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Media attention and policy response: 21st century chemical regulation in the USA
被引:2
|作者:
Matus, Kira J. M.
[1
]
Bernal, Marie N.
[2
]
机构:
[1] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Div Publ Policy, Div Social Sci, Div Environm & Sustainabil,Kowloon, Room 4616D,Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Div Publ Policy, Kowloon, Room 4616D,Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词:
chemical policy;
risk perception;
media influence;
media narratives;
US policy;
chemical regulation;
policy innovation;
issue framing;
SOCIAL AMPLIFICATION;
RISK PERCEPTION;
COMMUNICATION;
TOXICITY;
INFORMATION;
GOVERNMENT;
BEHAVIOR;
SCIENCE;
TRUST;
MASS;
D O I:
10.1093/scipol/scaa034
中图分类号:
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号:
08 ;
0830 ;
摘要:
This article explores the relationship between media coverage of chemical hazards, scientific understandings of chemical risk, and policy change in the USA at the state level from 1990 to 2010. We observe that media coverage compounded by scientific development, especially in relation to a greater understanding of chemical hazards and approaches to its management, affected public perception of health and environmental risk, aiding in a shift of expectations about necessary levels of statutory protection from the states. We also note the emergence of effective framings of chemical risk around impacts on vulnerable populations, such as children, where media attention and policy action created important coalitions of support. The resulting increased state-, county-, and city-level policy action eventually led to support and momentum policy change at the federal level. This study helps to clarify how media attention to chemical hazards may play an important role in influencing eventual policy responses and risk management approaches.
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页码:548 / 560
页数:13
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