Understanding the Risk Society

Gabe Mythen is Reader in Sociology at the University of Liverpool, UK.

• Introduction1. The Turn to Risk2. Theorizing Risk3. Crime, Risk and Governance4. Fear, Victimization and the Media5. Terrorism, Risk and Regulation6. The Environment, Risk and Harm7. Contesting RiskConclusion.

"An original contribution to theoretical research on the study of risk and society. I know of no volume that weaves together various theoretical strands in the study of risk so thoughtfully and accessibly - while simultaneously launching an insightful and complex critique of existing frameworks." - Michelle Brown, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, United States "This book will make an excellent core text for students of criminology drilling down further into questions and theories of risk." - Murray Lee, Associate Professor, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, Australia "A very good text to facilitate students understanding of the risk society and how it contributes to the regulation of crime and security within modernity and the globalised world in which we now exist." -Peter Hall, Coventry University, UK