With respect to risk and experts, I recommend this book…
THE CRISIS OF EXPERTISE by Gil Eyal
Chapter 4 - Risk:
1. There is no expert on risk because there are too many experts on risk.
2. There is no expert on risk because there is no one with expertise exactly relevant to the problem at hand.
3. There is no expert on risk because (like trust) it is a de-differentiating concept, which transgresses the stable boundaries between disciplines and professions, ultimately the very boundaries between experts and laypeople.
4. Perhaps most importantly, there is no expert on risk because risk analysis is ethics and politics camouflaged by numbers.
With respect to risk and experts, I recommend this book…
THE CRISIS OF EXPERTISE by Gil Eyal
Chapter 4 - Risk:
1. There is no expert on risk because there are too many experts on risk.
2. There is no expert on risk because there is no one with expertise exactly relevant to the problem at hand.
3. There is no expert on risk because (like trust) it is a de-differentiating concept, which transgresses the stable boundaries between disciplines and professions, ultimately the very boundaries between experts and laypeople.
4. Perhaps most importantly, there is no expert on risk because risk analysis is ethics and politics camouflaged by numbers.