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Procedural Justice Post-9/11: The Effects Of Procedurally Unfair Treatment Of Detainees On Perceptions Of Global Legitimacy, David Welsh
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] “The Global War on Terror has been ideologically framed as a struggle between the principles of freedom and democracy on the one hand and tyranny and extremism on the other. Although this war has arguably led to a short-term disruption of terrorist threats such as al-Qaeda, it has also damaged America’s image both at home and abroad. Throughout the world, there is a growing consensus that America has “a lack of credibility as a fair and just world leader.” The perceived legitimacy of the United States in the War on Terror is critical because terrorism is not a conventional …
Judging The Risk Of Becoming Infected Through Sexual Encounters, Simeone Arnaud, Daniele Hermand, Etienne Mullet
Judging The Risk Of Becoming Infected Through Sexual Encounters, Simeone Arnaud, Daniele Hermand, Etienne Mullet
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors examine the manner in which people integrate pieces of information to assess the risk of becoming infected through sexual encounters.
Promoting Informed Decision-Making: The Role Of Message Structure, Clifford Scherer, Katherine Mccomas, Napoleon Juanillo Jr., Lisa Pelstring
Promoting Informed Decision-Making: The Role Of Message Structure, Clifford Scherer, Katherine Mccomas, Napoleon Juanillo Jr., Lisa Pelstring
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors analyze two empirical explorations of relationships between the composition of risk message and critical thinking within audiences.
A Process Model Of Risk Communication: The Case Of Global Climate Change, Fiona Clark, Keith R. Stamm, Paula Reynolds Eblacas
A Process Model Of Risk Communication: The Case Of Global Climate Change, Fiona Clark, Keith R. Stamm, Paula Reynolds Eblacas
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors describe a survey of public media use as it relates to different stages of awareness and concern regarding risk issues.
World Views, Political Attitudes And Risk Perception, Lennart Sjöberg
World Views, Political Attitudes And Risk Perception, Lennart Sjöberg
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Sjöberg questions the Cultural Theory approach to evaluating variance in risk perception. He also presents the results of a survey using elements of that and other scales to help explain individual differences in risk perception.
The Moral Dilemma In The Social Management Of Risks, Andrew F. Fritzsche
The Moral Dilemma In The Social Management Of Risks, Andrew F. Fritzsche
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Fritzsche offers data seen as demonstrating that irrational fears can lead to grotesque imbalances in social efforts devoted to preventing fatalities.
The Role Of The Unconscious In The Perception Of Risks, Andrew F. Fritzsche
The Role Of The Unconscious In The Perception Of Risks, Andrew F. Fritzsche
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Fritzsche argues that our world is too "rational" and that the psychology of the unconscious, as developed by Jung, can be key to understanding responses to hazards and to resolving conflicts that arise in the political management of risks.
Congressional Risk Proposals, Dalton G. Paxman
Congressional Risk Proposals, Dalton G. Paxman
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Paxman relates how an ambitious environmental agenda supported by the Administration and many members of the 103d Congress was ultimately derailed. He associates this with an apparently ever-growing interest in risk assessment.
Historical Notes On German Press Coverage Of Technology, Hans Mathias Kepplinger
Historical Notes On German Press Coverage Of Technology, Hans Mathias Kepplinger
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Professor Kepplinger accounts for increased negativism in German media coverage of technology by pointing to changes in journalists' role definitions and attitudes.
Advancing Understanding Of Knowledge's Role In Lay Risk Perception, Branden B. Johnson
Advancing Understanding Of Knowledge's Role In Lay Risk Perception, Branden B. Johnson
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Emphasizing how knowledge affects lay Risk perception, summarizing studies and suggesting further research, the author differentiates between knowledge production, knowledge dissemination and information processing as affected by, e.g., heuristics and Risk aversion. He also suggests that better understanding of lay knowledge can also illuminate experts' hazard knowledge.
Reply To Valverde, Paul B. Thompson
Reply To Valverde, Paul B. Thompson
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Professor Thompson responds to Valverde's argument, in the last issue, that his approach to Risk puts too much emphasis on the distinction between Risk subjectivism and Risk objectivism. In doing so, he asserts, inter alia, that anchoring Risk judgments in a probabilistic framework does not go far enough in rejecting reigning Risk-analysis notions of "real Risk."