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The concept of Risk Society was introduced by German sociologist Ulrich Beck in 1986 in his book Risikogesellschaft: Auf dem Weg in eine andere Moderne which was translated into English in 1992 as Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity. Beck argues that modern society, beginning with the early twentieth century, is different from previous societies with its risks and security challenges.

In this risk society, we are occupied with debating, preventing, and managing risks that have been produced by modern society itself (Beck 2006). These risks result from contemporary technological and economic developments; they have been caused by the very successes of the industrial society. The risks and problems are unintentional and unanticipated by-products of modernity, result-ing from an accumulation of the “bads” that are tied up with the production of the “goods” (Beck 2002: 44).