The constitution of risk communication in advanced liberal societies

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1619-1637

  Wardman, Jamie K ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dialogue; Field habitus; Governmentality; Risk communication; Sender receiver

Indexed keywords

DIALOGUE; FIELD/HABITUS; GOVERNMENTALITY; RISK COMMUNICATION; SENDER/RECEIVER;

COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION; LIBERALISM; POLICY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK; RISK COMMUNICATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 55549136788     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01108.x     Document Type: Review

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