A comparative study of stakeholder risk perception and risk communication in Europe: A bovine spongiform encephalopathy case study

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 565-582

  Van Wassenhove, Wim ^a   Dressel, Kerstin ^b   Perazzini, Alice ^c   Ru, Giuseppe ^c  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b South German Institute of Empirical Social Research   (Germany)

^c Italian Reference Centre for Animal TSE   (Italy)

Author keywords

BSE crisis; in depth interviews; risk communication; risk management; risk perception; trust; TSE Roadmap

Indexed keywords

BSE CRISIS; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; RISK COMMUNICATION; ROADMAP; TRUST;

MAMMALS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84861556762     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2011.646290     Document Type: Article

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