Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (e.g. emergencies or disasters) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry; however, research in these domains frequently pays less attention to the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risks and hazards raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications; during unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of this journal is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risks and hazards, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and how a better understanding of societal hazard and risk situations may attenuate crises. 
 
Walter de Gruyter GmbH 
Genthiner Straße 13 
D-10785 Berlin / Germany 
Tel: +49 30 260 05-0 
Fax: +49 30 260 05-251

Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (e.g. emergencies or disasters) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry; however, research in these domains frequently pays less attention to the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risks and hazards raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications; during unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of this journal is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risks and hazards, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and how a better understanding of societal hazard and risk situations may attenuate crises. 
 
Walter de Gruyter GmbH 
Genthiner Straße 13 
D-10785 Berlin / Germany 
Tel: +49 30 260 05-0 
Fax: +49 30 260 05-251

Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (e.g. emergencies or disasters) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry; however, research in these domains frequently pays less attention to the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risks and hazards raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications; during unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of this journal is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risks and hazards, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and how a better understanding of societal hazard and risk situations may attenuate crises. 
 
Walter de Gruyter GmbH 
Genthiner Straße 13 
D-10785 Berlin / Germany 
Tel: +49 30 260 05-0 
Fax: +49 30 260 05-251

Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (e.g. emergencies or disasters) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry; however, research in these domains frequently pays less attention to the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risks and hazards raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications; during unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of this journal is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risks and hazards, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and how a better understanding of societal hazard and risk situations may attenuate crises. 
 
Walter de Gruyter GmbH 
Genthiner Straße 13 
D-10785 Berlin / Germany 
Tel: +49 30 260 05-0 
Fax: +49 30 260 05-251

Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (e.g. emergencies or disasters) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry; however, research in these domains frequently pays less attention to the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risks and hazards raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications; during unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of this journal is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risks and hazards, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and how a better understanding of societal hazard and risk situations may attenuate crises. 
 
Walter de Gruyter GmbH 
Genthiner Straße 13 
D-10785 Berlin / Germany 
Tel: +49 30 260 05-0 
Fax: +49 30 260 05-251

Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (e.g. emergencies or disasters) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry; however, research in these domains frequently pays less attention to the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risks and hazards raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications; during unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of this journal is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risks and hazards, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and how a better understanding of societal hazard and risk situations may attenuate crises. 
 
Walter de Gruyter GmbH 
Genthiner Straße 13 
D-10785 Berlin / Germany 
Tel: +49 30 260 05-0 
Fax: +49 30 260 05-251

Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (e.g. emergencies or disasters) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry; however, research in these domains frequently pays less attention to the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risks and hazards raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications; during unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of this journal is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risks and hazards, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and how a better understanding of societal hazard and risk situations may attenuate crises. 
 
Walter de Gruyter GmbH 
Genthiner Straße 13 
D-10785 Berlin / Germany 
Tel: +49 30 260 05-0 
Fax: +49 30 260 05-251

Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (e.g. emergencies or disasters) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry; however, research in these domains frequently pays less attention to the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risks and hazards raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications; during unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of this journal is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risks and hazards, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and how a better understanding of societal hazard and risk situations may attenuate crises. 
 
Walter de Gruyter GmbH 
Genthiner Straße 13 
D-10785 Berlin / Germany 
Tel: +49 30 260 05-0 
Fax: +49 30 260 05-251

Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (e.g. emergencies or disasters) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry; however, research in these domains frequently pays less attention to the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risks and hazards raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications; during unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of this journal is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risks and hazards, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and how a better understanding of societal hazard and risk situations may attenuate crises. 
 
Walter de Gruyter GmbH 
Genthiner Straße 13 
D-10785 Berlin / Germany 
Tel: +49 30 260 05-0 
Fax: +49 30 260 05-251

Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (e.g. emergencies or disasters) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry; however, research in these domains frequently pays less attention to the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risks and hazards raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications; during unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of this journal is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risks and hazards, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and how a better understanding of societal hazard and risk situations may attenuate crises. 
 
Walter de Gruyter GmbH 
Genthiner Straße 13 
D-10785 Berlin / Germany 
Tel: +49 30 260 05-0 
Fax: +49 30 260 05-251