Clement Bezold is a

political scientist Political science is the science, scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of politics, political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated c ...

, author,

futurist Futurists (also known as futurologists, prospectivists, foresight practitioners and horizon scanners) are people whose specialty or interest is futurology or the attempt to systematically explore predictions and possibilities abou ...

and a founder of the Institute for Alternative Futures (IAF) as well as its for-profit subsidiary Alternative Futures Associates. Bezold received a Ph.D. in political science from the

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. In 1977, Bezold established the Institute for Alternative Futures in

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. Its goal was to encourage "Anticipatory Democracy". In 1982, Bezold started Alternative Futures Associates as a

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on corporate

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. Bezold has written or edited books related to the future, particularly on the future of health care. He serves as the Consulting Editor for the ''

Journal of Futures Studies The ''Journal of Futures Studies'' (JFS) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal in the discipline of futures studies. It is published by Tamkang University Press on behalf of the Graduate Institute of Futures Studies at Tamkang University i ...

'' and sits on the editorial advisory boards of the journals '' Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting'', ''

Technology Forecasting and Social Change ''Technological Forecasting and Social Change'' (formerly ''Technological Forecasting'') is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier which discusses futures studies, technology assessment, and technological forecasting. Articles foc ...

'' and ''

World Future Review The World Future Society (WFS), founded in 1966, is an international community of futurists and future thinkers. History Prominent members and contributors have included Ray Kurzweil, Peter Drucker, Carl Sagan, and Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

''.

Books, Reports & Selected Articles

*''Anticipatory Democracy: People in Politics of the Future'' (1978) *''The Future of Work and Health'' (1985)

External links

Institute for Alternative FuturesDisparity Reducing Advances (DRA) ProjectClem Bezold
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