Abstract
The rights of future generations generates increasing interest among both academics and policymakers. This article identifies two key gaps in the emerging literature. First, based on a systematic literature review, futures researchers’ recent contributions to the subfield are surprisingly subdued compared to those of other research fields. The article calls for renewed engagement from futurists. Second, the literature and policy documents are surprisingly vague on epistemic considerations conceptualising the boundaries of future generations. The articles provide novel insights to this theme through a survey of 65 Finnish and international futures scholars and foresight experts. Considering alternative conceptualizations of future generations may help enable for considering future generations’ interest in policy and law-making.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-19 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Futures Studies: Epistemology, Methods, Applied and Alternative Futures |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Funding
This article has benefited from two funding sources. The first is the research funding from Finnish government´s analysis, assessment and research activities (FORGE project). The second source is research funding from the Academy of Finland (GYROSCOPE project, decision number 353056).
Keywords
- Anticipatory Governance
- Future Generations
- Law-Making
- Policy
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