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- Title
The Mutable Nature of Risk and Acceptability: A Hybrid Risk Governance Framework.
- Authors
Wong, Catherine Mei Ling
- Abstract
This article focuses on the fluid nature of risk problems and the challenges it presents to establishing acceptability in risk governance. It introduces an actor-network theory (ANT) perspective as a way to deal with the mutable nature of risk controversies and the configuration of stakeholders. To translate this into a practicable framework, the article proposes a hybrid risk governance framework that combines ANT with integrative risk governance, deliberative democracy, and responsive regulation. This addresses a number of the limitations in existing risk governance models, including: (1) the lack of more substantive public participation throughout the lifecycle of a project; (2) hijacking of deliberative forums by particular groups; and (3) the treatment of risk problems and their associated stakeholders as immutable entities. The framework constitutes a five-stage process of co-selection, co-design, co-planning, and co-regulation to facilitate the co-production of collective interests and knowledge, build capacities, and strengthen accountability in the process. The aims of this article are twofold: conceptually, it introduces a framework of risk governance that accounts for the mutable nature of risk problems and configuration of stakeholders. In practice, this article offers risk managers and practitioners of risk governance a set of procedures with which to operationalize this conceptual approach to risk and stakeholder engagement.
- Subjects
RISK assessment; ACTOR-network theory; SOCIAL participation; GOVERNMENT accountability; STAKEHOLDER analysis
- Publication
Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 2015, Vol 35, Issue 11, p1969
- ISSN
0272-4332
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/risa.12429