Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Theory, Culture & Society |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 7-8 |
| Pages (from-to) | 157-171 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISSN | 0263-2764 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2018 |
Keywords
- Ulrich Beck
- world risk society
- cosmopolitanism
- metamorphosis
- emancipatory catastrophism
- global risk communities
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From 'the Bads of Goods' to 'the Goods of Bads' : The Most Recent Developments in Ulrich Beck’s Cosmopolitan Sociology. / Rasborg, Klaus.
In: Theory, Culture & Society, Vol. 35, No. 7-8, 12.2018, p. 157-171.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - From 'the Bads of Goods' to 'the Goods of Bads'
T2 - The Most Recent Developments in Ulrich Beck’s Cosmopolitan Sociology
AU - Rasborg, Klaus
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - The article critically assesses Ulrich Beck’s body of work and its importance for contemporary sociology. It demonstrates that Beck’s elaboration of his original theory of the ‘risk society’ into a theory of the ‘world risk society’, ‘cosmopolitanism’ and ‘metamorphosis’ involved several key theoretical innovations. Firstly, Beck adjusted his notion of risk to include the threat of international terrorism in his diagnosis of the (world) risk society. Secondly, he introduced a distinction between (normative) ‘cosmopolitanism’ and (real existing) ‘cosmopolitization’ in order to capture the specificity of contemporary social change. Thirdly and most recently, Beck outlined a theory of ‘the metamorphosis of the world’ which marks an important shift of emphasis from ‘the negative side effects of goods’ to ‘the positive side effects of bads’. In conclusion, the article identifies a number of theoretical ambiguities and unresolved questions in Beck’s theory.
AB - The article critically assesses Ulrich Beck’s body of work and its importance for contemporary sociology. It demonstrates that Beck’s elaboration of his original theory of the ‘risk society’ into a theory of the ‘world risk society’, ‘cosmopolitanism’ and ‘metamorphosis’ involved several key theoretical innovations. Firstly, Beck adjusted his notion of risk to include the threat of international terrorism in his diagnosis of the (world) risk society. Secondly, he introduced a distinction between (normative) ‘cosmopolitanism’ and (real existing) ‘cosmopolitization’ in order to capture the specificity of contemporary social change. Thirdly and most recently, Beck outlined a theory of ‘the metamorphosis of the world’ which marks an important shift of emphasis from ‘the negative side effects of goods’ to ‘the positive side effects of bads’. In conclusion, the article identifies a number of theoretical ambiguities and unresolved questions in Beck’s theory.
KW - Ulrich Beck
KW - world risk society
KW - cosmopolitanism
KW - metamorphosis
KW - emancipatory catastrophism
KW - global risk communities
KW - Ulrich Beck
KW - world risk society
KW - cosmopolitanism
KW - metamorphosis
KW - emancipatory catastrophism
KW - global risk communities
U2 - 10.1177/0263276418810418
DO - 10.1177/0263276418810418
M3 - Journal article
VL - 35
SP - 157
EP - 171
JO - Theory, Culture & Society
JF - Theory, Culture & Society
SN - 0263-2764
IS - 7-8
ER -