The management of risk in foreign and defence policy
The precautionary principle and decisions on war
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19503064 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Patterson (Northumbria University), Craig Mclean (Northumbria University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 42-58 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medicine Conflict & Survival (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-3699 • E-ISSN: 1743-9396 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13623690701775239 |
| PMID | 18456990 |
| OpenAlex | W1982004346 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article develops a concept that originated in environmental risk decision making, and investigates whether the Precautionary Principle (PP) may be usefully deployed by policymakers in the realm of foreign and defence matters. Drawing on the literature on precaution in the environmental arena, and in its weaker form, we develop an operational model of the PP, which has four main characteristics: an acceptance of the limits of knowledge on a given issue; an openness to alternative solutions; proportionality of response; and reversing the onus of proof. It concludes that the Precautionary Principle is a more inclusive way of deliberating on decisions on war, and the model we propose might provide a useful guideline for policy-makers in today's uncertain world
Business · Economics · Law and economics · Management · Openness to experience · Political science · Precautionary principle · Realm · Risk management · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Risk Perception and Management
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Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
A Precautionary Approach to Foreign Policy? A Preliminary Analysis of Tony Blair's Speeches on Iraq
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The Responsibility to Protect Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (2001) the International Development Research Centre, Po Box 8500, Ottawa On, Canada K1g 3h9
Uncertainty and environmental learning 1, 2Reconceiving science and policy in the preventive paradigm
Precautionary Uncertainty
Interpreting the precautionary principle
Governing Terrorism Through Risk
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2010 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |