Governmentality and Risk

Social Theories of Risk and Uncertainty: An Introduction

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 52-75

  O'Malley, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

From risk to "the risk society"; Governmentality and risk; Governmentality not intended as a total sociology; Governmentality particular analytical technique "alternative framework providing a new way of grasping issues of politics and power"; O'Malley (2003) and Kreitner the law of insurance; Risk and liberal governmentality; Risk and uncertainty; Risk in development of governmentality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889413361     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444301489.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

References (5)

1. Baker, T. & Simon, J. (2002) Embracing Risk: the changing culture of insurance and responsibility. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
2. Burchell, G., Gordon, C. & Miller, P (eds.) (1991) The Foucault Effect: studies in governmentality. Harvester/Wheatsheaf, London (see especially papers by Foucault, Ewald, Defert, and Castels).
3. Economy and Society, vol. 29, no. 4. Special issue on Configurations of risk.
4. Ericson, R. & Doyle, A. (eds.) (2004) Risk and Morality. University of Toronto Press, Toronto.
5. O'Malley, P. (2004) Risk, Uncertainty and Government. Glasshouse, London.