当代西方风险社会理论的三个研究维度探析

An Analysis of the Three Research Dimensions of Contemporary Western Risk Society Theory

目前西方关于风险社会的研究渐已形成了三个不同的研究维度,即制度维度、文化维度、系统与环境维度,它们分别基于不同的视角和理路对现代社会风险和风险社会进行了独特的阐释。本文在对三个研究维度进行梳理和分析的同时,分别就各研究维度的理论预设、认知取向、研究视角等进行了剖析和审视,并进一步理清其各自的价值预设、架构体系及本质特征等,以达到对西方风险社会理论较为准确的把握和理解。

At present,three different research dimensions of the risk society theory are developed in the western research field. They are institution dimension, culture dimension, system and environment dimension,which respectively gives a unique interpretation of the modern risk and risk society from different angles. This paper combs the three different research dimensions,analyzes their theoretical presuppositions, epistemologies, research perspectives, and clarifies their anticipatory value, schema, substantive and characteristics to have a more accurate understanding of the western risk society theory.