Article ID: CBB691241938

Risky Science? Perception and Negotiation of Risk in University Bioscience (2017)

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Scientists’ risk perceptions play a critical role in determining the risks that they are willing to accept in their work. This study investigates academic bioscientists’ risk perceptions by examining the judgments working scientists employ in day-to-day research decisions. The study draws from theoretical and methodological underpinnings of Sociology of Science and Risk Analysis. Using data gathered from 694 survey responses of bioscientists at a land grant research university in the U.S. Midwest, this study identifies four dimensions of perceived risk (i.e., intellectual challenges, competition, career risks, and societal risks) and demonstrates how these dimensions are associated with a series of demographic, life-course, and contextual factors. Findings indicate that university bioscientists’ subjective risk judgments are shaped by their professional experience, sources of funding, research orientation, professional networks, and perceived significance of research, which in turn may affect their research decisions.

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Authors & Contributors
Tehya Stockman
Christian Clausen
Roumbanis, Lambros
Weckowska, Dagmara
Shana Lee Hirsch
Tom Heale
Concepts
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Life sciences
Decision making
Scientists
Science and society
Surveys
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
19th century
Places
United States
Savannah River
Columbia River
Australia
Mexico
Great Britain
Institutions
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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