The Unintended Consequences of Risk Assessment Regimes: How Risk Adversity at European Universities Is Affecting African Studies

Many European universities have introduced procedures for assessing risks to social researchers. These procedures are inspired by occupational and safety health standards, whose logic is driven by the suppression of uncertainty. The rise of risk assessment also fits into a broader global trend of in...

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Main Authors: Giulia Piccolino, Sabine Franklin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Africa Spectrum
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0002039719898904