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Author:   I. Richter ,  S. Berking ,  R. Müller-Schmid
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2006 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.495kg
ISBN:  

9781403996954

ISBN 10:   1403996954
Pages:   259
Publication Date:   31 October 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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List of tables and figures Foreword Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART I: THE POLITICS OF RISK The United Nations - Stability through Diversity; K.Töpfer Risk in Hindsight - Toward a Politics of Reflection; S.Jasanoff Culture, Structure, and Risk; C. Perrow The Principle of Precaution in EU-Environmental Policy; B.Höhn PART II: SECURITY POLICIES: ASSESSING AND MITIGATING RISKS Security Policies in an Transnational Setting; U.Schröder Terrorist Attacks at Nuclear Facilities; C.Nath The Case of Oil Exploitation in Nigeria; E. Remi Aiyede PART III: PUBLIC HEALTH: LIMITS OF THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE The Responsibilities of the Media in Dealing with HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa; B.Davidson A Comparative Analysis of Risk Perception Related to Human Health Issues; F.Bouder Risk, Precaution and the Media: The 'Story' of Mobile Phone Health Risks in the UK; A.Burgess PART IV: PROBLEMS OF RISK COMMUNICATION The Rhetoric of Risk and Responsibility - Understanding the German Public Debate on EU Enlargement; M.Ecker-Ehrhardt Media Communication, Citizens and Transnational Risks - The Case of Climate Change and Coastal Protection; H.Heinrichs & H.P.Peters Index

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INGO K. RICHTER is Emeritus Professor of Law at Eberhard Karls University of Tnbingen, Germany. He was previously Director of the German Youth Institute, Munich, Germany. His most recent publication is Die sieben Todsnnden der Bildungspolitik (The Seven Deadly Sins of Educational Policy). SABINE BERKING is a Researcher at the Irmgard Coninx Foundation, Germany. She teaches Cultural Studies at the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) Berlin, Germany, and is a regular contributor to the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. RALF M LL

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