The discourse of risk and processes of institutional change: The case of green chemistry

Maguire, Steve and Hardy, Cynthia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2612-7304 2019. The discourse of risk and processes of institutional change: The case of green chemistry. Reay, Trish, Zilber, Tammar B., Langley, Anne and Tsoukas, Hari, eds. Institutions and Organizations: A Process View, Perspectives on Process Organization Studies, Oxford University Press, pp. 154-173. (10.1093/oso/9780198843818.003.0010)

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Abstract

In this chapter the authors explore the role that the dominant discourse of risk has played in the processes of institutional change that have taken place in the field of chemistry as a result of the emergence and expansion of “green” chemistry. The aim of green chemistry is to replace hazardous substances with benign ones so as to eliminate chemical risks to human health and the environment. They show how significant institutional changes have occurred through two forms of “risk translation” that have changed the discursive landscape by constructing new kinds of “knowing subjects” who are able to act on different “known” objects.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISBN:	9780198843818
Funders:	ARC
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2025 11:01
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/122821

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