Risk Society and Order Reconstruction

Author: Yang Xuodong et al.
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Publish Date: 2006-02-17
Features: This book is the final outcome of the key project "Globalization and Risk Society" by the Central Bureau. It discusses the possibility of order reconstruction from the perspective of risk society theory. The book is divided into three parts: Part one constructs the theoretical framework of risk society and order; the second part selects several cases to discuss the relationship between risk and order; the third part is a theoretical summary, discussing the possibility of order reconstruction in risk society. The book systematically introduces the theory of risk society research and applies risk society theory to analyze the problems in China's institutional construction. While explaining the theory, the author also provides vivid case analyses, including the "fake milk powder case," "fake lottery case," SARS risk, the "9·11" crisis, and doctor-patient conflicts, depicting and analyzing risk society from multiple levels.