Global policymakers and catastrophic risk

Bibliographic Data

ID10355270
AuthorsChristopher Nathan (0000-0002-2386-3517, University of Warwick, corresponding author), Keith Hyams (0000-0003-3755-646X, University of Warwick)
Year2021
Volume55
Issue1
Pages3-21
Publication date2021-12-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-2687 • E-ISSN: 1573-0891
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11077-021-09444-0
PMID34873348
OpenAlexW3215992104
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited57

There is a rapidly developing literature on risks that threaten the whole of humanity, or a large part of it. Discussion is increasingly turning to how such risks can be governed. This paper arises from a study of those involved the governance of risks from emerging technologies, examining the perceptions of global catastrophic risk within the relevant global policymaking community. Those who took part were either civil servants working for the UK government, U.S. Congress, the United Nations, and the European Commission, or cognate members of civil society groups and the private sector. Analysis of interviews identified four major themes: Scepticism; Realism; Influence; and Governance outside of Government. These themes provide evidence for the value of conceptualising the governance of global catastrophic risk as a unified challenge. Furthermore, they highlight the range of agents involved in governance of emerging technology and give reason to value reforms carried out sub-nationally

Civil society · Commission · Corporate governance · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Emerging markets · Global governance · Government (linguistics · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Private sector · Value (mathematics · Finance · Law · Public Administration · Risk Perception and Management · Space exploration and regulation · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

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