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Concluding Thoughts and Perspectives for Interdisciplinary Risk Research

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This chapter summarises the implications of the four sections for the sociology of risk and uncertainty. It analyses what these developments in methodology, methods, and research strategies have to offer for interdisciplinary risk research in general. The chapter will conclude with suggestions for further development and research.

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Zinn, J.O., Olofsson, A. (2019). Concluding Thoughts and Perspectives for Interdisciplinary Risk Research. In: Olofsson, A., Zinn, J.O. (eds) Researching Risk and Uncertainty. Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95852-1_15

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