Stretesky, Paul, Short, Damien and Stamford, Laurence (2022) The Role of Institutional Trust in Industry, Government, and Regulators in Shaping Perceptions of Risk Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing in the United Kingdom. Sociological Perspectives. ISSN 0731-1214 (In Press)
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Abstract
This study draws upon concepts of institutional trust and expendability to examine perceptions of risk associated with hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking.’ To study trust and risk, we collected data from a nationally representative sample of UK residents and analyzed it using multivariate regression. Perceptions of trust are measured for the oil and gas industry, central government, local government and regulators while perceived risks are measured for seismicity, water quality and hydraulic fracturing in general. Participants with high levels of trust in the oil and gas industry tend to perceive lower levels of risk associated with hydraulicfracturing. Levels of government and regulator trust are, however, largely unrelated to perceived risks. Importantly, trust in the oil and gas industry appears to mediate the relationship between political affiliation and perceptions of risk. Implications for theories of recreancy and environmental justice perspectives are explored.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Funding information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council, the National Environmental Research Council under project number R018146. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | environment and technology, human rights, science, knowledge, and technology, environmental justice |
| Subjects: | L300 Sociology L400 Social Policy |
| Department: | Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Elena Carlaw |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2022 09:08 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jun 2023 09:15 |
| URI: | https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/50034 |
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