Global inspiring idea

“Risk perceptions are inherently political” (Baruch Fischhoff)

Between the past and the present, there is an increase in the battles over perceptions of risks and their role in the politics of responses – decision-making, policy process, collective actions.

• “The world is witnessing, and will increasingly witness, real political battles over perceptions of public risks and the collective responses that societies make to their challenges and adversities, is increasingly about intense contests to influence the shaping of a variety of risk perceptions and the orientation of responses, whether they are behavioral, political or policy responses in different domains, from environmental and climate challenges, emergencies and disaster intensification, disputes over public health, the use of technologies, emerging risks to governance such as democratic erosion and different expressions of violence, to the changing and uncertain landscape of armed conflicts and global security. On many occasions, tourist destinations have even become part of these disputes. And of course, the classic battles for markets, particularly those related to the extraction and use of natural resources.”
• And it is not just about public perceptions, but about the perceptions of various actors who participate in and influence the politics of decision making and their consequences for sustainability, human well-being and peaceful and democratic coexistence.