%0 Journal Article
%T The metamorphosis of the world and nostalgia for an ideal past: Beck and Bauman¡¯s last works
%A £¿ukasz Alba¨½ski
%J International Sociology
%@ 1461-7242
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0268580919830889
%X This review essay discusses the description of a world presented by Zygmunt Bauman and Ulrich Beck in their last books. Amid crises, global challenges, and deep-seated insecurity, both sociologists introduce new concepts ¨C metamorphosis and retrotopia ¨C to help us grasp the dynamic of our present condition. With the instability of an increasingly complex world and the present turmoil, a new reality is emerging. In spite of their doubts and fears, Beck and Bauman express hope for the future
%K Insecurity
%K metamorphosis
%K retrotopia
%K social change
%K tribalism
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0268580919830889