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Ulrich Beck was a German sociologist best known for his work on risk society and reflexive modernization. His research critically examined how modern societies respond to new risks produced by technological and social change. He contributed significantly to global sociology and continues to influence debates about globalization and social theory. Here are 28 of his quotes:

This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop such a sensitive attack and will be unable to rule out such a possibility in the future. Precisely this is the background to the United States' military interventions. (Ulrich Beck)

And therefore we must seek dialogue in this networked world. We must ask which voice was actually attempting to make itself heard and saw no other possibility of gaining a hearing. To that extent, for a while this also represented a forced opening of a cosmopolitan view.

Ulrich Beck

That was the first major social sciences conference at which social scientists from all cultures wanted to reach a consensus on whether we can continue to pursue a national course in the social sciences or whether we need a cosmopolitan path that also connects us in a new way.

Ulrich Beck

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Ulrich Beck

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Occupation: German Sociologist
Born: May 15, 1944
Died: January 1, 2015
Quotes count: 28

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