Twenty Observations on a World in Turmoil

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Ulrich Beck (Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich)

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English

Polity Press
07 September 2012

Society & Social Sciences; Social issues & processes; Politics & government; Financial crises & disasters

Translated by Ciaran Cronin. The world is in a state of turmoil. From the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to protests in Athens, Barcelona, New York and elsewhere, many of the familiar frameworks are collapsing and we have to find new ways to orient ourselves in a world undergoing rapid change. Of course, it is necessary for political leaders to address local issues and react to people's specific demands, but without a cosmopolitan outlook, such a reaction is likely to be inadequate. This book is a demonstration of cosmopolitan politics in practice. It is more than a mirror: it is a magnifying glass that brings into focus the processes that are transforming our world and highlights the great challenges we face today. 'Global domestic politics', the concept introduced and developed by Beck, is much more than a political theory, a philosophical utopia (or dystopia), a governance programme or a mental state: it is the reality of our times. Beck turns the argument that 'global domestic politics' is an unrealistic ideology on its head, arguing that it is the proponents of the national who are the idealists. They view reality through the obsolete lenses of the nation-state and thus cannot see the profound global changes that are transforming our reality. Global domestic politics is therefore a perspective, a political reality and a normative idea. And it is the critical theory of our times since it challenges the most profound truths which we hold dear: the truths of the nation.

By: Ulrich Beck (Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich)
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 231g
ISBN: 9780745653976
ISBN 10: 0745653979
Pages: 140
Publication Date: 07 September 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Twenty Observations on a World in Turmoil 1. Mushrooms and Other Flowers of Capitalism 2. All aboard the Nuclear Power Superjet D Just Don't Ask about the Landing Strip 3. This Appalling Injustice! 4. Harm in Exchange for Money 5. Illegal World Citizens 6. The Cards of Power Are Being Reshuffled across the World 7. Felt Peace and Waged War 8. The Return of Social Darwinism or: Which University Do We Want? 9. A Kind of Berlin Wall Has Again Collapsed 10. German Euro-Nationalism 11. Beyond the Aeroplane 12. Global Domestic Politics from below: How Global Families Are Becoming Normal 13. The Environmental Storm on the Bastille 14. Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian 15. The Caterpillar's Mistake: Fukushima and the End of Nuclear Power 16. It's Time to Get Angry, Europe. Create the Europe of Citizens Now! 17. Powerless but Legitimate: the Occupy Movement in the Financial Crisis 18. Cooperate or Bust! The Existential Crisis of the European Union 19. What Is Meant by Global Domestic Politics? 20. The Five Self-Delusions of a Supposedly Unpolitical Age

Ulrich Beck is one of the world's leading sociologists and social thinkers, well-known for his best-selling book Risk Society . He is Emeritus Professor at Munich and Professor of Sociology at the LSE.

Reviews for Twenty Observations on a World in Turmoil

Beck is one of the most influential sociological theorists alive today, and not just in the academic sphere. Canadian Journal of Sociology The astonishingly diverse world in turmoil is here trenchantly dissected by the analyst of risk and uncertainty. John Urry, Lancaster University