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In an age of uncertainty, those who can anticipate revolution, the outbreak of wars, or which states might default are much in demand. The marketplace of ideas about the future is huge, and includes ‘wonks’, scholars and pundits who produce scenarios, predictions and ratings. The more opaque the future seems to be, the further the relationship between knowledge and power intensifies – above all the nexus between those who sell their expertise and those who consume it. This chapter discusses issues of responsibility that arise when experts make future claims.
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Colonomos, A. (2017). Selling the Future: Knowledge Brokers and their Responsibility. In: Poli, R. (eds) Handbook of Anticipation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31737-3_41-1
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