Risk, environment and modernity towards a new ecology
Environmental and risk issues are symptomatic of deep-seated social and cultural tensions and transformations in the fabric of contemporary societies. This major contribution to the study of risk, ecology, and the place of social theory in making sense of the environment helps us to understand the p...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications
2000
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| Edición: | 1st ed., reprint |
| Colección: | Theory, culture & society
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction - Bronislaw Szerszynski, Scott Lash and Brian Wynne Ecology, Realism and the Social Sciences PART ONE: ENVIRONMENT, KNOWLEDGE AND INDETERMINACY: BEYOND MODERNIST ECOLOGY? Risk Society and Provident State - Ulrich Beck May the Sheep Safely Graze? A Reflexive View of the Expert-Lay Knowledge Divide - Brian Wynne Re-vision - Barbara Adam The Centrality of Time for an Ecological Social Sciences Perspective On Knowing What to Do - Bronislaw Szerszynski Environmentalism and the Modern Problematic PART TWO: RISK AND THE SELF: ENCOUNTERS AND RESPONSES Life as a Planning Project - Elizabeth Beck-Gernsheim Individualization at Work - Marco Diani Occupational Identity and Office Automation The Tears inside the Stone - John Maguire Reflections on the Ecology of Fear Solitary Individualization - Helmuth Berking The Moral Impact of Cultural Modernization in Late Modernity PART THREE: THE POLITICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT: EXHAUSTION OR RENEWAL? The Institutionalization of Environmentalism - Klaus Eder Ecological Discourse and the Second Transformation of the Public Sphere The Shaping of the Global Environmental Agenda - Andrew Jamison The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations Ecological Modernization as Cultural Politics - Maarten A Hajer Environmental Knowledge and Public Policy Needs - Robin Grove-White On Humanising the Research Agenda
