Ulrich Beck

Dr. Ulrich Beck (b. May 15, 1944) is a German sociologist who holds a professorship at Munich University and at the London School of Economics. He studies modernization, ecological problems, individualization and globalization. Recently he has also embarked on exploring the changing conditions of work in a world of increasing global capitalism, declining influence of unions and flexibilisation of the labor process. He is married to the German social scientist Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim. Image File history File linksMetadata Ulrich_Beck. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ulrich_Beck. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... With approximately 48,000 students, the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München or LMU) is one of the largest universities in Germany. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university in London and is regarded as the worlds most prestigious social science institution. ... Modernization is closely aodieasde linked to classical liberalism. ... In forensic science, individualization refers to the discrimination of an individual from a group through examining unique characteristics of a piece of evidence. ... Globalization is the term used to describe the changes in societies and the world economy that result from dramatically increased international trade and cultural exchange. ... Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim (born 1946 in Freiburg, is a German sociologist, psychologist, and philosopher. ...

From 1966 onwards he studied sociology, philosophy, psychology and political science at Munich University. In 1972 he left as a Doctor of Philosophy and worked as a sociologist at Munich University. In 1979 he qualified as a university lecturer. He was professor at the universities of Münster (1979-1981) and Bamberg (1981-1992). Since 1992 Beck has been professor for sociology and director of the Institute for Sociology of Munich University. He is also the British Journal of Sociology Professor at the London School of Economics. He has received many international prizes and honors. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... These five broad types of question are called analytical or logical, epistemological, ethical, metaphysical, and aesthetic respectively. ... Psychology (ancient Greek: psyche = soul or mind, logos/-ology = study of) is an academic and applied field involving the study of mind and behavior. ... Political science is a social science discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... With approximately 48,000 students, the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München or LMU) is one of the largest universities in Germany. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Doctor of Philosophy, or Ph. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Town Hall at Prinzipalmarkt Münster: Prinzipalmarkt Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university in London and is regarded as the worlds most prestigious social science institution. ...

From 1995 to 1997 he was a member of the Kommission für Zukunftsfragen der Freistaaten Bayern und Sachsen (Bavarian-Saxon Commission on Future Questions). Since 1999 he has been the speaker of the DFG research programme on Reflexive Modernity. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (abbreviated DFG, German Research Foundation in English) is an important German research funding organization. ...

Works

Beck is the editor of the sociological journal Soziale Welt (since 1980), the author of some 150 articles, and the author or editor of many books, for example: 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

• Risikogesellschaft - Auf dem Weg in eine andere Moderne (1986) [1] (Risk Society)

• Beck, Ulrich (1988) Gegengifte : die organisierte Unverantwortlichkeit. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp.

• Beck, Ulrich (1992) Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity. London : Sage

• Riskante Freiheiten - Gesellschaftliche Individualisierungsprozesse in der Moderne (1994, editor together with Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim)

• Beck, Ulrich & Giddens, Anthony & Lash Scott (1994) Reflexive Modernization.Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics in the Modern Social Order. Cambridge : Polity Press.

• Eigenes Leben - Ausflüge in die unbekannte Gesellschaft, in der wir leben (1995, together with W. Vossenkuhl and U. E. Ziegler, photographs by T. Rautert)

• Beck-Gernsheim, Elisabeth & Beck, Ulrich (1995) The Normal Chaos of Love. Cambridge: Polity Press.

• Beck, Ulrich (1995) Ecological Politics in an Age of Risk. Cambridge : Polity Press.

• Beck, Ulrich (1996) The Reinvention of Politics.Rethinking Modernity in the Global Social Order. Cambridge : Polity Press.

• Was ist Globalisierung? (1997)

• Beck, Ulrich (1998) Democracy without Enemies. Cambridge : Polity Press.

• Beck, Ulrich (1998) World Risk Society. Cambridge : ¨Polity Press.

• Beck, Ulrich (1999) What Is Globalization?. Cambridge : Polity Press.

• Beck, Ulrich (2000) The Brave New World of Work. Cambridge: University Press.

• Adam, Barbara & Beck, Ulrich & Van Loon, Joost (2000) The Risk Society and Beyond: Critical Issues for Social Theory. London: Sage.

• Beck, Ulrich & Beck-Gernsheim, Elisabeth (2002) Individualization: Institutionalized Individualism and its Social and Political Consequences. London : Sage.

• Beck, Ulrich & Willms, Johannes (2003) Conversations with Ulrich Beck. Cambridge: Polity Press.

Beck has brought many newly-coined terms to (German) sociology, namely Fahrstuhleffekt (elevator effect), Risikogesellschaft (risk society) and Zweite Moderne (second modernity, see also reflexive modernization and post-modernity). Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim (born 1946 in Freiburg, is a German sociologist, psychologist, and philosopher. ... Risk Society is not intended to imply an increase of risk in society, but rather a society that is organized in response to risks. ... Second modernity is a frase coined by the germen sociologist Ulrich Beck, and is his word for the period after modernity. ... Reflexive modernization is a process of modernization that is characteristic of risk society whereby progress is achieved through reorganization and reform. ... Postmodernity (also called post-modernity or the postmodern condition) is a term used by philosophers, social scientists, art critics and social critics to refer to aspects of contemporary art, culture, economics and social conditions that are the result of the unique features of late 20th century and early 21st century...

External links

• Professor Ulrich Beck - his staff page at the LSE
• Homepage of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Beck (German)
• Ulrich Beck trading card