Ulrich Beck

Dr. Ulrich Beck (b. May 15, 1944) is a German sociologist who holds a professorship at Munich University and at the London School of Economics. He studies modernization, ecological problems, individualization and globalization. Recently he has also embarked on exploring the changing conditions of work in a world of increasing global capitalism, declining influence of unions and flexibilisation of the labor process. He is married to the German social scientist Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim.

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May 15 - 1944 - German - Sociologist - Munich University - London School of Economics - Modernization - Individualization - Globalization - Global capitalism - Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim

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From 1966 onwards he studied sociology, philosophy, psychology and political science at Munich University. In 1972 he left as a Doctor of Philosophy and worked as a sociologist at Munich University. In 1979 he qualified as a university lecturer. He was professor at the universities of Münster (1979-1981) and Bamberg (1981-1992). Since 1992 Beck has been professor for sociology and director of the Institute for Sociology of Munich University. He is also the British Journal of Sociology Professor at the London School of Economics. He has received many international prizes and honors.

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1966 - Sociology - Philosophy - Psychology - Political science - Munich University - 1972 - Doctor of Philosophy - 1979 - Münster - 1981 - Bamberg - 1992 - London School of Economics

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From 1995 to 1997 he was a member of the Kommission für Zukunftsfragen der Freistaaten Bayern und Sachsen (Bavarian-Saxon Commission on Future Questions). Since 1999 he has been the speaker of the DFG research programme on Reflexive Modernity.

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1995 - 1997 - Bavaria - Saxon - 1999 - DFG

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