Humanity at risk: the need for global governance
by Innerarity, Daniel Kingery, Sandra Williams, Stephen
"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…
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- Full title :Humanity at risk : the need for global governance / edited by Daniel Innerarity and Javier Solana ; articles in Spanish and French translated by Sandra Kingery and Stephen Williams.
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"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"--
"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 & 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"--
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2013.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxi, 183 pages ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781623566180, 1623566185, 9781623567026, 1623567025
- oclc:ocn846546346
- LC Classification:JA71
- Dewey Decimal:320.01
Table of Contents
Introduction : Governing global risks / Daniel Innerarity -- Living in and coping with a world risk society / Ulrich Beck -- Global risks and preventive governance / Edgar Grande -- World risk society and national democracy / Michael Zürn -- (How) do we need to change political philosophy to take risk into account? / Daniel M. Weinstock -- Global risks and popular sovereignties / Ignacio Aymerich Ojea -- The dark horizon of the future : opacity, disaster, and responsibility / Christophe Bouton -- Re-learning to fear : the perception of risks in the global age / Elena Pulcini -- Certainty, risk, and uncertainty / Serge Champeau -- Global warming as a globalized risk and global threat for future generations / Dimitri D'Andrea -- A new political order for the 21st century : from state governments to global governance / Gurutz Jauregui -- Mediations between personal and "global" topics / Michel Wieviorka -- Europe as a risk averse power / Zaki Laidi -- Conclusion : How to manage a changing world index / Javier Solana.
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