Böcker av Ulrich Beck

aeo Brings together recent work of one of Europea s leading social and political theorists. aeo Addresses some of the criticisms provoked by his earlier work on the ecological and technological questions of risk. aeo3. Proposes a a Cosmopolitan Manifestoa as a way to develop a global political response to the challenges of risk society.

Underpinning this examination of Western societies is the notion of the `risk society'. The changing nature of society's relation to production and distribution is related to the environmental impact as a totalizing, globalizing economy based on scientific and technical knowledge becomes more central to social organization and social conflict.