From the Publisher
“Luhmann develops a general theory of risk in modern societies, beginning with a geometry of precise definitions that differentiates risk from danger and that views risk from the perspective of a self-conscious actor who attributes calculable outcomes to a projected future… Luhmann's essay will encourage continued theoretical reflection and provide the impetus for a more theoretically informed research agenda pertaining to risk and modernity. Advanced undergraduate; graduate; faculty.” —J. H. Rubin, Choice
Risk: A Sociological Theory
by Niklas Luhmann, Nico Stehr (Introduction), Rhodes Barrett (Translator), Rhodes Barrett (Translator)A great deal of attention has been devoted to risk research. Sociologists in general have limited themselves to varying recognitions of a society at risk and have traced out the paths to disaster. The detailed research has yet to be undertaken. In Risk, now available in paperback, Niklas Luhmann develops a theoretical program for such research. His premise is that
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Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780202307640
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis
- Publication date:
- 02/28/2005
- Series:
- Communication and Social Order Series
- Pages:
- 270
- Product dimensions:
- 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d)
Meet the Author
Nico Stehr is Karl Mannheim Professor of Cultural Studies at Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany. He is a fellow of the Royal Society (Canada) and a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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