A Framework of Intersectional Risk Theory in the Age of Ambivalence (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book brings feminist theories and concepts to the sociology of risk in an attempt to carve out a framework for intersectional risk theories in times of ambivalence. The authors purport that risk is pervasive in the Global North, and is fast becoming a hegemonic governing principle. In order to understand this crucial aspect of society, sociological risk theories and risk analysis must go beyond power and social inequalities, to incorporate an intersectional risk approach that takes into account gender, race and other critical perspectives. Their proposed framework will provide the tools to assess how risk is situated in different configurations of power, revealing cracks and openings in the weft of power and rethinking risk governance in contemporary society. By utilising an intersectional and nuanced analysis, the everyday understanding, practices and discourses of risk can be explored and better understood. This book will be of interest to scholars and students who value the importance of establishing interdisciplinary networks between risk theory, sociology, politics and more in order to study the contemporary world.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty
Release date:	2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Katarina Giritli Nygren • Anna Olofsson • Susanna Oehman
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	199
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-033523-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Promotions
LSN:	3-03-033523-2
Barcode:	9783030335236

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