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- Title
Factors Inhibiting the Social Mobilization: The Case of the Petrochemical Area of Tarragona.
- Authors
Espluga Trenc, Josep; Farré Coma, Jordi; Gonzalo Iglesias, Jan; Prades López, Ana
- Abstract
Research into risk perception has been typically focused on the study of social conflicts motivated by potentially dangerous technologies and events. However, in this article an attempt is made to understand why, in certain cases, the population exposed to an obvious risk are not actively mobilised and do not protest against it. Based on a case study in the petrochemical area of Tarragona, the population's perception and practices in connection with risk are analysed by using data from a series of focus groups (8) and a questionnaire survey (N = 400). The results allow us to disregard unawareness of risk as a reason, and to assess the importance of the perceived benefits from exposure to risk, as well as to understand the fundamental role of trust and dependency that are embedded in a social and institutional context characterised by a marked asymmetry in power relations.
- Subjects
TARRAGONA (Spain); SPAIN; RISK perception; MASS mobilization; FOCUS groups; PUBLIC opinion; POWER (Social sciences); TECHNOLOGICAL literacy; TECHNOLOGICAL risk assessment; PETROLEUM chemicals &; the environment
- Publication
Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2014, Issue 146, p191
- ISSN
0210-5233
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5477/cis/reis.146.191