Constructivism: Social Theory of International Politics by Alexander Wendt

Risk for most people is an accepted part of everyday life e.g. catching a bus or walking to the shop etc... will carry some element of risk. Risk is associated with our health, safety, security, well being, employment, education, daily activities, using resources and equipment and community participation. Some adults such as those who are disabled or who are older are usually discouraged from taking risks with their budgeting, planning, employment and their daily living skills usually because people fear for their limitations or that they might hurt themselves or others. Everyone has the right to take risks and make

Risk is defined by the probability of injury, harm, loss or danger. We all take risks every day, and don’t even think about implications.

Anybody who takes a full role in society takes risks: crossing the road, using a bus, driving a car, and talking to people they do not know. Risk may be physical (injury and accident), emotional (humiliation, sense of failure), or mental (stress).

Risk – A risk in a health and social care setting is when there is a strong possibility of harm occurring through a hazard.

Risk is what may occur or, that which is likely to occur, as a result of a particular incident. Risk is part of everyday life and it exists in every activity undertaken by humanity. However, some risks can be avoided and are not as grave as others. To evaluate a risk, careful consideration is given to its nature and consequences. Risk is calculated relative to the damage an incident causes and the level, size, and extent of exposure to said damage. Hazard is the apparatus that causes the damage or harm, and exposure is the degree, depth, and scope of the risk as influenced by the nature of the source of danger. In other words, risk can be determined by multiplying hazard by exposure (Nemeth,

Danger is regularly mapped to the likelihood of some occasion which is seen as undesirable. Typically the likelihood of that occasion and some evaluation of its normal damage must be joined into a trustworthy situation (a result) which consolidates the arrangement of danger, lament and remunerate probabilities into a normal worth for that result.

A risk is the likelihood of a specific consequence occurring with the potential to cause harm.

* There are three (3) schools of thought regarding risk. The first considers the positive and negative aspects of risk, but sees them as separate. The second group believes that there are benefits from treating threats and opportunities together, while the third school does not label uncertainties, but addresses uncertainty as part of “doing the job.” Argue the value of having a risk strategy despite the cost associated with it. Include an example to support

We see risk taking being defined as exposure to the chance or injury of loss; a hazard of dangerous chance. But what if there was another way of redefining risk taking? What must one overcome to be able to define their own accomplishments and or failure as taking risks in their lives? In the collection of unit 5 of the Close Reader by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, we as a class clearly got to understand the importance of risk taking and how risks can affect one's life in the decisions they choose to make. The stories of Beowulf, Blackheart, and lastly Are Genetically Modified Foods Scary? a perfect example of what the cause and effects are for risk taking. The importance of

First of all, this book is similar to some things I'm learning in social psychology. It wasn't any suprise to me when I

The word “risk” means the possibility of suffering a harmful event. Risk taking can bring either positive or negative result because anytime we take risks in life, there is a possibility of loss which can cause tension. There are a lot of people who take big risks and appear not to be affected by them. But, many of us feel very uneasy when faced with risk-taking; we may become worried about the risk. Although some people are content in life by just playing it safe and not courting any

The other side of the admitted presence of danger is the failure of the institutions that derive their authority from their purported mastery of such danger. In this way, the "social birth" of a global danger is as much unlikely as it is a dramatic, indeed traumatic, world-shattering one. In the experience of shock radiated by the mass media, it becomes recognizable; to quote Goya: the slumber of reason creates monsters.

In international relations, constructivism is regarded to be the starting point of the institutionalization of values that leads to the development of collaborative behaviors within the international community. Constructivism is based on the following core principles:

Social constructivism emerged in the mid-1990s, after the end of Cold War. Although it has been seen as a 'young ' theory in International Relations, it has challenged the two dominant theories – realism and liberalism. It also provided new theoretical openings to understand the International Relations. Social constructivists tried to establish a “middle ground” between rationalism and poststructuralism. Unlike realism, social constructivism claims that material capabilities of states, such as military power, is not the only essential factor in International Relations. It also concentrates on other non-material factors, including identity, culture, ideas, norms, institutions and interests. Moreover, it believes that the interaction of structures and agency is a key in explaining the international politics. However, not every social constructivists agree with the same themes of the theory. There is contestation. According to Ted Hopf (1998), social constructivism can be divided into two categories. The first type is the conventional constructivism, in other words, the 'weak ' constructivism. The second type is the critical constructivism, which is also called poststructuralism. In this essay, I am going to discuss the limitations of the weak form of social constructivism from the perspectives of other approaches, such as the critical constructivism and rationalism. The other approaches can indicate the deficiency of the weak form of social constructivism.

The reader will become familiarised with the term risk and it definitions from specifically the ISO 31000 standard of risk management and also the definition of risk from the criminology crime triangle. Which one of these two definitions that are the most suitable for usage within the security industry will be discussed and evaluated. How and why consequence is important when assessing risk priorities and determining where to allocate resources will be examined and answered.