Futures Reframed

Call for Papers: Darkness Reframed in Futures Studies

The future is not only a space for bright hope but also for reckoning with a darker outlook: hopelessness, loss, grief, rage, uncertainty, and the unknown. In this first edition of the Futures Reframed journal, we explore how acknowledging these elements of darkness can open up new ways of thinking about the future. Just as day and night continuously follow one another, both hope and darkness are forces to reckon with in futures thinking: bright hope propels us forward, while darkness provides the depth and pause needed for change. This thematic issue seeks to explore the often overlooked yet critical dimensions of hopelessness, despair, and the complexities of acknowledging the dark that is to come.