Communicating Risk, Trust, and Resilience Among Diverse and Marginalised Populations

Ian Somerville and Jenny Zhengye Hou
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Ian Somerville: School of Arts, Media and Communication, University of Leicester, UK
Jenny Zhengye Hou: School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Media and Communication, 2026, vol. 14

Abstract: This thematic issue presents current empirical research focusing on theory and practice around the communication of risk, trust, and resilience in the context of societies characterised by diversity and/or inequality. A key goal of the editors was to include studies from the Global South as well as the Global North and thereby ensure a truly international collection of research studies, and we are delighted to be able to publish 10 high-quality research articles from authors in Africa, Asia, Oceania, South America, and Europe. In this collection, many authors note that there is a need for a transition from solely top-down, expert-centred communication to equity-oriented, inclusive communication which will help to bring to the centre marginalized voices and thereby improve outcomes for health, safety, and welfare of these groups.

Keywords: communication; diversity; marginalized populations; resilience; risk; trust (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.17645/mac.12567

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