Course

HUM-201: Why do we live in a risk society?

Summary

Vivons-nous dans une "société du risque" ? Nous reviendrons sur les différents processus sociaux (de l'essor de la quantification au secteur de l'assurance, des politiques de sécurisation aux mobilisations de victimes) qui participent de l'émergence et de l'omniprésence du risque.

Lectures

Instructor

Hervé Rayner

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/why-do-we-live-in-a-risk-society-HUM-201

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/HUM-201

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Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Hervé Rayner

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/why-do-we-live-in-a-risk-society-HUM-201

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/HUM-201

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