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Unrecognized, concealed, or forgotten -- the case of absent information in risk communication

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  • Jari Lyytimäki
  • Timo Assmuth
  • Mikael Hildén

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There are differing and partially incompatible views about what kind of issues should be included into risk discussions and what kinds of risks should be emphasized and dealt with. While the emergence of new risks has been extensively studied, relatively little attention has been paid to the roles that the absence of information can play in risk debates. Potentially relevant information may be downplayed or omitted and less relevant overemphasized when actors with varying interests, knowledge bases, and risk frames interact. Multiple and cumulative environmental and health risks caused by chemicals and other stressors pose particular challenges for risk communication. We identify and discuss different forms of unrecognized, hidden, and forgotten information by using chemical risks as a case. A widely applicable typology of absent information in risk communication is outlined.

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  • Jari Lyytimäki & Timo Assmuth & Mikael Hildén, 2011. "Unrecognized, concealed, or forgotten -- the case of absent information in risk communication," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(6), pages 757-773, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:14:y:2011:i:6:p:757-773
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2011.571773
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    1. Nygrén, Nina A. & Lyytimäki, Jari & Tapio, Petri, 2012. "A small step toward environmentally sustainable transport? The media debate over the Finnish carbon dioxide-based car tax reform," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 24(C), pages 159-167.

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