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Participation, Democratic Deficit and Good Regulation: a Case Study of Participatory Strategies in the European Regulation of GMO Products
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Zentrum für Europäische Rechtspolitik (ZERP) an der Universität Bremen
Abstract In the European Union, the institutional reform that risk regulation system has undergone in the last decade has emphasised the need for fostering public participation and stakeholder involvement in decision making processes. Citizen scrutiny, in theory, ought to bring about better governance, and g... view more
In the European Union, the institutional reform that risk regulation system has undergone in the last decade has emphasised the need for fostering public participation and stakeholder involvement in decision making processes. Citizen scrutiny, in theory, ought to bring about better governance, and greater participation in public policy decisions is usually regarded as a symptom of a healthy democracy. By presenting evidence from two case studies in the field of bio-technology regulation, this paper aims to prove that taking participation as a tout court advantage is a mistake.... view less
Keywords
democracy; regulation; government policy; EU; political participation; biotechnology
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
European Politics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2006
City
Bremen
Page/Pages
23 p.
Series
ZERP-Diskussionspapier, 6
ISSN
1668-3797
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications