Risk communication and policymaking: examining participation context, digital media, and scientific evidence
Risk communication may shape how risks are defined and addressed by policy. This study examines stakeholders' risk communication practices within participatory approaches to policymaking through a multiple-case study design, covering both top-down and bottom-up pathways. The study pursues three interrelated objectives: to examine the forms of knowledge through which stakeholders communicate risk, including lived experience, situated accounts of perceived risk, and judgments of policy feasibil...
