Linking Futures Research Methodologies. An Application of Systems Thinking and Metagame Analysis to Nuclear Energy Policy Issues

Futures researchers offer a wide range of methodologies which are based on different approaches and scientific backgrounds. This article demonstrated how two separate though complementary schools of thoughts can be combined. As an example, a set of models for strategic decision support in Swiss nuclear production capacity and a final storage for nuclear wastes. First, a system thinking approach is used to define a coherent, comprehensive framework focusing on the socio-political mechanism at work. Second, metagame analysis concentrates on the ...

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