Exploring and Shaping International Futures

Barry B. Hughes is a Distinguished University Professor at the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs, University of Denver, USA, and founded the Frederick S. Pardee Institute for International Futures. He initially developed and then led development of multiple subsequent generations of the International Futures (IFs) system, a widely used and freely available tool for long-term global forecasting and scenario analysis. His work has supported strategic planning for organizations including the UN, U.S. National Intelligence Council, European Commission, and several national governments. Hughes focuses on improving the human condition through data-driven analysis of global trends and dynamics in development, sustainability, and governance. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Stanford and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, USA,. Hughes has also contributed to major publications such as several Global Trends  and UN Human Development Reports, and has significantly advanced integrated modeling for both education and policy insight.

• Part 1. Foundations: Improving Global Futures.- Chapter 1. Action in the Face of Uncertainty.- Chapter 2. Global Change.- Chapter 3. Causal Analysis and World Views.- Part 2. The International Futures (IFs) System.- Chapter 4. Understanding IFs and Its Basic Use.- Chapter 5. Scenario Analysis with IFs.- Part 3. Human Development.- Chapter 6. Population.- Chapter 7. Economics.- Chapter 8. Human Wellbeing.- Part 4. Sustainable Development.- Chapter 9. Food and Agriculture.- Chapter 10. Energy.- Chapter 11. The Environment.- Part 5. Sociopolitical Impetus.- Chapter 12. Domestic Sociopolitical Systems.- Chapter 13. The Global Sociopolitical System.- Part 6. Integrated Scenario Analysis.- Chapter 14. Preferred (and Other) Futures.