Improving the link between the futures field and policymaking

Journal article (2018)

Authors

J.C.M. van Dorsser Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering - CEG
W.E. Walker Air Transport & Operations - Aerospace Engineering
P. Taneja Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering - CEG
Vincent A.W.J. Marchau Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Research Group
Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2018 Cornelis van Dorsser, W.E. Walker, P. Taneja, Vincent A.W.J. Marchau
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2018.05.004
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Published Date

2018-1

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Hydraulic Engineering

Research Group

Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering

Abstract

Policymakers need to make policies for unknown and uncertain futures. Researchers in the futures field have a great deal to contribute to the policymaking process. But, futures research is often neglected as an element of policymaking. The aim of this paper is to improve the link between futures research and policymaking. More specifically, as Policy Analysis has a strong link with policymaking, this paper explores the possibility of linking Policy Analysis to the futures field through the use of an uncertainty typology applied in Policy Analysis. The typology can be used to structure the various forward-looking disciplines (or subfields) of the futures field according to the level of uncertainty that they address. This linkage can add significantly to the use of futures research in policymaking.

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