The notion of risk has taken center stage in public politics, the management of public and private organizations. The goal of this work is to demonstrate the successive steps explaining the assessment of risk in our advanced societies. Read More
We live in a society of risk. Not because the dangers that surround us are greater in number or severity as they have been in the past, but simply because the notion of risk has taken center stage in public politics, the management of public and private organizations, and controversies surrounding new technologies. The goal of this work is to demonstrate the successive steps explaining the assessment of risk in our advanced societies.