Rethinking Risk Society from the Global South: On the Unequal Distribution of Risk
Published online on August 14, 2026
Abstract
Sociological Theory, Ahead of Print.
Beck’s theory of risk society offers a powerful account of manufactured uncertainty, transboundary hazards, and the limits of national and class-based insulation under reflexive modernization. Yet its universalizing language remains insufficient for ...
Beck’s theory of risk society offers a powerful account of manufactured uncertainty, transboundary hazards, and the limits of national and class-based insulation under reflexive modernization. Yet its universalizing language remains insufficient for ...