Papers initially presented at "the first Bellingham International Social Trust Conference (BIST 1) ... [at] Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington", July 1996--Pref. Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-188) and index.
Contents:
Social trust and culture in risk management / Timothy C. Earle and George Cvetkovich -- Risk, trust and democratic theory / Roger E. Kasperson, Dominic Golding and Jeanne X. Kasperson -- Perceived risk, trust and democracy / Paul Slovic -- The attribution of social trust / George Cvetkovich -- Trust judgements in complex hazard management systems: the potential role of concepts of the system / Branden B. Johnson -- Environmental regulations in the UK: politics, institutional change and public trust / Ragner E. Löfstedt and Tom Horlick-Jones -- Perceived competence and motivation in industry and government as factors in risk perception / Lennart Sjoberg -- Institutional trust and confidence: a journey into a conceptual quagmire / Daniel Metlay -- Trust and public participation in risk policy issues / Judith A. Bradbury, Kristi M. Branch and Will Focht -- Social trust, risk management, and culture: insights from Native America / M.V. Rajeev Gowda -- Who calls the shots? Credible vaccine risk communication / Ann Bostrom -- Conclusion: social trust: consolidation and future advances / George Cvetkovich and Ragner E. Löfstedt.
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