Hope across cultures

lt;p> Dr. Andreas M. Krafft holds a doctoral degree in Management Sciences at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, with special focus on Organizational Psychology, Culture and Development. He has academic degrees in Social Psychology of Organizations, Work and Health Psychology as well as Positive Psychology from the University of Zürich. Andreas is researcher for futures studies and lecturer at the Institute of Systemic Management and Public Governance at the University of St. Gallen. Furthermore, he teaches at the University of Zürich in the field of Work and Health, at the Master of Applied Positive Psychology, University of Lisbon, Portugal, as well as at the Master of Futures Studies from the Free University Berlin. He is co-president of swissfuture, the Swiss Society for Futures Studies, member of the executive board of SWIPPA (the Swiss Positive Psychology Association) and of the DACH-PP (German speaking Association of Positive Psychology). Since many years he leads the International Research Network of the Hope Barometer and has published several books and articles in scientific journals.

Chapter 1: Theoretical and Conceptual Overview.- Chapter 2: Development of an Integrated Hope Model in a Cross-cultural Context.- Chapter 3: The Values and Targets of Hope.- Chapter 4: Social Expectations and Positive Futures - An Integrative Approach.- Chapter 5: Belief Systems and Worldviews of Hope.- Chapter 6: Sources and Activities of Hope.- Chapter 7: Hope and Quality of Life: A Cross-cultural Study between Spain and South Africa.- Chapter 8. Hope, Mental Health and Future Scenarios in Czech Republic and Poland.- Chapter 9: The hopes and dreams of Maltese University Students.- Chapter 10: Hope Orientation of Students in Muslim Majority Societies.- Chapter 11. Hope vs. Optimism.