The Challenges of Consulting the Public on Science Policy
Examining the Development of European Risk Assessment Policy for Genetically Modified Animals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7998401 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Hartley (0000-0002-4849-5685, University of Nottingham), Kate Millar (0000-0002-7155-7776, University of Nottingham) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 481-502 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ropr.12102 |
| OpenAlex | W1849522446 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 24 |
With the growing importance of public engagement in science policy making and declining levels of public trust in food production, the E uropean F ood S afety A uthority ( EFSA ) has attempted to embed “good governance” approaches to strengthen scientific independence and open up risk decision making, which include the use of public consultations. However, “opening up” of risk assessment policies reveals some tensions; namely, balancing the goals of scientific excellence and transparency, protecting science from interests, addressing value judgments, and limited opportunities to debate ethical and social issues. EFSA 's development of risk assessment policy for genetically modified animals is used as a case study to analyze these tensions. This analysis suggests that in order to fulfill good governance commitments and maintain trust in risk governance, closer cooperation between EFSA and the European Commission is required to provide “space” for debating the broader risk management issues. This publically accessible space may be needed alongside rather than instead of EFSA 's consultation
Business · Corporate governance · Economics · European commission · European union · Excellence · Management · Political science · Public policy · Public relations · Risk assessment · Risk Governance · Risk management · Transparency (behavior · Agricultural safety and regulations · Animal testing and alternatives · Intellectual Property and Patents · Law · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 0.45 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |