Risk Society and Its Transcendence: Key Issues in Social Theory

Author: (English) Barbara Adam
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: After the German sociologist Beck proposed the theory of "Risk Society," it has had an increasingly significant impact in the field of social theory, policy research, and the public. It is widely believed that "Risk Society" effectively describes and analyzes the characteristics of our social structure, providing a unique perspective for understanding the development of modern society and the process of modernization, as well as offering valuable insights for formulating relevant social policies. Currently, China is undergoing a period of social transformation, where features of pre-modern, modern, and post-modern social structures coexist simultaneously at different levels of social structure. A series of events in recent years have made people realize that "Risk Society" is not far from China. Therefore, strengthening the research on "Risk Society" holds great practical significance both theoretically and practically. This series of translated works on "Modern Risk Management" systematically introduces foreign publications on risk society and risk governance. It is an extremely beneficial endeavor for both the formulation of government risk governance policies and the development of social theory research. Its profound significance will gradually become evident in China's future development.