Markus Siegfried Schulz

Markus Siegfried Schulz is an Associate Fellow at the Max Weber College for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, University of Erfurt. His research focuses on future-oriented sociological approaches, examining why the 'future' has been severely neglected as a research topic in sociology and related social sciences.

Dr. Schulz's research interests include:

• Future-oriented sociology
• Social theory
• Political imagination
• Public discourse
• Exploring possible, probable, avoidable, and preferred futures

His work addresses the critical need for broader and more anticipatory scientific approaches to tackle global challenges such as violence, hunger, climate change, and environmental destruction. Dr. Schulz argues that prevailing approaches are too narrowly technologically and economically focused and must be reconfigured through contributions from the social sciences.

Dr. Schulz's publications reveal a consistent focus on developing theoretical frameworks for understanding futures. His work examines how social theory connects with public discourses about contemporary problems, risks, and opportunities, with particular attention to methodological innovations in anticipatory sociology.

His notable scientific contributions include:

• "Debating Futures: Global Trends, Alternative Visions, and Public Discourse" (2016)
• "Future Moves in Culture, Society, and Technology" (2015)

Dr. Schulz's research program systematically rethinks sociology's relationship to the future, exploring new conceptual perspectives and methodological tools needed to investigate possible, probable, avoidable, and preferred futures through illustrative case studies.