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Since the 1980s, Ulrich Beck has worked extensively on his theories of second modernity and the risk society. In Ulrich Beck, Mads P. Sørensen and Allan Christiansen provide an extensive and thorough introduction to the German sociologist's collected works. The book covers his sociology of work, his theories of individualization, globalization and subpolitics, his world famous theory of the risk society and second modernity as well as his latest work on cosmopolitanism. Focusing on the theory outlined in Beck's chief work, Risk Society, and on his theory of second m.

This book examines recent debates on the political dynamics of cosmopolitanism, particularly in its connection with European civil society and the public sphere. The aim of the volume is to trace to what extent cosmopolitanism corresponds to «second modernity», with the latter concept referring to the potential for consensus, the creation of multiple political alternatives and the recognition of otherness. The book accordingly explores questions about democratic legitimacy and the formation of social and political institutions and presents empirical research on phenomena such as global violence.The volume is intended to constitute a cosmopolitan project in itself, comprising contributions from scholars with very diverse approaches. Together, these contributions provide a stimulating analysis of what cosmopolitanism can offer to socially and politically diverse twenty-first-century societies

Praise for the first edition: 'Accomplishes its task to provide readers with a broad multi-disciplinary view on globalization's many impacts on Latin America ... the organization of the collection is logical and thoughtful, and the structural perspectives offered are convincing and powerful. I recommend it to other Latin American social scientists.' Growth and Change 'An impressive, timely and lively volume, which is especially valuable for teaching purposes.' Journal of Latin American Studies 'Authoritatively written by leading scholars in their respective fields.' Area Latin America Tran

Bringing together the latest research on the neglected area of second-hand exchange and consumption, this book offers fresh insights into the buying and selling of used goods in western-Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and seeks to re-examine and redefine the relationship between modernity and the second-hand trade.

chapter 1 The Sociological Status of Marginality: The Contribution of the Chicago School -- chapter 2 Structural Functionalism and Parsons: The Relevance of Social Order and the Limitation of Marginality -- chapter 3 Merton and Functionalism: The Return to Marginality Studies -- chapter 4 The Contribution of Sociology of the Second Postwar Period to Marginality Studies, with Particular Reference to Latin America -- chapter 5 The Concept of Modernization according to Germani and the Study of Marginality -- chapter 6 Marginality, the Structural Phenomenology of Modernization -- chapter 7 The Paradigm of Marginality: A Descriptive Analysis -- chapter 8 Descriptive Dynamics of the Multidimensional Level of Marginality -- chapter 9 The Paradigm of Marginality: From Analyses of Typologies to the Process of Operationalization -- chapter 10 The Paradigm of Marginality: Explanatory Analysis.

"This book traces the major stages in the evolution of the sociological concept of marginality, highlighting in particular the contribution made by Gino Germani. Its purpose is to analyse, starting with the sociological theory of the early 1960s, the progressive maturation of the scientific status of the concept of marginality, and to test the theoretical premise that gave rise to Germani's theory of marginality. The author begins by examining the contribution of the Chicago School. He explores the complex relationship between the theory of marginality and modernization by analysing North American theses and the criticisms mainly generated in Latin America. The goal is to reconstruct Germani's theoretical model of marginality, addressing its application to contemporary social and economic conditions. Giardiello's analysis is intertwined with two themes that are central to Germani's thought about marginality. The first concerns the origin of the concept of social exclusion within sociological thought. The second shows how marginality is clearly a phenomenology connected to the contradictions of modernity. Germani's paradigm of marginality enables the social scientist to resolve the contradictions between the analytical perspectives that deal with marginality in an objective way and the one that observes it subjectively."--Provided by publisher

Mass Dictatorship and Modernity is the second volume in the 'Mass Dictatorship' series. A transnational, academic research venture, it interrogates mass dictatorship in a broad historical context, focusing on the emergence of modernity through interactions of center and periphery, empire and colony, and democracy and dictatorship on a global scale

