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The impact of the risk society thesis on environmental politics and management in a globalizing economy -- principles, proficiency, perspectives

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The risk society thesis by Ulrich Beck has been one of the more extensively discussed frameworks in environmental management. This paper tries to give an overview over Beck's extant and fragmented work and ventures to identify the main contributions and implications. It starts with a discussion of the background and principles of Beck's work and identifies the core ideas as well as the theoretical underpinnings. On that basis the paper shows the manifestation of Beck's early ideas in contemporary environmental politics revealing the influence of the risk society thesis especially for environmental management. Following on to more contemporary parts of Beck's work the paper then shows that ‘risk’ and ‘globalization’ are in fact manifestations of the same phenomenon. Both challenge and invert the role of governments on the one side and the role of various social actors on the other side. The paper concludes by discussing major consequences of Beck's thinking for the current agenda of corporate actors in particular.

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  • Dirk Matten, 2004. "The impact of the risk society thesis on environmental politics and management in a globalizing economy -- principles, proficiency, perspectives," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 7(4), pages 377-398, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:7:y:2004:i:4:p:377-398
    DOI: 10.1080/1366987042000208338
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    4. Anselm Schneider & Andreas Scherer, 2015. "Corporate Governance in a Risk Society," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 126(2), pages 309-323, January.
    5. Saravanamuthu, Kala & Lehman, Cheryl, 2013. "Enhancing stakeholder interaction through environmental risk accounts," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 24(6), pages 410-437.
    6. Llewellyn Leonard, 2018. "Mining Corporations, Democratic Meddling, and Environmental Justice in South Africa," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(12), pages 1-17, December.
    7. Jeffrey Unerman & Brendan O'Dwyer, 2006. "Theorising accountability for NGO advocacy," Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 19(3), pages 349-376, April.

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