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risk and fear
Bomberna skapade debatt om samhället
Aftonbladet,
7 July 2010
Fem år senare minns britterna Londonbomberna.
Why BP is not very slick in an emergency
spiked,
21 June 2010
When companies adhere to the rituals of risk-aversion, they lose sight of how to deal with real emergencies. Now we can see the consequences.
This shutdown is about more than volcanic ash
spiked,
19 April 2010
The flight ban is a product of officialdom’s apocalyptic thinking, where they always imagine that the worst-case scenario will come true.
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.
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