Risk and Security Governance
Risk and Security Governance
Description
Having completed the module, students will gain comprehensive insight into the conceptualisation of risk within social theory, will understand interdisciplinary methodologies for analysing societal risk, and will understand the threats and possibilities of technological development. Moreover, students will familiarise themselves with the disparities in risk distribution across diverse social groups and will be able to chracterise the problems of risk regulation and governance assuring sustainable development and addressing issues related to human security.
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Learners
- Study period
- 5 February – 27 May 2024
- Study format
- Online
- Application period
- 5 January – 29 January 2024
- Credits
- 6 ECTS
- Hosting university
- Kaunas University of Technology
- Topics
Information
Value and progress
Describe various aspects of concept of risk
Describe the sociological, psychological, and cultural aspects of the concept of risk in social theory, applying various theories to analyse the impact of risk on contemporary societies.
ESCO SKILLS
Apply framework of risk governance
Apply the conceptual framework of risk governance for the analysis of particular risk cases.
ESCO SKILLS
Analyse inadequacies in distribution of risks
Analyse the inadequacies in the distribution of environmental and technological risks (among countries of different developmental levels, among different social strata, etc.).
ESCO SKILLS
Discuss influence of mass and social media
Discuss how mass and social media is constructing and influencing the knowledge and attitudes towards technological, environmental, social risks at local and global level.
ESCO SKILLS
Examine differences between perceptions of risk
Examine the differences between expert and public perceptions of risk, along with opportunities for public participation in decision-making regarding risky activities across various domains/fields, and get acquainted with local and international agreements to address problems posed by environmental, technological, and social threats.
ESCO SKILLS
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Hosting university
Kaunas University of Technology
