When they come to Europe, they are confronted by still closed borders. Thus, the concept of open borders is a very selective concept, one that is not taken seriously at all in the experience of non-Europeans. — Ulrich Beck Copy Share Image
The world has become so complex that the idea of a power in which everything comes together and can be controlled in a centralized… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop such a sensitive attack and will be unable to… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
Accordingly, globalization is not only something that will concern and threaten us in the future, but something that is taking place in the present… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism, initially conceived of in a metaphorical sense, began to… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
The basic assumption of the secular society is that modernity overcomes religion. — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
Electronic communication makes possible what has previously been excluded: namely, active, simultaneous and reciprocal contact between individuals across all frontiers constituted by countries, religions… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
“The theory of metamorphosis goes beyond theory of world risk society: it is not about the negative side effects of goods but about the… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No, indeed, precisely the opposite is the case: if done… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
We do not yet have the solutions to these questions, but the awareness that we live in an endangered world is present in more… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
You need education. You need subsistence protection. We need jobs and social security. These are preconditions under which it will perhaps be possible to… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
Western countries in particular can today no longer be separated from Muslim societies, because they have them within themselves. They are themselves internally globalized. — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but can actually be a benefit. — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
And therefore we must seek dialogue in this networked world. We must ask which voice was actually attempting to make itself heard and saw… — Ulrich Beck Copy Share
