We intend World Future Review (WFR) to be the source for information about futures studies as an academic and applied discipline. What distinguishes WFR from other futures journals is that (as a rule) it will not have articles about “the future” or “the futures of x,” but rather about futures studies as an academic and applied discipline—the roots of futures studies; the basic concepts, theories, and methods; how it has changed over time; its present state; alternative and preferred futures for futures studies itself. Modern futures studies began simultaneously at various places around the world after the Second World War. It has a rich history that needs to be known and utilized to advance the field both academically and professionally. To illustrate this, we have begun here a list of early and more recent sources, and commented on the content of some of them. We challenge you to improve our list of sources, and to use them to help deepen and strengthen the knowledge base of futures studies by contributing articles on this subject to WFR.
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BellWendell. The Foundations of Futures Studies. 2 vols.New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 1997.
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DatorJim. “Futures Studies as Applied Knowledge.” In New Thinking for a New Millennium, edited by SlaughterRichard, 105–15. London: Routledge, 1996.
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EldredgeH. Wentworth. “Education for Futurism in the USA—An Ongoing Survey and Critical Analysis.” In Challenges from the Future: Proceedings of the International Future Research Conference, Kyoto, Japan, edited by International Future Research Conference Committee, vol. II, 211–28. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1970.
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GaltungJohan. “On Future Research and Its Role in the World.” In Challenges from the Future: Proceedings of the International Future Research Conference, Kyoto, Japan, edited by International Future Research Conference Committee, vol. I, 103–115. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1970.
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International Future Research Conference Committee, ed., Challenges from the Future: Proceedings of the International Future Research Conference, Kyoto, Japan. 5 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1970.
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JohnstonDenis. “Forecasting Methods in the Social Sciences.” In Challenges from the Future: Proceedings of the International Future Research Conference, Kyoto, Japan, edited by International Future Research Conference Committee, vol. I, 135–52. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1970.
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JungkRobertGaltungJohan, ed. Mankind 2000. London: Allen & Unwin, 1969.
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LinstoneHarold. “A University for the Post-industrial Society.” In Challenges from the Future: Proceedings of the International Future Research Conference, Kyoto, Japan, edited by International Future Research Conference Committee, vol. II, 235–58. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1970.
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MarienMichael. Alternative Images of the Future: A Preliminary Inventory. Syracuse: Educational Policy Research Center, 1971.
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MarienMichael. “Futures Documentation Projects Worldwide.” Supplement to the World Future Society Bulletin, September1971.
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MarienMichael. “Who Is Who in Educational Futuristics.” Supplement to the World Future Society Bulletin, February1972.
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MarienMichael. Societal Directions and Alternatives: A Critical Guide to the Literature. LaFayette, NY: Information for Policy Design, 1976.
McHaleJohnMcHaleMagda. Typological Survey of Futures Research in the U.S. Washington, DC: National Institute of Mental Health, 1970.
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McHaleJohnMcHaleMagda, ed. The Futures Directory: An International Listing and Description of Organizations and Individuals Active in Futures Studies and Long-Range Planning. Guildford, UK: IPC Science and Technology Press, 1977.
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RojasBilly. Future Studies Directory. Amherst: Program for the study of the Future in Education, University of Massachusetts, 1970.
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SchwarzStephan. “Information and Epistemology in Futuristics.” In Challenges from the Future: Proceedings of the International Future Research Conference, Kyoto, Japan, edited by International Future Research Conference Committee, vol. I, 53–70. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1970.
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TofflerAlvin, ed. Learning for Tomorrow: The Role of the Future in Education. New York: Vintage Books, 1974.
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TofflerAlvin, ed. The Futurists. New York: Random House, 1972.
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UchidaSigetaka. “The Scientific Basis of Futurology and Its Major Task.” In Challenges from the Future: Proceedings of the International Future Research Conference, Kyoto, Japan, edited by International Future Research Conference Committee, vol. I, 125–32. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1970.
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van SteenbergenBart. “Critical and Establishment Futurology.” In Challenges from the Future: Proceedings of the International Future Research Conference, Kyoto, Japan, edited by International Future Research Conference Committee, vol. I, 93–101. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1970.
