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Ulrich Beck (15 May 1944 – 1 January 2015) was a German sociologist, and one of the most cited social scientists in the world during his lifetime. [citation needed] .
Mar 6, 2021 · Ulrich Beck has been one of the most influential and active sociologists of his time. Beck brought about a paradigm shift in the conceptualisation of modern social theories with his prominent works such as ‘risk society’.
Ulrich Beck has emerged as one of the leading thinkers of the age. His principal claim to fame is as author of the widely acclaimed 'Risk Society', fi...
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.
Jun 15, 2020 · This e-special issue of Theory, Culture & Society showcases work published in the journal by and about the late German sociologist Ulrich Beck (1944–2015). Beck became known as a pioneering and inv...
This book provides a comprehensive and thorough interpretation of Beck's theory of the (world) risk society, from its original formulation up to his sudden death on New Year's Day 2015.
The German sociologist Ulrich Beck has elaborated a highly original formulation of the theory of risk and reflexive modernization, a formulation that has had a significant impact upon recent sociological theorizing and research.
Ulrich Beck (1944-2015), one of the most creative and innovative sociologists the profession has seen, was Professor for Sociology at the Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich (LMU), British Journal of Sociology Visiting Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Professor at the Fondation Maison des ...
Jan 4, 2015 · BERLIN — Ulrich Beck, a sociologist who became one of Germany’s most prominent public intellectuals by exploring the ways technology had created a new, riskier society, died on Thursday. He was...
Beck became known as a pioneering and inventive thinker, continuously engaged in a quest to capture the essence of the modern age, whilst simultaneously wrestling with the upcoming horizons of the future.
