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Scenario planning, a tool for community psychology work with politicians: a case analysis

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Pages 23-33 | Received 20 May 2007, Published online: 08 Sep 2009
 

Abstract

The term scenario is used to talk about a projected outline of political events and future developments. The objective of building scenarios is to deal with critical events, uncertain conditions, and create useful pro-actions. This paper attempts to outline the utility of scenario planning as a method for developing alternative visions of the future in community contexts. It describes its theoretical basis, uses, and steps. A case example is used to illustrate the application of the framework and its possible practical benefits in community psychology practice. To test this methodology with politicians, they have been asked to examine the resources and problems present in the areas administered by them and invited to imagine possible future scenarios and projects which might improve the quality of life of residents.

La palabra scenario es utilizada para hablar de un projecto que se refiere a los eventos politicos y a los desarrollos futuros. El objectivo de construir escenarios es de anticipar los eventos criticos, las condiciones inciertas y crear utiles pro-actions. Este papel intenta delinear la utilidad de la planificación de scenario como un metodo para dasarrollar visiones alternatives del futuro en el contexto de las comunidades. Él describe sus bases theoricas, usos y pasos. Un caso es utilizado como ejemplo para ilustrar la aplicación de la estructura y sus posibles vantages practicos en la psicologia de la comunidad. Para probar esta metologia con los politicos, hemos examinado los recursos y los problemas pesentes en las areas administradas para ellos y los hemos invitados a imaginar posibles escenarios futuros y projectos que puedan mejorar la cualidad de la vida de los residentes.

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