Comparing foresight "style" in six world regions.

The article presents a research paper which compares the nature and degree of difference in foresight style throughout six world regions in Europe. It explores the influences of political, socio-economic and cultural conditions on foresight style and the potential of policy tool transfer and international learning to reduce such influences. It tests the hypothesis that foresight style is being affected by regional contexts by considering domain coverage, time horizons, and political and economic traditions. Results demonstrate the variance of foresight style dimensions between regions in terms of domain areas, time horizons, and participation levels and group identity.