Negotiated risks: international talks on hazardous issues

This book fills a major gap in the risk literature, as it brings together tworesearch strands: risks, to which IIASA's research programs have contributed significantly over the years, culminating in the Risk and Vulnerability Program, and international negotiations, on which there is an abundance of publishedwork, much of it resulting from the work of IIASA's Processes of International Negotiations Program. Throughout the book, it is pointed out that there are actor-driven risks, namely those posed by international negotiations themselves, and issue-driven risks which are caused by large-scale human activities. Infact, negotiated risks deal with some of the most serious risks facing humanity: climate change, nuclear activities, and weapons of mass destruction. The book contains both scientific analyses on the nature of internationally negotiated risks and analyses of concrete risks, both of which are of immense practical relevance in the larger context of international negotiations. Interdisciplinary approach: Theoretical analyses on the one hand, and practical examples on the other Shows how negotiation theory and risk analyses can be combined in order to understand international negotiations on issue-driven risks

• ISBN: 978-3-540-92992-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 390
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés