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Risk Amplification Processes

Risk Amplification Processes is a theoretical construct that refers to the social, psychological, and media-driven mechanisms through which public perception of risk increases disproportionately relative to the objective level of threat, thereby influencing risk communication and policy responses.

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151

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103

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2017–2026

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Publications

73

The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework

Roger E. Kasperson, Ortwin Renn, Paul Slovic et al. · Risk Analysis · 1988 · 3.6K citations · Full text

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Availability Cascades and Risk Regulation

Cass R. Sunstein, Timur Kuran · eYLS (Yale Law School) · 1999 · 748 citations

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The Social Amplification of Risk: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Applications

Ortwin Renn, William J. Burns, Jeanne X. Kasperson et al. · Journal of Social Issues · 1992 · 538 citations · Full text

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The Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk

Roger E. Kasperson, Jeanne X. Kasperson · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science · 1996 · 433 citations

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The Media and Genetically Modified Foods: Evidence in Support of Social Amplification of Risk

Lynn J. Frewer, Susan Miles, Roy Marsh · Risk Analysis · 2002 · 403 citations

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Authors

151

  1. RE
    Roger E. Kasperson

    Clark University, United States

    7 publications · 5K citations

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  2. OR
    Ortwin Renn

    University of Stuttgart, Germany

    6 publications · 4.6K citations

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  3. JX
    Jeanne X. Kasperson

    Clark University, United States

    5 publications · 4.7K citations

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  4. JB
    Jerry Busby

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 155 citations

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  5. GM
    Glynis M. Breakwell

    University of Surrey, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 160 citations

    3

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Institutions

103

  1. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    262 citations

  2. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    261 citations

  3. University of Bath

    Bath, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    216 citations

  4. Clark University

    Worcester, United States

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    27K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Human Development

    Berlin, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    498 citations

  6. University of Central Florida

    Orlando, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    216 citations

  7. Institute of Technology Assessment

    Vienna, Austria

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    284 citations

  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    348 citations

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Venues

  1. Risk Analysis

    17 publications · 5.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Risk Research

    8 publications · 344 citations

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  3. Health Communication

    3 publications · 137 citations

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  4. Health Risk & Society

    2 publications · 77 citations

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  5. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change

    2 publications · 285 citations

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