Humanity at Risk: The Need for Global Governance

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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. HalfTitle Series Title Copyright Contents Contributors Preface Foreword to the English Edition Introduction: Governing Global Risks Part I Global Risks and Risk Society 1 Living in and Coping with a World Risk Society Old dangers—new risks: What is new about the global risk society? Historical tricks: Global risk is an unpredictable and impersonal force in the contemporary world Consequences and perspectives 2 Global Risks and Preventive Governance New risks as a worldwide political problem Conceptualizing new global risks Risk society, state of prevention, and preventive governance “Worldwide Risk Society”: Preventive governance beyond the nation-state Empirical challenges for research on the global governance of risks 3 World Risk Society and National Democracy Global risks and new international institutions New international institutions and their politicization The selectivity of international politicization Implications for the future of national democracy 4 (How) Do We Need to Change Political Philosophy to Take Risk into Account? Conclusion 5 Global Risks and Popular Sovereignties Risk as a legitimation of power Social rationalization and legal regulation Interdependence and liberalism Sovereignty or popular sovereignties? Governing from uncertainty Part II Representation of Risks: Categories, Affects, Motivations 6 The Dark Horizon of the Future: Opacity, Disaster, and Responsibility Novelty, progress, acceleration, feasibility Opacity Indeterminacy Disaster Responsibility 7 Re-Learning to Fear: The Perception of Risks in the Global Age 8 Certainty, Risk, and Uncertainty 9 Global Warming as a Globalized Risk and Global Threat for Future Generations Global challenges and globalized phenomena: Community and interdependence Risks and threats, present and future generations Features of the phenomenon Moral and political implications Indifference and responsibility Part III The Governance of Global Risks 10 A New Political Order for the Twenty-First Century: From State Governments to Global Governance Introduction A new social accord for the twenty-first century From “government” to “governance” The four models of governance The European Union as a complex model of governance 11 Mediations between Personal and “Global” Topics Two powerful trends Is there a link between contemporary individualism and globalization? The challenges of democracy Conclusion: Supranational spaces 12 Europe as a Risk Averse Power What is a risk averse power? How can risk aversion be measured? Why are Europeans risk averse? The political consequences of risk aversion Conclusion: How to Manage a Changing World Index