Ulrich Beck: Ulrich Beck | Taschenbuch

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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.

Zusammenfassung

Ulrich Beck is one of the world's leading sociologists and social thinkers and a Pioneer in Cosmopolitan Sociology and Risk Society

This book on the occasion of Ulrich Beck's 70th birthday presents his work from the perspectives of his peers

This unique anthology includes seven key texts by Ulrich Beck - including two unpublished manuscripts: "Incalculable Futures" and "Individualisation Is Eroding Traditions Worldwide"

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Genre:	Politikwissenschaften , Recht , Sozialwissenschaften , Wirtschaft
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xv 193 S. 4 s/w Illustr. 14 farbige Illustr. 193 p. 18 illus. 14 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783319049892
ISBN-10:	3319049895
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	86346669
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Beck, Ulrich
Redaktion:	Beck, Ulrich
Herausgeber:	Ulrich Beck
Hersteller:	Springer Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	Ulrich Beck
Erscheinungsdatum:	04.04.2014
Gewicht:	0,33 kg