Communicating at the edge: Risk communication processes and structural conflicts in highly industrialized petrochemical areas

• Autores: Josep Espluga Trenc , Ana Prades López , Juan Luis Gonzalo Iglesia
• Localización: Catalan journal of communication & cultural studies, ISSN 1757-1898, Vol. 2, Nº. 2, 2010 (Ejemplar dedicado a: 'The communicative turn in risk communication: Theory and practice), págs. 231-251
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1386/cjcs.2.2.231_1
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• Resumen

  • This article, grounded in an empirical study carried out in the Tarragona petrochemical complex (Spain), explores how key actors operating in this specific social and organizational context perceive petrochemical communication activities. Data compiled from a set of interviews with stakeholders and focus group discussions with citizens were analysed from an interpretative perspective in an effort to capture underlying situationally specific logics. The results enabled us to discuss the advantages and limitations of different theoretical models of petrochemical communication, providing elements for a critique of overly simplistic normative models of risk communication. We highlight the potential contribution of interpretative research to the social perception of petrochemical risk and its implication in petrochemical communication processes.

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