After a short conceptual/historical introduction about the notions of risk, hazard, danger and uncertainty, the chapter addresses through a genealogical perspective core ideas and key thinkers in the issue, from the post-war foundations to risk perception and risk culture approaches, from the risk society thesis and the gaining relevance of uncertainty to the most recent framework of risk as a rationality of government. The critical potential of the concept of risk is subsequently discussed, with special reference to neoliberal environmental regulation and a new generation of theoretical approaches.

Risk

Pellizzoni, Luigi
2013

Abstract

After a short conceptual/historical introduction about the notions of risk, hazard, danger and uncertainty, the chapter addresses through a genealogical perspective core ideas and key thinkers in the issue, from the post-war foundations to risk perception and risk culture approaches, from the risk society thesis and the gaining relevance of uncertainty to the most recent framework of risk as a rationality of government. The critical potential of the concept of risk is subsequently discussed, with special reference to neoliberal environmental regulation and a new generation of theoretical approaches.
2013
Settore SPS/10 - Sociologia dell'Ambiente e del Territorio
Critical Environmental Politics
Routledge
risk; uncertainty; environment; governance; governmentality; critical theory; cultural theory
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