The education and practice of futures studies in Estonia

Bibliographic Data

ID12846751
AuthorsAndrás Márton (0000-0001-9986-0753, Corvinus University of Budapest, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume40
Issue2
Pages271-287
Publication date2018-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociety and Economy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1588-970X • E-ISSN: 1588-9726
PublisherAkadémiai Kiadó (PUBLISHER • HU)
DOI10.1556/204.2018.40.2.6
OpenAlexW2808379003
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

The aim of this case study is to analyze the historical and current state of the education and practice of futures studies (FS) in a country that was once a member of the Soviet Union: Estonia. There are other countries in Eastern Europe which used to be or currently are in a similar situation to Estonia, but futures studies developed in different ways, because politics and economies were driven by different strategies or interests, and futurists emphasized different aspects of their research (either the theoretical or the practical, along different paradigms). In certain countries, like in Estonia, FS fi rst achieved scientifi c (and educational) success after the political change of the early 90s, but this was followed by a long way down to a secondary (backing) position. It seems that an optimal share between education and practice may lead FS out from the pit in Estonia, and in other countries, too

Economics · Economy · European union · Financial economics · Futures contract · International trade · Member state · Member states · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Soviet union · State (computer science · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Law

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