Risks and Risk Regulation: Personal Reflections

[...]when, years later, I first came to the concept of risk society and to risk regulation as an academic field, I was initially bemused. [...]globalisation and the worldwide development of the market economy unfortunately have spread many of these same risks throughout the world. [...]much of the world today shares risks which previously were limited mainly to wealthier countries. [...]I would add research on biotechnology, nanotechnology and other implications of contemporary technology, such as the use of robots, artificial intelligence, life sciences and increased exploration of space and the oceans.