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Viewing the Risk Concept as a Boundary Object: Implications for Theory and Practice.
Ragnar Rosness1, Roger Flage2, Stian Antonsen3
1SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway.
Summary
Risk is a boundary object, connecting diverse research and practice communities. Understanding its varied meanings enhances risk analysis theory and practice, fostering interdisciplinary learning.
Area of Science:
- Risk analysis
- Interdisciplinary studies
- Social sciences
Background:
- The concept of risk is widely used across various disciplines and professional practices.
- Risk analysis encompasses risk assessment, perception, communication, management, and policy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the implications of using "risk" as a boundary object.
- To examine how this concept influences the theory and practice of risk analysis.
- To propose a research agenda for understanding risk as a boundary object.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis framing "risk" as a boundary object.
- Examination of interconnections between different communities of practice.
- Identification of theoretical perspectives accommodating risk as a boundary object.
Main Results:
- Risk functions as a "boundary object" connecting diverse disciplinary and practice communities.
- Theoretical conceptualizations of risk must balance adaptability with a common identity.
- Practitioners encounter varied meanings of "risk" across communities.
Conclusions:
- Inconsistencies in risk conceptualization should be viewed as learning opportunities.
- Risk analysis theory and practice can be advanced by understanding risk as a boundary object.
- Further empirical research is needed to study risk as a boundary object in practice.
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