Two key shortcomings of national risk assessments (NRAs) are:(1) lack of justification and
transparency around important foundational assumptions of the process,(2) omission of …

Socio-environmental crises are bound to worsen and bring about unprecedented
uncertainties regarding their anticipation and management. We studied how public …

Paradoxes are historically embedded in institutions and organizations. Latent paradoxes
pose danger if they become salient; sociological analyses can identify historically …

Crisis intensification and acceleration (eg the triple disaster in Fukushima, the COVID-19
pandemic, and the increase in extreme climatic events) have raised new challenges. Recent …

Aiming at analysing all major security risks to a country, comprehensive National Risk
Assessments (NRAs) can be used as a foundation for national security policies. Doing so …

Innovationen und Katastrophen sind verflochtene Phänomene. Die Sozialwissenschaften
nähern sich diesem Zusammenhang jedoch skeptisch: Haben Katastrophen wirklich mit …

Today the ubiquitous guidance, warnings and protocols of risk management construct
possible futures as risks to be managed. How is this need to manage risk transforming the …

In this paper I shed new light on contemporary developments in global health governance,
policymaking, and knowledge production. Specifically, by investigating the historical roots …

There is a growing trend to prepare children for future disasters. A Japanese nonprofit
organization has developed an event called Iza! Kaeru Caravan, which includes games that …

We practice constantly for the event that hopefully will never happen. We wait.(Interview with
Swiss Regional Civil Protection Commander, 2012) 1 As this Civil Protection Commander …