The topical collection on quality criteria for futures research: a short introduction



: Osmo Kuusi , Kerstin Cuhls, Karlheinz Steinmüller

Publisher: Springer

: 2015

: European Journal of Futures Research

: 21

: 26

: 1

: 4

: 19

: 11

: 2195-4194

: 2195-2248

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40309-015-0075-8



                The article introduces the Topical Collection of articles that discusses quality

criteria of futures research or foresight from different points

of view. It is possible to characterize these perspectives using

the main categories of the quality criteria. On the one hand, quality criteria might concern (1) futures

research or foresight process (internal validity), (2) its results

(external validity of the Futures Map) or (3) the use of the

results (the use of the Futures Map). On the other hand, you

can discuss quality criteria on different levels: (a) on a basic

philosophy level, (b) on the level of pragmatic general criteria and (c) on a special context level.



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