Introduction; ONE: Risk and the Redefinition of Politics; TWO: Risk, Consent, and Communal Identity; THREE: Risk and the Authority of Ends; FOUR: Risk, Self-interest, and the New Technology of Rights; FIVE: Risk and Responsibility; SIX: Democratic Politics and Participatory Risks; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
Summary
Explores the connection between technological risk and basic concepts of liberal political theory and practice. The author argues that modern risks are emergent and therefore not reducible to individual actors or events, and that risks challenge basic concepts of liberal political theory
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-191) and index
