Macrohistory and Timing the Future as Practice

Sohail Inayatullah

doi:10.1177/1946756716686788

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Macrohistory and Timing the Future as Practice

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Macrohistory and Timing the Future as Practice

Sohail Inayatullah

World Futures Review, Vol.9(1), pp.26-33

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1946756716686788

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Abstract

macrohistory

six pillars

futures studies

patterns of change

cyclical

linear

pendulum

spiral

This article is written in four parts. First, macrohistory as it relates to the study of the future is defined. Second, the role of macrohistory, or the timing of the future, is located in the "six pillars" approach to futures studies. Third, case studies of macrohistory as practice are presented. Finally, the article concludes with insights from the practice of using timing.

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Title: Macrohistory and Timing the Future as Practice
Authors: Sohail Inayatullah (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Publication details: World Futures Review, Vol.9(1), pp.26-33
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc.
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1177/1946756716686788
ISSN: 1946-7567
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451288102621
Output Type: Journal article

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