Risk and Uncertainty in a Post-Truth Society (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Linden, Sander van der; Löfstedt, Ragnar E.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This edited volume looks at whether it is possible to be more transparent about uncertainty in scientific evidence without undermining public understanding and trust. This book will be of great relevance to students, scholars and policy makers with an interest in risk analysis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000022629
• Artikelnr.: 56960539

Autorenporträt

Sander van der Linden is Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Cambridge, UK, where he directs the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Laboratory. Ragnar E. Löfstedt is Professor of Risk Management at King's College London, UK, and Director of King's Centre for Risk Management.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Risk and Uncertainty in a Post
Truth Society 1. Trust in Numbers 2. Science and Policy in a Post
Truth World 3. Trustworthiness, Quality and Value: The Regulation of Official Statistics in a Post
Truth Age 4. Risk and Uncertainty in the Context of Government Decision
Making 5. The Handling of Uncertainty: A Risk Manager's Perspective