For decades, policymakers and analysts have been frustrated by the
stubborn and often dramatic disagreement between experts and the
public on acceptable levels of environmental risk. Most experts,
for instance, see no severe problem in dealing with nuclear waste,
given the precautions and safety levels now in place. Yet public
opinion vehemently rejects this view, repudiating both the experts'
analysis and the evidence.
In "Dealing with Risk, " Howard Margolis moves beyond the usual
"rival rationalities" explanation proffered by risk analysts for
the rift between expert and lay opinion. He reveals the conflicts
of intuition that undergird those concerns, and proposes a new
approach to the psychology of persuasion and belief. Examining the
role of intuition, mental habits, and cognitive frameworks in the
construction of public opinion, this compelling account bridges the
public policy impasse that has plagued controversial environmental
issues.
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