Work Package 6

Quality of life and future trends: scenario analyses
(operationalisation of project objective 6)

Work Package Co-ordinator: Prof. Maria das Dores Guerreiro, Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology

The focus of activities in this work package is get a grip on future trends and public and organisational policies as they relate to quality of life and work through the scenario analyse. Scenarios are particularly suitable alternatives to predictions as they are capable of handling complex problems arising over long time periods with many uncertainties.
Work package activities include the following:

1. To collect information from other WPs in order to design possible scenarios.
2. To gain access to expert groups in each country to discuss the scenarios.
3. To develop a framework for guiding scenario discussion meetings.
4. To analyse the results from each country.
5. To summarise the results in national reports and an international comparative scenario report with recommendations for each country.