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Narratives of Risk and Catastrophe
Narratives of Risk and Catastrophe
Abstract Submissions Closed
Tuesday, 23 February 2021: 10:45-12:15
Location:
TG04 Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty (host committee)
Language: English
Session Type: Oral
The theme of narrative is attracting increasing attention in the social and political sciences, in areas such as policy analysis and science communication, around issues such as climate change. There is recognition that the stories told about events, the metaphors employed and associations made, play an important role in shaping reactions. ‘Risk narratives’ have largely escaped intellectual attention but their study offers the opportunity to focus on the forms through which risk is communicated and understood, beyond only whether they have been ‘amplified’ or not. In this session we welcome contributions that consider narratives of particular risks and catastrophes, particularly situated in historical and comparative context. We also welcome papers that engage with the significant methodological challenges involved in rigorously examining accounts of events that identify causes, who or what might be affected in the future and how risk and catastrophe might be limited.
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