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The Political Theories of Risk Analysis

The purpose of this study is to question whether liberal political theories ought to inform the way policymakers and administrators analyze risk in proposed courses of environmental practice. In order to explore the relationship of liberal theory to rational practice in environmental policy, this pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guehlstorf, Nicholas P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Series:The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics
Subjects:
Environment
Political Philosophy
Political Science / Philosophy
Political Science
Environmental Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1:Risk, Rationality, and Liberalism
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Statement of the Research Problem
  • 3. Environmental Policy and Analytical Framework
  • 4. Case Study Design
  • 5. Importance of the Research
  • 6. Chapter Outline
  • 2:The Technical Values in the Expert Judgment of Risk
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Economic Effects of Rbst Use
  • 3. Commercialisation of the Biological Sciences
  • 4. Political Justifications for Food Biotechnology
  • 5. Looking Forward
  • 3:The Utilitarian Assessment
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Historical Debates Within Risk Assessments
  • 3. Bentham and the Utilitarian Ethic in Risk Studies
  • 4. Mill’s Liberal Reforms
  • 5. The Risks of Mill’s Political Philosophy
  • 6. Feminist Critiques of Mill’s Science
  • 7. Conclusion
  • 4:The Practice of Risk Management and the Theory of Social Contract
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Rawls’s Game of Risk
  • 3. Locke’s Limited Government of Risk
  • 4. Hobbes’s Risk Calculus
  • 5. Risk Practice and Critics of Social Contract Theory
  • 6. Possible Conclusions
  • 5:A Theoretical Case for Reasonableness
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Political and Social Issues Related to Rbst
  • 3. A Reasonable Middle Position
  • 4. The Political Theory of Civil Disobedience
  • 5. The Practice of Pluralist Democracy
  • 6. Concluding Remarks
  • 6:The Risks of Environmental Democracy
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Habermas’s Import
  • 3. Marcuse’s Project
  • 4. Beck’s Contribution
  • 7:Liberal Communication Needed for Rational Practices
  • 1. Conclusion
  • 2. Contributions of the Study
  • 3. Recommendations to Policy Scholars and Planners
  • 4. Future Research in Risk Studies
  • 5. Summary
  • References

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