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Ulrich Beck

Pioneer in Cosmopolitan Sociology and Risk Society

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  1. Ulrich Beck

    1. Institute of Sociology, Munich, Germany

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  • This unique anthology includes seven key texts by Ulrich Beck - including two unpublished manuscripts: "Incalculable Futures" and "Individualisation Is Eroding Traditions Worldwide"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

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice (BRIEFSPIONEER, volume 18)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Ulrich Beck

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Ulrich Beck’s Scientific Leadership Profile

      • Ulrich Beck
      Pages 2-6

    3. Ulrich Beck: An Introduction to the Theory of Second Modernity and the Risk Society

      • Mads P. Sørensen, Allan Christiansen
      Pages 7-13

    4. Bibliography

      • Ulrich Beck
      Pages 15-48

  3. Ulrich Beck’s Work in the Perspective of Colleagues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. The Risk Society Thesis in Environmental Politics and Management: A Global Perspective

      • Dirk Matten
      Pages 50-57

    3. Reflexive Modernization

      • Ino Rossi
      Pages 59-64

    4. The Reality of Cosmopolitanism

      • Yishai Blank
      Pages 65-69

    5. Jerusalem Versus Athens Revisited

      • Zygmunt Bauman
      Pages 71-75

  4. Selected Key Texts by Ulrich Beck

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Incalculable Futures: World Risk Society and Its Social and Political Implications

      • Ulrich Beck
      Pages 78-89

    3. Individualization is Eroding Traditions Worldwide: A Comparison Between Europe and China

      • Ulrich Beck
      Pages 90-99

    4. Beyond Class and Nation: Reframing Social Inequalities in a Globalizing World

      • Ulrich Beck
      Pages 100-127

    5. The Two Faces of Religion

      • Ulrich Beck
      Pages 128-141

    6. The Global Chaos of Love: Towards a Cosmopolitan Turn in the Sociology of Love and Families

      • Ulrich Beck, Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim
      Pages 142-155

    7. Reframing Power in the Globalized World

      • Ulrich Beck
      Pages 157-168

    8. We Do Not Live in an Age of Cosmopolitanism but in an Age of Cosmopolitization: The ‘Global Other’ is in Our Midst

      • Ulrich Beck
      Pages 169-187

  5. Errata to: Ulrich Beck

    • Ulrich Beck
    Pages E1-E1

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 188-193
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About this book

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.

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“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)

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  • Institute of Sociology, Munich, Germany

    Ulrich Beck

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