Humanity at Risk
The Need for Global Governance
Published on 19. December 2013
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-62356-618-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
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. -- Gerard Delanty, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, and author of The Cosmopolitan Imagination: the renewal of critical theory (2009) and Formations of European Modernity: A Historical and Political Sociology of Europe (2013) Today, as collective humanity, we find ourselves confronted by systemic risks with which no previous civilisation had to cope. This volume is an indispensable resource for understanding the nature of such risks and how we might surmount the dangers they pose. -- Anthony Giddens, Member of the House of Lords and former Director of the London School of EconomicsMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
459 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62356-618-0 (9781623566180)
DOI
CBID180941
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Persons
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.
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.
Content
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 Zuern: 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 Jauregui: 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 Laidi: Europe as a Risk Averse Power
Conclusion
Javier Solana: How to Manage a Changing World
Index
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 Zuern: 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 Jauregui: 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 Laidi: Europe as a Risk Averse Power
Conclusion
Javier Solana: How to Manage a Changing World
Index