The Evolving Field of Risk Communication

The 40th Anniversary of the Society for Risk Analysis presents an apt time to step back and review the field of risk communication. In this review, we first evaluate recent debates over the field's current state and future directions. Our takeaway is that efforts to settle on a single, generic...

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Vydáno v:Risk analysis Ročník 40; číslo S1; s. 2240 - 2262
Hlavní autoři: Balog‐Way, Dominic, McComas, Katherine, Besley, John
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2020
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Témata:
Attributes
Cognitive ability
Communication
Communication research
Conceptual knowledge
Digital media
Effectiveness
Emotional responses
Frame analysis
Interdisciplinary
Interdisciplinary aspects
literature review
Mass media
Original
Original s
Political attitudes
Race
Risk analysis
Risk assessment
Risk communication
Risk perception
Risk society
Social media
SRA anniversary
Transparency
Uncertainty
Interdisciplinary
literature review
SRA anniversary
risk communication
ISSN:0272-4332, 1539-6924, 1539-6924
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Shrnutí:The 40th Anniversary of the Society for Risk Analysis presents an apt time to step back and review the field of risk communication. In this review, we first evaluate recent debates over the field's current state and future directions. Our takeaway is that efforts to settle on a single, generic version of what constitutes risk communication will be less productive than an open‐minded exploration of the multiple forms that comprise today's vibrant interdisciplinary field. We then review a selection of prominent cognitive, cultural, and social risk communication scholarship appearing in the published literature since 2010. Studies on trust in risk communication messengers continued to figure prominently, while new research directions emerged on the opportunities and critical challenges of enhancing transparency and using social media. Research on message attributes explored how conceptual insights particularly relating to framing, affective and emotional responses, and uncertainty might be operationalized to improve message effectiveness. Studies consistently demonstrated the importance of evaluation and how varying single attributes alone is unlikely to achieve desired results. Research on risk communication audiences advanced on risk perception and multiway engagement with notable interest in personal factors such as gender, race, age, and political orientation. We conclude by arguing that the field's interdisciplinary tradition should be further nurtured to drive the next evolutionary phase of risk communication research.
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ISSN:0272-4332
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1539-6924
DOI:10.1111/risa.13615