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Focusing on the "study of the future," the book delves into the complexities of forecasting, highlighting the logical and political challenges involved. De Jouvenel explores various methodologies from economics, sociology, and political science, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding how to anticipate future developments.

In this concluding volume in the trilogy that begins with On Power and moves to Sovereignty, Bertrand de Jouvenel proposes to remedy a serious deficiency in political science, namely: the lack of agreement on first principles, or 'elements'. The author's concern is with political processes as they actually exist, not as they are conjectured to be in hypothetical models.