Focal Report 1: Risk Analysis

Based on the review of key governmental documents on risk and vulnerability analysis, this report focuses on commonalities and differences in the use of concepts, the threat spectrum covered, and the methodological and conceptual approaches taken. It further discusses two specifically noteworthy points: a recent focus on risk communication and a tendency towards establishing self-help guides. After discussing possible lessons for Switzerland, it concludes the first part with an extensive annotated bibliography. In the second part, the report gives a brief overview over major developments in the field of risk analysis research. A first section looks at literature in the field of (applied/policy-relevant) literature, a second focuses particularly on risk analysis in security studies/IR. These two parts are followed by an annotated bibliography.