Course # 38840 For many, technology and social progress are highly correlated, if not synonymous. The salutary impact of technology is indisputable. But with technological advancement comes consequences in the form of new economic risks which are often significant and typically born unequally by individuals and groups in modern society. Policies, programs and contractual schemes to address such risks, the joint province of government and the private sector, usually significantly trail their emergence. The reason: a panoply of interests, both public and private, struggle to address questions of social responsibility, moral hazard, and actuarial probabilities in order to address new risks. In technology’s large wake, individuals and businesses face significant risk exposure while these interests negotiate and litigate what is both politically possible and commercially viable. This course applies a social science perspective to the problem of emerging risk in advanced, technologically driven societies and economies. It focuses on four broad risk domains that are both highly topical and inadequately addressed by either the private or public sector. Recent News More news Student Profile: Namuka Ishii, MPP Class of 2024 Thu., May 02, 2024 Student Profile: Carrie Collins, MPP Class of 2024 Tue., April 30, 2024 Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Harris Reunion Weekend 2024 Fri., May 03, 2024 | 12:00 PM 1307 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60613 United States Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM