Risk and accountability

There is a need for 'experts' with specialist knowledge to make decisions but democracy means demanding accountability. An inter-disciplinary approach is considered essential to study of risk. Interest groups would be beneficial.

An episode of the Understanding Identity - Audio podcast, hosted by The Open University, titled "Risk and accountability" was published on March 11, 2009 and runs 6 minutes.

March 11, 2009 ·6m · Understanding Identity - Audio

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There is a need for 'experts' with specialist knowledge to make decisions but democracy means demanding accountability. An inter-disciplinary approach is considered essential to study of risk. Interest groups would be beneficial.

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There is a need for 'experts' with specialist knowledge to make decisions but democracy means demanding accountability. An inter-disciplinary approach is considered essential to study of risk. Interest groups would be beneficial.

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