{"product_id":"the-risk-society-revisited-social-theory-and-risk-governance-hardback-9781439902585","title":"The Risk Society Revisited; Social Theory and Risk Governance (Hardback) 9781439902585","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Risk Society Revisited\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSocial Theory and Risk Governance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEugene Rosa (Author), Aaron McCright (Author), Ortwin Renn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439902585\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 December 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRisk is a part of life. How we handle uncertainty and deal with potential threats influence decision making throughout our lives. In \u003ci\u003eThe Risk Society Revisited,\u003c\/i\u003e Eugene A. Rosa, Ortwin Renn, and Aaron M. McCright offer the first book to present an integrated theory of risk and governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors examine our sociological understanding of risk and how we reconcile modern human conditions with our handling of risk in our quest for improved quality of life. They build a new framework for understanding risk-one that provides an innovative connection between social theory and the governance of technological and environmental risks and the sociopolitical challenges they pose for a sustainable future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShowing how our consciousness affects risk in the decisions we make-as individuals and as members of a democratic society-\u003ci\u003eThe Risk Society Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e makes an important contribution to the literature of risk research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eForeword: Risk Society as Political Category, by Ulrich Beck\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Preface \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Introduction: Sketching the Contemporary Era\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Part I. Social Science Foundations of Risk\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 1  Meta-Theoretical Foundations\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 2  An Evolution of Risk: Why Social Science Is Needed to Understand Risk\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Part II. Risk and Social Theory\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 3  Overarching Perspective: The Rational Action Framework\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 4  Refl exive Modernization Theory and Risk: The Work of Ulrich Beck and Anthony Giddens\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 5  Risk in Systems: The Work of Niklas Luhmann\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 6  Jürgen Habermas and Risk: An Alternative to RAP?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Part III. Risk Governance: Links between Theory and Strategy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 7 The Emergence of Systemic Risks\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 8 The Three Companions of Risk: Complexity, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 9 Risk Governance: A Synthesis\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 10 An Analytic-Deliberative Process: A Proposal for Better Risk Governance\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Conclusion: Risk Governance as a Catalyst for Social Theory and Praxis\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e References\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584898756888,"sku":"9781439902585","price":39.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-risk-society-revisited-social-theory-and-risk-governance-hardback-9781439902585","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}