The Reconstitution of Risk Objects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12597626 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Kendra (0000-0003-0888-1466, University of North Texas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-48 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Risk Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-9877 • E-ISSN: 1466-4461 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13669870600995931 |
| OpenAlex | W2162739212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
This paper examines the relationship of risk and power through a critical analysis of Crew Endurance Management, an initiative directed at enhancing maritime safety and efficiency. The paper argues that the initiative applies rhetorics of choice and self‐discipline to unite morality with risk, thus casting merchant mariners as risk objects in the shipping industry. This objectification relies on differentials in power rooted in differentially‐valued discourses that delegitimize some kinds of expertise. At the same time, deploying alternative rhetorics keyed to the anxieties of other levels of society allows risk objects to resist their objectification by shifting the relevant social scale for considering risk. The paper concludes by suggesting that imperatives for both productivity and safety will expand the workspace by expanding, through emphasis on personal choices, the environment in which workers must be concerned about risk reduction
Business · Crew · Economic growth · Economics · Morality · Objectification · Political science · Power (physics · Productivity · Public relations · Risk analysis (engineering · Risk management · Risk society · Social science · Sociology · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Engineering · Law · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Risk Perception and Management · Finance
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2011 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |