The Determinants of Trust and Credibility in Environmental Risk Communication: An Empirical Study

Peters, Richard G.; Covello, Vincent T.; McCallum, David

doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.1997.tb00842.x

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“…This is an example where trust is a key component in the science-policy relationship (Whyte and Crease 2010;Hunt and Shackley 1999). In environmental risk communication, trust and credibility are determined by factors like the perceived competence and objectivity of the source (Peters et al 1997;Renn and Levine 1991). Trust might be also attributed to opportunism of policymakers in placing responsibility for action onto the scientists (Grundmann 2006) or on misinterpretation by policymakers of the meaning and implications of the 2°C target.…”

Section: Framingmentioning

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Governing by targets: reductio ad unum and evolution of the two-degree climate target

Morseletto

Biermann

Pattberg

2016

Int Environ Agreements

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Targets are widely employed in environmental governance. In this paper, we investigate the construction of the 2°C climate target, one of the best known targets in global environmental governance. Our paper examines this target through a historical reconstruction that identifies four different phases: framing, consolidation and diffusion, adoption, and disembeddedness. Our analysis shows that, initially, the target was science-driven and predominantly EU-based; it then became progressively accepted at the international level, despite a lack of broader debate among governments on the policy implications and required measures for implementation. Once the 2°C target was endorsed at the level of the United Nations, the nature of the target changed from being policy-prescriptive to being largely symbolic. In this phase, the target became a disembedded object in global governance not linked to a shared agenda nor to coordinated and mutually binding mitigation efforts. The 2015 Paris Agreement marks the last stage in this development and may have further solidified the target as a disembedded object. In the final part of the paper, we suggest ways to overcome the current situation and to develop the 2°C target into a fully fledged global environmental governance target.

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Section: Framingmentioning

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Governing by targets: reductio ad unum and evolution of the two-degree climate target

Morseletto

Biermann

Pattberg

2016

Int Environ Agreements

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“…20,34,35 Only when trust has been established can other goals, such as education and consensus building, be achieved. Trust can only be built over time and is the result of ongoing actions, listening, and communication skill.…”

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“…To establish or maintain trust, third-party endorsements from trustworthy sources should ideally be undertaken, as well as the use of four trust determination factor pairs: caring and empathy; dedication and commitment; competence and expertise; and honesty and openness. 35 Evaluation studies indicate that individual or small group settings, such as information exchanges and public workshops, are the most effective venue for communicating these trust factors. 5,28 The principle of trust transference states that a lower trusted source typically takes on the trust and credibility of the highest trusted source with the same position on the issue.…”

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Risk communication, the West Nile virus epidemic, and bioterrorism: responding to the communication challenges posed by the intentional or unintentional release of a pathogen in an urban setting

Covello

2001

Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

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The intentional or unintentional introduction of a pathogen in an urbanThe West Nile virus epidemic is a useful case study for examining the communication challenges posed by the appearance of a new infectious disease in an urban setting. 1 Effective communication is critical to the successful resolution of any type of health, safety, or environmental controversy. 2-4 High-concern situations involving risk create substantial barriers to effective communication 5,6 and evoke strong emotions, such as fear, anxiety, distrust, anger, outrage, helplessness, and frustration. 7,8 When the communication environment becomes emotionally charged, the rules for effective communication change. Familiar and traditional approaches often fall short or can make the situation worse. 2,3 A body of communication theory, known as risk communication, offers insights into how crises and high-concern situations alter the usual rules of communication. 3,7 Risk communication science also provides a set of principles for meeting the challenges posed by the New York City West Nile virus epidemic. 2,3,9 THE RISK COMMUNICATION PERSPECTIVEThe National Academy of Sciences defines risk communication as

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“…In the 1990s scholars in risk communication added more components to the growing list, including competency, caring, consistency, predictability, knowledge, commitment to a goal and faith in the source's good will (27)(28)(29)(30) . The wealth of research offers scholars many methods for measuring trust and credibility.…”

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Session 5: Nutrition communication The role of trust in health communication and the effect of conflicts of interest among scientists

McComas

2008

Proc. Nutr. Soc.

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Symposium on 'The challenge of translating nutrition research into public health nutrition' One of the key challenges facing efforts to translate nutrition research into public health recommendations is understanding how the public will respond to these efforts, including whether they will trust the information. Among factors that influence trust in health communication is the extent to which the sources of the information are considered accurate, balanced, fair and unbiased. In relation to bias, few issues rise to as high a level of concern as the suspicion of conflicts of interest among scientists. Sometimes, even the perception of conflict of interest is enough to cast doubt on the integrity of the research and credibility of the results. The present paper provides an overview of research on conflicts of interest in science, including ways in which it has touched the field of nutrition. It then offers data on public views about conflicts of interest in science, including the extent to which funding sources influence trustworthiness of the research. The conclusions suggest implications for translational research in nutrition.

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The Determinants of Trust and Credibility in Environmental Risk Communication: An Empirical Study

Cited by 592 publications

References 14 publications

Governing by targets: reductio ad unum and evolution of the two-degree climate target

Governing by targets: reductio ad unum and evolution of the two-degree climate target

Risk communication, the West Nile virus epidemic, and bioterrorism: responding to the communication challenges posed by the intentional or unintentional release of a pathogen in an urban setting

Session 5: Nutrition communication The role of trust in health communication and the effect of conflicts of interest among scientists

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