FUTUREtakes (ISSN 1554-7744)
Thematic Issue Series
on
“International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Future”
Our highly successful
first thematic issue features perspectives on the
future
from ten nations and cultures
· Armenia · Canada · France · Georgia · Germany · South Africa ·
· Sweden · Ukraine · United Kingdom · United States of America ·
We're doing it again!
This second thematic issue, like the first one, has several objectives:
Extend constructive dialog on the future to more peoples and cultures – thereby providing a platform to those whose cultures are marginalized, whose ways of life are imperiled, and who otherwise have no voice.
Provide insights on the ways in which people will live and work.
Challenge hidden culture-based assumptions, including values and everyday lifestyles that people often take for granted (for example, the alarm clock culture, or notions of prosperity or identity) and that can impact the way that we live, work, and think. Futurists will find this expanded perspective useful, as will other readers who are interested in lifestyles that "might be" or "can be."
Help usher in the next frontier in interdisciplinary and liberal education – specifically, cross-cultural learning among students of diverse backgrounds – and serve as an educational resource that can be leveraged in the classroom.
We are particularly interested in articles that focus on lifestyle and cultural values – that is, which ones are likely to survive in 2025 and which ones will become marginalized or extinct – and in your nation's or culture's wisdom that can be helpful in meeting the challenges of the future. Other theme-consistent articles are also encouraged. Click here for additional topic suggestions.
Publication is scheduled for May 2008. As for this issue, planned distribution includes embassies, selected educational institutions, international think tanks, and professional societies, various other international, ethnic, and cultural organizations, and World Future Society chapters.
For further information, contact us at info@futuretakes.org. If you plan to contribute an article, send it on or before March 15, 2008 to articles@futuretakes.org.