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• 30 Jul 09
  

  Mare BV

  A question repeatedly raised and discussed in the past was the following: What can unite the world? The experimental answer was: An attack from Mars. This terrorism is an attack from an inner Mars. For the length of a historical moment, at least, the quarrelling camps are united against the common enemy.

  risk society sociology ulrichbeck

• 16 Nov 06
  

  Arne Løining

  political philosophy society

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  Arne Løining on 2006-11-16
  The global terrorist threat is part of the risk society and blurs the distinction between internal and external security. Ulrich Beck concludes that in order to be able to deal with their national problems today's states have to de-nationalise and transnationalise themselves.
  

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