Finding a way between nihilism and romanticism: some reflections on the practice and politics of the sociology of risk

Horlick-Jones, Thomas Edward 2009. Finding a way between nihilism and romanticism: some reflections on the practice and politics of the sociology of risk. Health, Risk & Society 11 (2) , pp. 91-98. 10.1080/13698570902786328

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Abstract

This editorial argues that aspects of a number of contemporary debates within the sociology of risk, including those concerned with the nature of expert knowledge, the capacity of theory to address practical real-world issues, and the appropriate political stance of the scholar, were pre-figured in helpful and insightful ways in the work of the British medical sociologist Philip M. Strong (1945–1995). The recent publication of a selection of Strong's essays, which had earlier appeared in a disparate range of books and journals, makes a valuable resource available not only to specialist health researchers, but also to the wider risk research community.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sociology of risk; politics of expert knowledge; risk and everyday life
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1369-8575
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 22:31
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/19213

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