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Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers
| Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers |
| Autore | Douglas Mary |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WildavskyAaron B
DouglasMary |
| Soggetto topico |
Risk management
Risk Risk - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental impact analysis Technology - Risk assessment Teknologi Risikoledelse Miljøet |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
climate change conservation crime cultural theory of risk danger economy environmentalism fear foreign affairs foreign policy global warming government policy hazard law and order media nonfiction personal politics personal protection political beliefs politics pollution risk management risk perception sense of danger social dangers social issues social organization society sociology technology worldview |
| ISBN |
1-282-35523-6
9786612355233 0-520-90739-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Can We Know The Risks We Face? -- I. Risks are Hidden -- II. Risks are Selected -- III. Scientists Disagree -- IV. Assessment is Biased -- V. The Center is Complacent -- VI. The Border is Alarmed -- VII. The Border Fears For Nature -- VIII. America Is A Border Country -- IX. The Dialogue is Political -- Conclusion: Risk is a Collective Construct -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778083903321 |
Douglas Mary
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers
| Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers |
| Autore | Douglas Mary |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WildavskyAaron B
DouglasMary |
| Soggetto topico |
Risk management
Risk Risk - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental impact analysis Technology - Risk assessment Teknologi Risikoledelse Miljøet |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
climate change conservation crime cultural theory of risk danger economy environmentalism fear foreign affairs foreign policy global warming government policy hazard law and order media nonfiction personal politics personal protection political beliefs politics pollution risk management risk perception sense of danger social dangers social issues social organization society sociology technology worldview |
| ISBN |
1-282-35523-6
9786612355233 0-520-90739-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Can We Know The Risks We Face? -- I. Risks are Hidden -- II. Risks are Selected -- III. Scientists Disagree -- IV. Assessment is Biased -- V. The Center is Complacent -- VI. The Border is Alarmed -- VII. The Border Fears For Nature -- VIII. America Is A Border Country -- IX. The Dialogue is Political -- Conclusion: Risk is a Collective Construct -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809074603321 |
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Douglas Mary
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Watchdogs on the hill : the decline of congressional oversight of U.S. foreign relations / / Linda L. Fowler
| Watchdogs on the hill : the decline of congressional oversight of U.S. foreign relations / / Linda L. Fowler |
| Autore | Fowler Linda L. <1945-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Princeton University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 328.73/0746 |
| Soggetto topico |
Legislative oversight - United States
International relations |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Abu Ghraib Prison
Constitution Defense Department Department of Defense Iraq War Panama Canal Senate Armed Services Committee Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senate committee Senate watchdogs Senate State Department Truman Doctrine U.S. Congress U.S. Constitution U.S. foreign policy U.S. foreign relations Vietnam War congressional war powers democratic accountability divided government executive branch fire alarms foreign affairs foreign policy foreign relations institutional changes international affairs military casualties national security oversight national security police patrols presidency public hearings public opinion public understanding reform proposals rule of law scandals secret hearings war powers wars |
| ISBN |
0-691-15162-8
1-4008-6646-4 |
| Classificazione | POL006000POL040010HIS036060POL011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. Information, Regular Order, and Democratic Accountability in International Affairs -- PART II. Oversight Hearings and Regular Order in U.S. Foreign Relations -- PART III. Reclaiming Congressional War Powers -- APPENDIX A. Coding Congressional Committee Hearings -- APPENDIX B. Description of Dependent and Independent Variables -- APPENDIX C. Methodological Appendix to Chapter 3 -- APPENDIX D. Methodological Appendix to Chapter 4 -- APPENDIX E. Methodological Appendix to Chapter 5 -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788164403321 |
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Fowler Linda L. <1945->
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| Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Princeton University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Watchdogs on the hill : the decline of congressional oversight of U.S. foreign relations / / Linda L. Fowler
| Watchdogs on the hill : the decline of congressional oversight of U.S. foreign relations / / Linda L. Fowler |
| Autore | Fowler Linda L. <1945-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Princeton University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 328.73/0746 |
| Soggetto topico |
Legislative oversight - United States
International relations |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Abu Ghraib Prison
Constitution Defense Department Department of Defense Iraq War Panama Canal Senate Armed Services Committee Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senate committee Senate watchdogs Senate State Department Truman Doctrine U.S. Congress U.S. Constitution U.S. foreign policy U.S. foreign relations Vietnam War congressional war powers democratic accountability divided government executive branch fire alarms foreign affairs foreign policy foreign relations institutional changes international affairs military casualties national security oversight national security police patrols presidency public hearings public opinion public understanding reform proposals rule of law scandals secret hearings war powers wars |
| ISBN |
0-691-15162-8
1-4008-6646-4 |
| Classificazione | POL006000POL040010HIS036060POL011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. Information, Regular Order, and Democratic Accountability in International Affairs -- PART II. Oversight Hearings and Regular Order in U.S. Foreign Relations -- PART III. Reclaiming Congressional War Powers -- APPENDIX A. Coding Congressional Committee Hearings -- APPENDIX B. Description of Dependent and Independent Variables -- APPENDIX C. Methodological Appendix to Chapter 3 -- APPENDIX D. Methodological Appendix to Chapter 4 -- APPENDIX E. Methodological Appendix to Chapter 5 -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817024903321 |
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Fowler Linda L. <1945->
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| Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Princeton University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Working for Canada : a pilgrimage in foreign affairs from the New World Order to the rise of populism / / Geoff White
| Working for Canada : a pilgrimage in foreign affairs from the New World Order to the rise of populism / / Geoff White |
| Autore | White Geoff |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Calgary, Alberta : , : University of Calgary Press, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (198 pages) |
| Disciplina | 327.71 |
| Collana | Beyond Boundaries: Canadian Defence and Strategic Studies |
| Soggetto topico | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Canada
Canadian diplomacy foreign affairs international negotiation memoir political careers political communication political memoir politics trade agreements trade negotiation |
| ISBN |
9781773851952
9781773851938 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Breaking the Spell (1990–1991) -- Explaining NAFTA (1991–1993) -- Human Security (1994–1999) -- Freedoms of the Skies (2000–2006) -- A Dickensian Deal (2007) -- Trashing the Arts (2007–2009) -- The Unfortunately Named . . . (2009) -- Disillusioned Friends (2009–2012) -- A Visit, a Funeral and an Elegy (2013–2014) -- A Canadian Gulliver Confronts an Arcane World (2009–2013) -- Virtuous New World (2014–2016) -- Chile and the Progressive Trade Agenda (2017) -- Epilogue -- Notes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910774764903321 |
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White Geoff
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| Calgary, Alberta : , : University of Calgary Press, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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