Jens Zinn

Conclusions: Towards a sociology of pandemics and beyond

Jens O Zinn

Journal article  |  2021  |  CURRENT SOCIOLOGY

This conclusion revisits the COVID-19 pandemic from the broader perspective of a changing global world. It raises questions regard..

Introduction: Towards a sociology of pandemics

Jens O Zinn

Journal article  |  2021  |  CURRENT SOCIOLOGY

With SARS-CoV-2 a new coronavirus is spreading around the world that challenges governments and triggers unprecedented social resp..

Health and illness as drivers of risk language in the news media - a case study of The Times

Jens O Zinn

Journal article  |  2020  |  Health Risk and Society

Since the 1980s, a growing body of scholarship suggests that societal concerns and management of risk have become a central featur..

'A monstrous threat': how a state of exception turns into a 'new normal'

Jens O Zinn

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Risk Research

This article explores the factors that helped COVID-19 to become a ‘monstrous threat’ to humanity, which legitimises significant r..

The UK ‘at Risk’

Jens O Zinn

Book  |  2020

This book presents a case study of the proliferation of at risk-language in The Times news coverage from 1785 to 2009, illuminatin..

Understanding Risk-Taking Conclusions and Perspectives

Jens O Zinn

Book Chapter  |  2020

Responsibilisation: Blaming or Empowering Risk-Taking

Jens O Zinn

Book Chapter  |  2020

Understanding Risk-Taking Introduction

Jens O Zinn

Book Chapter  |  2020

Reasonable Risk-Taking in Everyday Life

Jens O Zinn

Book Chapter  |  2020

The Meaning of Risk

Jens O Zinn

Book Chapter  |  2020