The co-evolution of government risk communication practice and context for environmental health emergencies

IF 2.4 4区 管理学 Q1 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY Journal of Risk Research Pub Date : 2022-05-19 DOI:10.1080/13669877.2022.2077414
M. Thomas, Stefan Kaufman, C. Klemm, B. Hutchins
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Abstract Environmental health emergencies, such as smoke events from bushfires and chemical fires, present a significant threat to human health. Risk communication is a key aspect of the public health response. However, recurring public criticism of government communication during these emergencies indicates that communication practice is not yet adequate. Improving communication requires a deeper understanding of risk communication practice. Despite extensive risk communication research, knowledge of government practice of risk communication is limited. This article focuses on an aspect of practice that deserves greater attention: the interconnectedness of practice with context (including social, political, institutional and event-specific contexts). Qualitative interviews gathered insights into practice from the practitioners tasked with communicating during smoke events, and thematic analysis drew on our conceptualisation of the relationship between context and practice for government risk communication. Our analysis shows that government risk communication practice and context co-evolve over time: crisis incidents emerge from inadequate practice during complex and unique smoke event; shifting social and political contexts increase expectations of practice; and adaptive institutional contexts change practice. Communication practice is observed to improve as a result of this co-evolution. The relationship between context and practice is commonly viewed as one-way (i.e. context influencing practice). However, this view underplays the influence of practice on context. Our analysis identifies the active role of practice in influencing the context in which future practice occurs. Suggestions for practice and academic research are made.
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政府风险沟通实践与突发环境卫生事件背景的共同演变
摘要环境卫生紧急事件,如森林大火和化学火灾产生的烟雾事件,对人类健康构成重大威胁。风险沟通是公共卫生应对措施的一个关键方面。然而,在这些紧急情况下,公众对政府沟通的反复批评表明,沟通实践还不够充分。改善沟通需要对风险沟通实践有更深入的了解。尽管进行了广泛的风险沟通研究,但对政府风险沟通实践的了解有限。本文关注实践的一个值得更多关注的方面:实践与背景(包括社会、政治、制度和特定事件的背景)的相互联系。定性访谈收集了负责烟雾事件中沟通的从业者对实践的见解,主题分析借鉴了我们对政府风险沟通背景和实践之间关系的概念化。我们的分析表明,政府风险沟通实践和背景随着时间的推移而共同演变:在复杂而独特的烟雾事件中,危机事件源于实践不足;社会和政治环境的变化增加了对实践的期望;适应的制度环境改变了实践。据观察,由于这种共同发展,沟通实践有所改善。语境和实践之间的关系通常被认为是单向的(即语境影响实践)。然而,这种观点低估了实践对语境的影响。我们的分析确定了实践在影响未来实践发生的环境中的积极作用。并对实践和学术研究提出了建议。
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Journal of Risk Research
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Risk Research is an international journal that publishes peer-reviewed theoretical and empirical research articles within the risk field from the areas of social, physical and health sciences and engineering, as well as articles related to decision making, regulation and policy issues in all disciplines. Articles will be published in English. The main aims of the Journal of Risk Research are to stimulate intellectual debate, to promote better risk management practices and to contribute to the development of risk management methodologies. Journal of Risk Research is the official journal of the Society for Risk Analysis Europe and the Society for Risk Analysis Japan.
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