Humanity at Risk

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.

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.

• PrefaceForewordIntroduction Daniel Innerarity: Governing Global RisksSection I: Global Risks and Risk SocietyChapter 1. Ulrich Beck: Living in and Coping with a World Risk Society Chapter 2. Edgar Grande: Global Risks and Preventive GovernanceChapter 3. Michael Zürn: World Risk Society and National DemocracyChapter 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 SovereigntiesSection II: Representation of Risks: Categories, Affects, MotivationsChapter 6. Christophe Bouton: The Dark Horizon of the Future: Opacity, Disaster, and ResponsibilityChapter 7. Elena Pulcini: Re-learning to Fear: The Perception of Risks in the Global AgeChapter 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 RisksChapter 10. Gurutz Jáuregui: A New Political Order for the 21st Century: From State Governments to Global Governance Chapter 11. Michel Wieviorka: Mediations between Personal and “Global” TopicsChapter 12. Zaki Laïdi: Europe as a Risk Averse PowerConclusionJavier Solana: How to Manage a Changing WorldIndex