The Illusion of Risk Control

1. Uncertainty: New Perspectives, Questions and Proposals
Gilles Motet

2. Uncertainty—Its Ontological Status andRelation to Safety
Ove Njå, Øivind Solberg, Geir Sverre Braut

3. A Conceptual Foundation for Assessing and Managing Risk, Surprises and Black Swans
Terje Aven

4. Recognizing Complexity in Risk Management: The Challenge of the Improbable
Jean Pariès

5. Practices in the Danger Culture of Late Industrial Society
Arie Rip

6. Judicial Review of Uncertain Risks inScientific Research
Eric E. Johnson

7. What Can Japan’s Early Modern Capital of Edo Teach Us About Risk Management?
Jordan Sand

8. Conclusion
Corinne Bieder

Keywords: Engineering, Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice, Organization, Sustainable Development