Risk Algısını Anlamak: Risk Algısı Çalışmalarının İncelenmesi ve Siyasi Sonuçlarının Tartışılması

Year 2015, Issue: 8, 21 - 41, 01.10.2015

A. Burcu Bayram

Abstract

Türkiye bir riskler ülkesi. Terörizmden doğal afetlere, birçok risk ülkeyi ve insanlarını çevrelemekte. Ancak oldukça şaşırtıcıdır ki, risk algısı literatürü Türk sosyal bilimlerine yeterli ölçüde entegre olmamıştır. Bu makale iki temel amacı gerçekleştirmektedir. Öncelikle, risk algısı araştırmalarının kapsamlı ve analitik incelemesini sunar. İkinci olarak, risk algısı araştırmalarından çıkan siyasi ve idari sonuçları tartışarak, devlet yetkililerine kamu politikaları ve risk komünikasyonu hakkında öneriler getirir. Bu makalenin başlıca katkısı risk algısını verimli ve siyasi önem taşıyan bir bilimsel araştırma sahası olarak ileri sürmek ve bilim insanları ve siyasetçileri bu sahaya daha çok önem vermeye teşvik etmektir

Keywords

Risk algısı, risk komünikasyonu, kamu politikaları, social sciences, Türk sosyal bilimleri.

Perceiving Risk Perception: An Analysis of Risk Perception Research and Discussion of Its Policy Implications

Abstract

Turkey is a country of risks. From terrorism to natural disasters, various risks surround the country and its people. It is, however, astonishing that the risk perception literature has not been sufficiently integrated into Turkish social sciences. This article realizes two main objectives. Firstly, it provides a comprehensive analytical review of the research on risk perception. Secondly, it discusses the political and administrative implications arising out of risk perception research and offers recommendations to government officials on public policy and risk communication. The principal contribution of this article is to propose risk perception as an efficient and politically relevant scientific field of research and encourage scientists and politicians to attach more importance to this field.

Keywords

Risk perception, risk communication, public policy, social sciences, Turkish social sciences.

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