Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction, Evidence, Theory
Chapter I Why metamorphosis of the world, why not transformation?
Chapter II Being God
Chapter III How climate change might save the world
Chapter IV Theorising metamorphosis
Themes
Chapter V From class to risk-class: Inequality in times of metamorphosis
Chapter VI Where does the power go? Politics of invisibility
Chapter VII Emancipatory catastrophism: Common goods as side effects of bads
Chapter VIII Public bads: Politics of visibility
Chapter IX Digital risk: Failing of functioning institutions
Chapter X Meta-power game of politics: Metamorphosis of the nation and international relations
Chapter XI Cosmopolitan communities of risk: From United Nations to United Cities
Outlook
Chapter XII Global Risk Generations: United in decline