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Expert And Public Evaluations Of Technological Risks: Searching For Common Ground, James Flynn, Paul Slovic
Expert And Public Evaluations Of Technological Risks: Searching For Common Ground, James Flynn, Paul Slovic
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Drs. Flynn and Slovic compare and evaluate the ways in which the public and experts perceive technological risks.
Introduction: The Challenge Of Risk Communication In A Democratic Society, Richard C. Rich, Robert J. Griffin, Sharon M. Friedman
Introduction: The Challenge Of Risk Communication In A Democratic Society, Richard C. Rich, Robert J. Griffin, Sharon M. Friedman
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The symposium editors review key issues concerning the relationship between risk communication and public participation.
Workforce Development Networks: Community Based Organizations And Regional Alliances. Bennett Harrison And Marcus Weiss.
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Book note for Bennett Harrison and Marcus Weiss, Workforce Development Networks: Community Organizations and Regional Alliances. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998. $ 21.00 papercover.
The Role Of Trust In The North Blackforest: An Evaluation Of A Citizen Panel Project, Ragnar E. Löfstedt
The Role Of Trust In The North Blackforest: An Evaluation Of A Citizen Panel Project, Ragnar E. Löfstedt
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Löfstedt explores the effectiveness of a public participation project conducted in Germany, designed to involve citizens in the siting of municipal waste disposal plants.
Closing The Class Gap In Civic Participation, Amy Fried
Closing The Class Gap In Civic Participation, Amy Fried
Maine Policy Review
In the Margaret Chase Smith essay, Amy Fried discusses the implications of increasing class stratification on civic participation in the United States. She suggests that public schools can play an important role in improving citizen engagement.