Risk Society and the Culture of Precaution

List of tables and figures Foreword Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART I: THE POLITICS OF RISK The United Nations - Stability through Diversity; K.Töpfer Risk in Hindsight - Toward a Politics of Reflection; S.Jasanoff Culture, Structure, and Risk; C. Perrow The Principle of Precaution in EU-Environmental Policy; B.Höhn PART II: SECURITY POLICIES: ASSESSING AND MITIGATING RISKS Security Policies in an Transnational Setting; U.Schröder Terrorist Attacks at Nuclear Facilities; C.Nath The Case of Oil Exploitation in Nigeria; E. Remi Aiyede PART III: PUBLIC HEALTH: LIMITS OF THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE The Responsibilities of the Media in Dealing with HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa; B.Davidson A Comparative Analysis of Risk Perception Related to Human Health Issues; F.Bouder Risk, Precaution and the Media: The 'Story' of Mobile Phone Health Risks in the UK; A.Burgess PART IV: PROBLEMS OF RISK COMMUNICATION The Rhetoric of Risk and Responsibility - Understanding the German PublicDebate on EU Enlargement; M.Ecker-Ehrhardt Media Communication, Citizens and Transnational Risks - The Case of Climate Change and Coastal Protection; H.Heinrichs & H.P.Peters Index