Introduction and Overview

Ragnar E. Löfstedt

Chapter 1 in Risk Management in Post-Trust Societies, 2005, pp 1-13 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Risk communication helps companies, governments and institutions minimize disputes, resolve issues and anticipate problems before they result in an irreversible breakdown in communications. Without good risk communication and good risk management, policy-makers have no road map to guide them through unforeseen problems which frequently derail the best policies and result in a breakdown in communications and a loss of trust among those they are trying hardest to persuade. Most policy-makers still use outdated methods — developed at a time before health scares such as BSE, genetically modified organisms and uranium-tipped shells eroded public confidence in industry and government — to communicate policies and achieve their objectives. Good risk communication is still possible, however. In this book, through the use of a host of case studies, I identify a series of methods that are being used in a post-trust society. That said, there is no such thing as a formula for risk communication. The same risk communication strategy may have different outcomes depending on the audience, the country, and context in which it is used. A strategy for managing risk in the USA, for example, may be wholly inappropriate in a European context.

Keywords: Risk Management; Risk Communication; Public Trust; Risk Management Strategy; Antifouling Paint (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230503946_1

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