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Roots of Urban Sociology -- 2.1 The development of urban sociology 1900-30 -- 2.2 The decline of urban sociology: towards the 1990s -- 2.3 Urban sociology and beyond: the new millennium -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3 Cities and Uneven Economic Development -- 3.1 Limits to evolutionary theories of cities -- 3.2 Competing explanations of uneven development -- 3.3 Conclusion -- 4 Inequality and Social Organisation in the City -- 4.1 Urban space and segregation -- 4.2 Ghettoisation -- 4.3 Suburbanisation and gentrification -- 4.4 Changing inequalities? Polarisation, exclusion and survival strategies -- 4.5 Conclusion -- 5 Perspectives on Urban Culture -- 5.1 Louis Wirth and the 'urban way of life' -- 5.2 Simmel and metropolitan culture -- 5.3 The culture of modernity -- 5.4 Conclusion -- 6 Urban Culture and the Regeneration of Urban Meaning -- 6.1 Urban meaning -- 6.2 Urban meaning and the power of 'aura' -- 6.3 Globalisation and urban meaning -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7 Urban Politics -- 7.1 States, markets, welfare and workfare -- 7.2 Local states and economic development -- 7.3 Place, political identification and urban participation -- 7.4 Conclusion -- 8 Conclusion: Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity -- Bibliography -- Index.

Dedication -- Foreword (Padmini B. Sankar) -- Preface -- Structure of the Book -- Acknowledgement -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1. Engineering Ethics -- Chapter 2. Understanding Science, Technology & Modernity and the Emergence of Modern Science and Technology -- Chapter 3. Modernity and Modernism -- Chapter 4. Theories of Modernity -- Chapter 5. The Greek Philosophy -- Chapter 6. The first and second Industrial Revolution -- Chapter 7. Globalization and the third and fourth Industrial Revolution -- Chapter 8. Modernity and Society -- Chapter 9. Introduction to cross cultural communication -- Chapter 10. Feminism and Gender Equality -- Index.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- introduction. Accidents and Forensics -- one. Engineering Detectives -- two. Tracings -- three. Black Boxes -- four. Tests and Split Seconds -- epilogue. Retrospective Prophecies -- notes -- bibliography -- Index

Critiques of modernity often align with critiques of the existing institutions of lib-eral democracy. We argue that the degrowth movement can learn from the experience of past critiques of modernity by avoiding their major mistake - that is, (inadvertently) conflating a critique of modernity with a rejection of liberal democratic institutions. Hence, we suggest to frame degrowth as the promotion of new vocabularies within a deliberative account of democ-racy. Specifically, we proceed in three steps: first, we briefly review some essential critiques of modernity and their stance towards liberal democracy. Second, we illustrate how some of the argumentative patterns within the degrowth literature may inadvertently endanger core values of the open society. Third, we introduce our perspective on a liberal degrowth that aims to fulfil the "unfinished project of modernity".

Abstract: Critiques of modernity often align with critiques of the existing institutions of liberal democracy. We argue that the degrowth movement can learn from the experience of past critiques of modernity by avoiding their major mistake - that is, (inadvertently) conflating a critique of modernity with a rejection of liberal democratic institutions. Hence, we suggest to frame degrowth as the promotion of new vocabularies within a deliberative account of democracy. Specifically, we proceed in three steps: first, we briefly review some essential critiques of modernity and their stance towards liberal democracy. Second, we illustrate how some of the argumentative patterns within the degrowth literature may inadvertently endanger core values of the open society. Third, we introduce our perspective on a liberal degrowth that aims to fulfil the "unfinished project of modernity"

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Modernity as Crisis: Noise and "Nerves" -- 2. Re-Enchanting Modernity: Techniques of Magical Sound -- 3. Creating the Sonically Rational: Modern Interventions in Everyday Aurality -- 4. National Acoustics: Total Listening in the Second World War -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index