Managing Risk During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Global Policies, Narratives and Practices

by Andy Alaszewski

The past 30 years have seen risk become a major field of study, most recently with the COVID-19 pandemic positioning it at the centre of public awareness, yet there is limited understanding of how risk can and should be used in policy making.

This book provides an accessible guide to the key elements of risk in policy making, including its role in rhetoric to legitimise decisions and choices.

Using risk as a framework,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447365259
• ISBN13: 9781447365259
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"