An outline of future-oriented dialectics
Conceptualising dialectical positions, trajectories and processes in the context of futures research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9845192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Toni Ahlqvist (0009-0006-9155-9441, University of Turku, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 143 |
| Pages | 103037 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Futures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-3287 • E-ISSN: 1873-6378 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.futures.2022.103037 |
| OpenAlex | W4296067617 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 48 |
The paper outlines a dialectical approach to analyse societal tendencies by emphasising future tensions, contradictions and antagonisms. First, the theoretical baseline of the approach is a commitment to the basic tenet of dialectical thinking: a perspective of the world as a process and a becoming. Second, the approach focuses on societal and socio-technical change trajectories and various dynamics in between. Third, it is based on systems and complexity thinking, particularly the idea of a societal system consisting of various parallel and contradictory trajectories. Methodologically, the approach emphasises dialectical thinking in two lenses: positions and processes. Dialectical positionality refers to basic dialectical positions as outcomes of the dynamics between the spatiotemporal trajectories in the societal system. Dialectical processuality refers to the processual nature of future-oriented dialectics, that is, the unravelling of the spatio-temporal processes and trajectories that lead to changes in the societal system. Dialectical processes are divided into two dynamic levels: trajectory and system. The paper presents stylised examples of positions and processes on these two levels
Context (archaeology · Dialectic · Economics · Epistemology · Futures contract · Geography · Perspective (graphical · Process (computing · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Philosophy · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |