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

Studies

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

    Author: Marwan Kabalan (Author)
    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

    Author: Chamseddin Alkilani (Author)
    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

    Author: Abdulhadi Ayyad (Author)
    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

    Author: Adel Zagha (Author)
    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:

    Author: Yousuf Bin Hamad Al Balushi (Author)
    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

    Author: Saifeldin Abdelfattah (Author)
    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

    Author: Mohamed Salim Kelala (Author)
    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

    Author: Mohamed Khamis (Author)
    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

    Author: Omar Allout (Author)
    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

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    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

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    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

    Author: Editorial Board (Author)
    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

    Author: Haoues Taguia (Author)
    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

    Author: Yassine Yahyaoui (Author)
    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?

    Author: Mustapha Ait Kharouach (Author)
    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

    Author: Frédéric Maatouk (Author)
    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?

    Author: Fatiha el-Hassani (Author)
    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

    Author: Kamel Terchi (Author)
    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

    Author: Yassine Yahyaoui (Author)
    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

    Author: Fatiha el-Hassani (Author)
    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

    Author: Nabil Hussein (Author)
    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...