1st Edition
Rethinking Political Risk Concepts, Theories, Challenges
By Cecilia Emma Sottilotta
Copyright 2017
166 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
166 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
166 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Political risk was first introduced as a component for assessing risk not directly linked to economic factors following the flow of capital from the US to Europe after the Second World War. However, the concept has rapidly gained relevance since, with both public and private institutions developing complex methodologies designed to evaluate political risk factors and keep pace with the... Read more
Introduction
1. Political risk as a social science concept
2. Thinking about a theoretical framework
3. From theory to practice: a case study of the Arab Spring
4. Forecasting political events: issues and techniques
5. The cross-cutting role of expert judgment
6. The impact of the digital revolution on political risk analysis and assessment
Concluding remarks
Biography
Cecilia Emma Sottilotta is currently a post-doctoral research fellow in political science at LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, and an adjunct faculty member at the American University of Rome and at the University of Calabria, Italy.
