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Selling the future : the perils of predicting global politics /

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"In an age of uncertainty, those who can anticipate revolution, the outbreak of wars, or which states might default are much in demand. The marketplace of ideas about the future is huge, and includes 'wonks', scholars and pundits who produce scenarios, predictions and ratings. The mor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Colonomos, Ariel (Author)
Other Authors: Elliott, Gregory (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the French.
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series:Comparative politics and international studies series.
Subjects:
Forecasting > Political aspects.
Economic forecasting > Political aspects.
International relations > Forecasting.
World politics > 21st century > Forecasting.
Social prediction > Political aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Future on Stage
  • 1. At the Centre of the World: Oracles, Seers and Prophets
  • 2. Telling the Future Today
  • 3. The Blinkers of the Social Sciences
  • 4. Engineering the World
  • 5. The Risk Market: Credit Ratings
  • 6. Right and Wrong Futures
  • 7. Responsibility for the Future
  • 8. The Future of Norms
  • The Ultimate Delphic Paradox: The Veil of Finitude.