (Yousuf Bin Hamad Al Balushi); “Future Visions in the World of Muslims: Between the End of History and the Clash of Prophecies A Critical Study from the Per” (Saifeldin Abdelfattah); “Morphological Analysis and Scenario Building” (Mohamed Salim Kelala); “Categorizing Scenarios and the Theoretical Problematic of Chaos in Modern Foresighting” (Mohamed Khamis); “The Future and Future Studies in Social Science Prospects for Bridging Knowledge and Method” (Omar Allout); “Tomorrow's Conflict Situations” (Editorial Board); “Societies and Ways of Life across the World: Major Trends to 2030 - 2050” (Editorial Board); “World Population in 2030-2050: Growth and Ageing” (Editorial Board); “What are the Arab Futures? A Reading of Arab Futures: Three Scenarios for 2025” (Haoues Taguia); “Towards a Bi-Polar American-Chinese International Order A Reading of Les Clés de la puissance” (Yassine Yahyaoui); “Can We Predict the Fall of Nations? A Reading of Is The American Century Over?” (Mustapha Ait Kharouach); “Coexistence and violence in the 21st century: Review of La guerre des civilisations n'aura pas lieu: Coexistence et violence” (Frédéric Maatouk); “The Risks of Nanotechnology for the Future A Reading of Faut-il avoir peur des nanos?” (Fatiha el-Hassani); “Variables in Tomorrow's World A Reading of Future Shock” (Kamel Terchi); “Has the Future War Started?:Review of Christopher Coker's Future War” (Yassine Yahyaoui); “What are the Policies for Science, Technology, and Innovation for the Future? A Reading of Science, Technology and Innovatio” (Fatiha el-Hassani); “Opportunities and Limitations of Strategic Foresight Use in Public Institutions in Germany Review of Strategic Foresight for” (Nabil Hussein).

Published: 2017-07-01
Issue totals: 696 views 1399 downloads 2 citations

Studies

  • The Age of Major Transformations:A Reading of the Report: Global Trends: Paradox of Progress

    35 views 80 downloads
    Author: Marwan Kabalan
    9-37

    Since 1997, the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) has every four years published an “unclassified” assessment of the main trends that are likely to shape the world over the coming twenty...

  • Forecasting the Future of the World:and its Civilizational-International Relations Francis Fukuyama, Islam, Modernity, and t

    30 views 77 downloads
    Author: Chamseddin Alkilani
    39-58

    We do not know today how much impact the attitudes of US President Donald Trump and the rise of the far right in the West will have on the hypotheses and optimistic theory of Francis Fukuyama...

  • “Future Shock”: Half a Century of Formation Alvin Toffler's Reading of Present Reality in the Arab Region

    36 views 62 downloads
    Author: Abdulhadi Ayyad
    60-74

    Alvin Toffler died on June 27, 2016. At his funeral he was described as a philosopher, social scientist, and anthropologist, as well as one of the first to be dubbed a “futurist”. Of note,...

  • Forecasting Demographic Change in Palestine to 2030:A Reading of the Report Palestine 2030, Demographic Change Opportunities

    Cited once 39 views 72 downloads
    Author: Adel Zagha
    75-94

    The need to formulate future visions has become inescapable in the context of time speeding up for all the Arab countries and above all for Palestine suffering under the yoke of Israeli...

  • Challenges and Prospects of the Future Vision Oman 2020 An Analytical Reading:

    35 views 67 downloads
    Author: Yousuf Bin Hamad Al Balushi
    95-112

    This paper includes a review and qualitative analysis of the future vision Oman 2020, and the lessons to be learned from the successes achieved and the shortcomings in implementation. This is in...

  • Future Visions in the World of Muslims: Between the End of History and the Clash of Prophecies A Critical Study from the Per

    31 views 71 downloads
    Author: Saifeldin Abdelfattah
    113-138

    How do Muslims see the future, in observation, analysis, interpretation, and assessment? Are the components of this vision to be found structurally in Muslim thinking? And is this vision of the...

  • Morphological Analysis and Scenario Building

    41 views 63 downloads
    Author: Mohamed Salim Kelala
    139-166

    In order to understand the future developments of some sectors and to be familiar with all the possibilities of its development and create partial and total scenarios, morphological analysis...

  • Categorizing Scenarios and the Theoretical Problematic of Chaos in Modern Foresighting

    34 views 68 downloads
    Author: Mohamed Khamis
    167-191

    The causes of chaos and of the theoretical confusion which mar the field of using scenarios in future studies cannot be exhaustively enumerated. A complex set of reasons have led to this...

