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Change and commitment: beyond risk and responsibility

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  • Silvio Funtowicz
  • Roger Strand

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Risk and responsibility have always been linked philosophically in the Western tradition. The purpose of this article is to discuss possible alternatives to the centrality of the risk discourse, arguing that such alternatives call for a revision in the concept of responsibility, decoupling it from the aspirations of control over Nature and the future. It implies also a more complex relation between knowledge and action. Rather than believing that contemporary global challenges will be sufficiently met by being responsible under risk, we will explore how to stay committed in times of uncertainty and change.

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  • Silvio Funtowicz & Roger Strand, 2011. "Change and commitment: beyond risk and responsibility," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(8), pages 995-1003, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:14:y:2011:i:8:p:995-1003
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2011.571784
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