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Risk Management and Political Culture (Volume 12) (Social Research Perspectives)

By Sheila Jasanoff

Book information

Publisher
Russell Sage Foundation
Year
1986
ISBN
0871544083, 9780871544087
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6731586 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
103\104
Time added
2023-12-25 14:24:06

Description

This unique comparative study looks at efforts to regulate carcinogenic chemicals in several Western democracies, including the United States, and finds marked national differences in how conflicting scientific interpretations and competing political interests are resolved. Whether risk issues are referred to expert committees without public debate or debated openly in a variety of forums, patterns of interaction among experts, policy makers, and the public reflect fundamental features of each country's political culture. "A provocative argument....Poses interesting questions for the sociology of science, especially science produced for public debate."―Contemporary Sociology A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation's Social Science Frontiers Series

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