Humanity at Risk compares diverse approaches to the theme of global threats using the tools of philosophy, critical theory, and political thought alongside more practical, socio-political observations. By defining the idea of "global risk" more specifically, Editors Innerarity and Solana, and their contributors, believe we can understand how these risks should be evaluated, predicted, and managed within the framework of democratic societies.The goal of this book is to highlight more precisely the necessity, in the face of new global risks, for new governance at a national, European, and global level.
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Preface Foreword Introduction Daniel Innerarity: Governing Global Risks Section I: Global Risks and Risk Society Chapter 1. Ulrich Beck: Living in and Coping with a World Risk Society Chapter 2. Edgar Grande: Global Risks and Preventive Governance Chapter 3. Michael Zürn: World Risk Society and National Democracy Chapter 4. Daniel M. Weinstock: (How) Do We Need to Change Political Philosophy to Take Risk into Account? Chapter 5. Ignacio Aymerich Ojea: Global Risks and Popular Sovereignties Section II: Representation of Risks: Categories, Affects, Motivations Chapter 6. Christophe Bouton: The Dark Horizon of the Future: Opacity, Disaster, and Responsibility Chapter 7. Elena Pulcini: Re-learning to Fear: The Perception of Risks in the Global Age Chapter 8. Serge Champeau: Certainty, Risk, and Uncertainty Chapter 9. Dimitri D’Andrea: Global Warming as a Globalized Risk and Global Threat for Future Generations Section III: The Governance of Global Risks Chapter 10. Gurutz Jáuregui: A New Political Order for the 21st Century: From State Governments to Global Governance Chapter 11. Michel Wieviorka: Mediations between Personal and “Global” Topics Chapter 12. Zaki Laïdi: Europe as a Risk Averse Power Conclusion Javier Solana: How to Manage a Changing World Index
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Humanity at Risk makes a valuable contribution to risk studies. It offers new and imaginative insights into a wide range of important topics. Written by leading experts, it will be of interest to specialists on risk and those interested in the perspectives it offers on global problems. The editors have done an excellent job in producing a comprehensive and very well edited collection of contributions.
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Humanity at Risk is the most complete consideration of political risk-taking and risk-aversion yet written.
ESTABLISHED - Spanish and French editions have already published to critical acclaim
Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy encourages a sustained dialogue between the most important intellectual currents in recent European philosophy--including phenomenology, deconstruction, hermeneutics--and key political theories and concepts, both classical and modern. In doing so, it not only sheds new light on today's shifting political realities but also explores the previously neglected consequences of the two disciplines.
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ISBN
9781623567026
Publisert
2013-12-19
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Vekt
325 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208

Biographical note

Daniel Innerarity is Professor of Political and Social Philosophy and Ikerbasque researcher at the University of the Basque Country, Spain. He was a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, University of Munich, Visiting Professor at the University of Paris 1-Sorbonne and at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute of Florence. Javier Solana is president of ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics, Spain, and distinguished fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings Institution. He is also member of the board of the International Crisis Group and the European Council on Foreign Relations. He served as Secretary General of NATO, as the European Union's High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and as Secretary General of the Council of the European Union.