  • The Future and Future Studies in Social Science Prospects for Bridging Knowledge and Method

    37 views 77 downloads
    Author: Omar Allout
    193-220

    Future studies has accumulated a vast amount of research and attempts to lay scientific bases, and has come to rely on precise scientific methods based on comprehensive philosophies of time, the...

Translations

  • Tomorrow's Conflict Situations

    33 views 73 downloads
    Author: Editorial Board
    223-238

    A new hierarchy among the world's powers, changes to the operation of the international system, dispersal of power as a result of an increasing number of non - state organizations, challenges to...

  • Societies and Ways of Life across the World: Major Trends to 2030 - 2050

    Cited once 36 views 57 downloads
    Author: Editorial Board
    239-257

    Though the existence of disparities between the societies of the world's different countries and between their specific contexts makes it impossible to determine precisely and exhaustively what...

  • World Population in 2030-2050: Growth and Ageing

    41 views 49 downloads
    Author: Editorial Board
    258-278

    The world population, estimated by the United Nations at 7.4 billion, has never been so large as it is today. Will it go on growing or will it level off in the coming decades? Drawing on his...

Book Reviews

  • What are the Arab Futures? A Reading of Arab Futures: Three Scenarios for 2025

    34 views 66 downloads
    Author: Haoues Taguia
    281-289

    What are the Arab Futures? A Reading of Arab Futures: Three Scenarios for 2025

  • Towards a Bi-Polar American-Chinese International Order A Reading of Les Clés de la puissance

    30 views 61 downloads
    Author: Yassine Yahyaoui
    291-296

    المؤلف: جون - لوي بيفا الكتاب: مفاتيح القوة العنوان الأصلي: Les Clés de la puissance الناشر: Seuil سنة النشر : 2015 عدد الصفحات: 168 صفحة

  • Can We Predict the Fall of Nations? A Reading of Is The American Century Over?

    29 views 81 downloads
    Author: Mustapha Ait Kharouach
    297-305

    المؤلف: جوزيف ناي الكتاب: هل انتهى القرن الأميركي؟ العنوان الأصلي: Is The American Century Over الناشر: Polity سنة النشر: 2015 عدد الصفحات: 152 صفحة

  • Coexistence and violence in the 21st century: Review of La guerre des civilisations n'aura pas lieu: Coexistence et violence

    31 views 55 downloads
    Author: Frédéric Maatouk
    306-310

    المؤلف: رفاييل ليوجيه الكتاب: حرب الحضارات التي لن تقع: التعايش والعنف في القرن الحادي والعشرين العنوان الأصلي: La guerre des civilisations n'aura pas lieu: Coexistence et violence au XXIe...

  • The Risks of Nanotechnology for the Future A Reading of Faut-il avoir peur des nanos?

    29 views 68 downloads
    Author: Fatiha el-Hassani
    311-316

    المؤلف : فرانسولين مارانو الكتاب: هل ينبغي لنا أن نخاف من "النانو"؟ العنوان الأصلي : Faut-il avoir peur des nanos الناشر: Buchet Chastel سنة النشر: 2016 عدد الصفحات: 128 صفحة

  • Variables in Tomorrow's World A Reading of Future Shock

    28 views 59 downloads
    Author: Kamel Terchi
    317-327

    المؤلف: آلفين توفلر الكتاب: صدمة المستقبل، المتغيرات في عالم الغد العنوان الأصلي: Future Shock المترجم: محمد علي ناصف الناشر: الجمعية المصرية لنشر المعرفة والثقافة العالمية، القاهرة سنة...

  • Has the Future War Started?:Review of Christopher Coker's Future War

    28 views 66 downloads
    Author: Yassine Yahyaoui
    328-334

    المؤلف: كريستوفر كوكر الكتاب: حرب المستقبل العنوان الأصلي: Future War الناشر: Polity Press سنة النشر: 2015 عدد الصفحات: 244 صفحة

  • What are the Policies for Science, Technology, and Innovation for the Future? A Reading of Science, Technology and Innovatio

    29 views 67 downloads
    Author: Fatiha el-Hassani
    335-338

    المؤلفين: ديرك ميسنر، وليونيد غوخبرغ، وألكسندر سوكولوف(محررون). الكتاب: سياسة العلم والتكنولوجيا والابتكار من أجل المستقبل: إمكانات الدراسات المستقبلية وحدودها. العنوان الأصلي: Science,...

  • Opportunities and Limitations of Strategic Foresight Use in Public Institutions in Germany Review of Strategic Foresight for

    30 views 60 downloads
    Author: Nabil Hussein
    339-344

    المؤلف : توبياس فيتر الكتاب : الاستشراف الإستراتيجي للمؤسسات العامة العنوان الأصلي: Strategic Foresight for Public Institutions الناشر : Akademiker Verlag, Saarbrücken, Germany سنة النشر: 2015...