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Risk Construction

Risk Construction is a theoretical construct within the study of moral panics that refers to the socio-cultural process by which certain behaviors, groups, or phenomena are framed and amplified as threats to societal values, safety, or interests, thereby shaping public perception and policy response.

265

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23.6K

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409

Authors

240

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

37

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Publications

265

Risk and Blame: Essays in Cultural Theory

Zygmunt Bauman, Mary Douglas · British Journal of Sociology · 1994 · 2.2K citations

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Trust, Emotion, Sex, Politics, and Science: Surveying the Risk‐Assessment Battlefield

Paul Slovic · Risk Analysis · 1999 · 1.9K citations

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Framing vulnerability, risk and societal responses: the MOVE framework

Joern Birkmann, Omar D. Cardona, Horia Alejandro Barbat Barbat et al. · Natural Hazards · 2013 · 1K citations · Full text

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The risk concept—historical and recent development trends

Terje Aven · Reliability Engineering & System Safety · 2011 · 582 citations

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The Social Fabric at Risk: Toward the Social Transformation of Risk Analysis

James F. Short · American Sociological Review · 1984 · 443 citations

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Authors

409

  1. TA
    Terje Aven

    University of Stavanger, Norway

    7 publications · 1.4K citations

    7

    h-index

  2. JO
    Jens O. Zinn

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    6 publications · 677 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. JF
    James F. Short

    Washington State University, United States

    4 publications · 807 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. SM
    Steve Maguire

    McGill University, Canada

    4 publications · 489 citations

    4

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  5. PB
    Patrick Brown

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 196 citations

    4

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Institutions

240

  1. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    814 citations

  2. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    737 citations

  3. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    720 citations

  4. University of Stavanger

    Stavanger, Norway

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    1.5K citations

  5. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    492 citations

  6. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    720 citations

  7. University of Newcastle Australia

    Newcastle, Australia

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    468 citations

  8. University of Kent

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    970 citations

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Venues

  1. Health Risk & Society

    20 publications · 1.3K citations

    18

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  2. Risk Analysis

    9 publications · 2.7K citations

    9

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  3. Journal of Risk Research

    9 publications · 635 citations

    9

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  4. Theoretical Criminology

    6 publications · 729 citations

    6

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  5. Reliability Engineering & System Safety

    6 publications · 1.3K citations

    6

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