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risk and fear
Hulp is geen zaak voor angsthazen
NRC Handelsblad,
26 January 2010
Reddingswerkers en hulporganisaties bekommeren zich te veel om de eigen veiligheid.
To rescue Haitians, we need to take risks
spiked,
18 January 2010
The slow delivery of aid to Haitians suggests that even the noble mission of saving lives has been subordinated to the dictates of risk-aversion.
There’s still hope for the good guys
The Australian,
16 January 2010
In a cultural landscape dominated by simplistic nihilism, Cormac McCarthy's tale of survival stands apart.
Afghanistan: the dangers of a risk-averse war
spiked,
7 September 2009
In continually advertising their fear of suffering casualties on the battlefield, Britain’s rulers are unwittingly strengthening their enemies’ hand.
Precautionary culture and the rise of possibilistic risk assessment
Erasmus Law Review,
4 September 2009
The shift from probabilistic to possibilistic risk management characterises contemporary cultural attitudes towards uncertainty.
Unspeakable
The American Interest,
13 August 2009
Why the West strains to name its enemy.
The fearmongers preying on pregnant women
spiked,
20 July 2009
It was only a matter of time before the swine-flu scare lobby turned its attention to those who are seen as an easy target for fear: mums-to-be.
The politics of the hidden agenda
spiked,
26 June 2009
Spreading conspiracy theories – stories about a world warped by evil forces – remains the pastime of marginalised groups. But conspiratorial thinking, the idea that someone, somewhere is to blame for every misfortune, has become respectable.
What swine flu reveals about the culture of fear
spiked,
5 May 2009
A guide to today’s various species of scaremonger.
Be afraid …
Sunday Herald,
3 May 2009
Essay of the week: Pig flu, bird flu, global warming, crime ... Why professional panic-mongers are making us terrified.
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