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The mutual constitution of risk and inequalities: intersectional risk theory

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dc.contributor.authorOlofsson, A.
dc.contributor.authorZinn, J.
dc.contributor.authorGriffin, G.
dc.contributor.authorNygren, K.
dc.contributor.authorCebulla, A.
dc.contributor.authorHannah-Moffat, K.
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIn this article, we examine the conceptual importance of integrating risk and intersectionality theory for the study of how risk and various forms of inequality intersect and are mutually constitutive. We argue that an intersectional perspective can advance risk research by incorporating more effectively the role of such social categories as gender and race into the analysis of ‘risk’ as an empirical phenomenon. In doing so, the intersectional perspective articulates more clearly the connection between the social construction of risk and, on the one hand, the reproduction of new and complex social inequalities and, on the other, intersections of social class, gender, ethnicity and other social categorisations. We trace the intellectual division between risk and feminist-inspired intersectionality research, showing how these approaches can be aligned to study, for example, risk-based welfare and social policy. We use a discussion of general directions within welfare policy to illustrate how an intersectional perspective can be used to show the ways in which new governance strategies create new divisions and reproduce existing forms of social inequality. We conclude the article with a call for a new research agenda to integrate intersectional frameworks with risk theory in order to provide a more nuanced analysis of the relationship between social inequality and risk.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAnna Olofsson, Jens O. Zinn, Gabriele Griffin, Katarina Giritli Nygren, Andreas Cebulla and Kelly Hannah-Moffat
dc.identifier.citationHealth Risk and Society, 2014; 16(5):417-430
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13698575.2014.942258
dc.identifier.issn1369-8575
dc.identifier.issn1469-8331
dc.identifier.orcidCebulla, A. [0000-0002-6853-6245]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/107578
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.rights© 2014 Taylor & Francis
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13698575.2014.942258
dc.subjectRisk; risk theory; intersectionality; inequality
dc.titleThe mutual constitution of risk and inequalities: intersectional risk theory
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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