Abstract
While the previous chapter presented an overview of popular theoretical accounts which have laid claim to the character of the contemporary future horizon, due to their macro-focus, these accounts do not allow for consideration of the relationship between perceptions of the future and individuals or subjectivities. As such, this chapter considers how subjectivities can be theorised in the context of the study that informs this book. After considering a number of competing theoretical accounts, the work of Margaret Archer is chosen for the purposes of this work. Drawing on Archer’s modes of reflexivity, this chapter considers how—and indeed if—outlooks upon the future may be related to specific types of selves.
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Cook, J. (2018). Strategies for Relating to the Personal and Societal Future. In: Imagined Futures. Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65325-9_3
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