Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the law nor even the military are in a position to define or control risks rationally.
Ulrich Beck Quotes
In the first instance, therefore, global terrorism created a kind of global community sharing a common fate, something we had previously considered impossible.
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| Birth: | 15th May, 1944 |
| Nationality: | German |
| Profession: | Sociologist |
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Ulrich Beck is a German sociologist who holds a professorship at Munich University and at the London School of Economics. Beck was born in the Pomeranian town of Stolp, Germany in 1944. From 1966 onwards he studied sociology, philosophy, psychology, and political science at Munich University.
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