Although it is about developing a creative approach that follows the perspective of “risk as politics”, in some of its variants it has been applied in various contexts and real situations to impact the “environment of public perceptions”, to influence the flow of behaviors and decision-making processes, as in the case of environmental risks or risks to human health. The method itself and the tools that can bring it to life, seek to contribute to give continuity and advance the practice of political management of risk perceptions. (Alonzo Plough and Sheldon Krimsky, The Emergence of Risk Communication Studies: Social and Political Context).
Its most recent application has been during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has served to influence human behavior and guide decision-making by high-level actors, for example in the design of risk communication strategies and the management of perceptions about vaccines and vaccination.
For example, the science of risk perception and the approach such as the one we seek to develop, can contribute to a creative analysis for the understanding of emergencies and violent conflicts…from the protests in Cuba, the insurrection on Capitol Hill in the USA, the epidemic of violence in Mexico, to the military conflict between Russia-Ukraine.
