Pragmatic and (or) Constitutive? On the Foundations of Contemporary Risk Communication Research
Abstract
A diffuse and interdisciplinary field, risk communication research, is founded on how we understand the process and purpose of communication more generally. To that end, this article outlines two fundamental functions of risk communication: (1) a pragmatic function, in which senders direct messages at audiences (and vice versa), with various intended (and sometimes unintended) effects; and (2) a constitutive function, in which messages...
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Title
Pragmatic and (or) Constitutive? On the Foundations of Contemporary Risk Communication Research
Published Date
Oct 6, 2019
Journal
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
466 - 479
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