Ulrich Beck
Pioneer in Cosmopolitan Sociology and Risk Society
1st Edition
Published on 22. March 2014
XV, 193 pages
978-3-319-04990-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents Ulrich Beck, one of the world's leading sociologists and social thinkers, as a Pioneer in Cosmopolitan Sociology and Risk Society. His world risk society theory has been confirmed by recent disasters - events that have shaken modern society to the core, signaling the end of an era in which comprehensive insurance could keep us safe. Due to its own successes, modern society now faces failure: while in the past experiments were conducted in a lab, now the whole world is a test bed. Whether nuclear plants, genetically modified organisms, nanotechnology - if any of these experiments went wrong, the consequences would have a global impact and would be irreversible. Beck recommends ignoring the mathematical morality of expert opinions, which seek to identify the level of a given risk by calculating the probability of its occurrence. Instead, man's fear of collapse should offer an opportunity for international cooperation and a cosmopolitan turn in the social sciences.
Reviews / Votes
"The book will be of interest to different readers for different reasons. . The questions and problems raised by the book are of significance across the board in the social sciences; the book is not only addressed to sociologists, but can also provide food for thought in the political sciences. The book undoubtedly reflects the wide recognition and significant international acknowledgement Beck has received." (Angelika Poferl, European Political Science, Vol. 15, 2016)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XV, 193 p. 18 illus., 14 illus. in color.
File size
4,30 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-319-04990-8 (9783319049908)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-04990-8
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
04/2014
Springer
€64.19
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Content
Mads P. Sørensen and Allan Christiansen Biography: Ulrich Beck.- Bibliography.- Dirk Matten: The Risk Society Thesis in Environmental Politics and Management - A Global Perspective.- Ino Rossi: Reflexive Modernization.- Yishai Blank: The Reality of Cosmopolitanism.- Zygmunt Bauman: Jerusalem vs. Athens Revisited.- Incalculable Futures: World Risk Society and its Social and Political Implications.- Individualization Is Eroding Traditions Worldwide: A Comparison between Europe and China.- Beyond Class and Nation: Reframing Social Inequalities in a Globalizing World.- The Two Faces of Religion.
