• ’All we have to do is be uncertain’: assessing the ‘amplification of institutional incertitude’ in European food safety and risk governance 

      Wardman, Jamie K.; Bouder, Frederic Emmanuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper addresses efforts made by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in recent years to foreground the identification, representation, and public disclosure of scientific uncertainty in its risk assessment ...
    • The COVID-19 pandemic: how can risk science help? 

      Aven, Terje; Bouder, Frederic Emmanuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)
      This paper reflects on how risk science, with its concepts, principles, approaches, methods and models, can support the actual assessments, communication and handling of the vulnerabilities and risks related to the Coronavirus ...
    • The Relationship Between Barriers and Drivers of COVID-19 Protective Behaviors in Germany and the UK 

      Mahdavian, Farnaz; Warren, George W.; Evensen, Darrick; Bouder, Frederic Emmanuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objectives: To explore and evaluate the impact of factors including public risk perceptions on COVID-19 protective behaviors across the UK and Germany. Methods: We used survey data collected from a representative sample ...
    • The Risks of the Mask 

      Shapiro, Matan-Ilan; Bouder, Frederic Emmanuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)
      In this article we go beyond epidemiological models to make a case for a more holistic approach to the use of face masks as a risk mitigation factor in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. We argue that while masking ...