Risking Lives: AIDS, Security and Three Concepts of Risk

摘要: This article analyses the conjunctures of risk and security that have recently emerged in securitization HIV/AIDS. Although these partially corroborate Ulrich Beck's notion society, important elements HIV/AIDS resist his understanding as a 'danger modernization'. The therefore turns to Franois Ewald's alternative theorization 'neologism insurance', shows insurance is risk-based practice widely used manage welfare populations. Such biopolitical approach also valuable for analysing HIV/AIDS, which, even though it unfolding outside domain insurance, similarly draws upon multiple categories ('security risks', 'risk groups' factors') efforts improve collective health Analysed through wider concept 'biopolitical rationality', conjuncture thus emerges principal site where institutions sovereign power international relations are being absorbed integrated within economy power.