George Cvetkovich is a social and environmental psychologist who teaches at Western Washington University, USA. He is director of the Western Institute for Social and Organizational Research. Ragnar E Lofstedt is a Professor in Risk Management and the Director of the Centre for Risk Management, Department of Geography, School of Social Science and Public Policy, Kings College London, UK. He is a renowned expert on risk communication and regulation issues and is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Risk Research and on the editorial board of Risk Analysis.

• Preface * Introduction * Social Trust and Culture in Risk Management * Risk, Trust and Democratic Theory * Perceived Risk, Trust, and Democracy * The Attribution of Social Trust * Trust Judgements in Complex Hazard Management Systems: The Potential Role of Concepts of the System * Environmental Regulation in the UK: Politics, Institutional Change and Public Trust * Perceived Competence and Motivation in Industry and Government as Factors in Risk Perception * Institutional Trust and Confidence: A Journey into a Conceptual Quagmire * Trust and Publication Participation in Risk Policy Issues * Social Trust, Risk Management, and Culture: Insights from Native America * Who Calls the Shots? Credible Vaccine Risk Communication * Conclusion: Social Trust: Consolidation and Future Advances * References * Index