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- Title
Performativity in Action: How Risk Communication Interacts in Risk Regulation.
- Authors
Poortvliet, P. Marijn; Duineveld, Martijn; Purnhagen, Kai
- Abstract
In order to better understand the effects of risk communication on regulatory preferences, and vice versa, it is necessary to think beyond the objective/perceived distinction that is often made in risk studies, policies and practices. As an alternative we introduce the concept of risk hybrid, which can be the result of communications of objectified risks and perceived risks. Risk communication, we argue, is not just a representation of the calculated or perceived risks in risk assessment, which subsequently informs risk regulation processes. Instead, it often contributes to the construction of risk conceptualizations and objects in risk assessment and risk management, which in turn are part of larger discourses that enable and constrain regulatory action. We propose the concept of performativity as an explanatory mechanism to analyse the relation between risk communication and risk regulation. We show how performativity can explain the entanglements between risk communication and risk regulation, and close by pointing out implications for understanding and coordinating risk regulation practices.
- Subjects
RISK communication; COMMUNICATION of technical information; RISK -- Law &; legislation; COMMUNICATION strategies; DISCOURSE groups
- Publication
European Journal of Risk Regulation, 2016, Vol 7, Issue 1, p213
- ISSN
1867-299X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1867299X00005523