Cultural Cognition and Public Policy

How does cultural conflict influence public policymaking? Surprisingly, not by generating moral disputes over the ends to be pursued by law but rather by generating empirical disagreements over the consequences of economic, crime-control, national security, and other policies designed to promote our common interests.

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Cultural Cognition and Synthetic Biology Risk Perceptions: A Preliminary Analysis

A national study conducted by CCP researchers finds that synthetic biology risk perceptions have a distinctive profile, one that turns cultural, political, and religious commitments nearly upside down.

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Cultural Evaluations of Risk: "Values" or "Blunders"?

Should regulators view risk perceptions that derive from cultural cognition as manifestations of cognitive bias or instead as expressions of value? Kahan & Slovic take up this question in response to Sunstein's critique of cultural cognition.

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