Deep Futures and China's Environment
Written by Marcus T. Anthony on November 2009

This paper will appear shortly in The Journal of Futures Studies. The purpose of this paper is to unpack the discourse on China’s futures, with a particular focus upon the relationship of Chinese people and the environment. The goal is to problematise the dominant discourse, and view the issue though new perspectives.

 

Two tools from Critical Futures Studies will be employed: Sohail Inayatullah’s Causal Layered Analysis and his Futures Triangle. Three possible scenarios for China’s futures are used as a focus: Big Brother, Brave New China and the Harmonious Society.