DEMOCRATIZING DECISION-MAKING ON FOOD SAFETY IN THE EU: CLOSING GAPS BETWEEN PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNANCE AND PRACTICE

DEMOCRATIZING DECISION-MAKING ON FOOD SAFETY IN THE EU: CLOSING GAPS BETWEEN PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNANCE AND PRACTICE

Food safety is a preoccupation of the European Commission, but there are major shortcomings in its governance. Reviewing legislation and practice, this paper explores the background of EU food safety institutions, and develops recommendations to make the EU decision process more transparent, account...

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Veröffentlicht in:Minerva (London) 2007-09, Vol.45 (3), p.275-294
1. Verfasser: Konig, Ariane
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Committees
Decision making
Democracy
Democratization
Economic sociology
Education
Education policy
European Commission
European Union
Food law
Food safety
Food security
General studies. Ideologies
Genetically modified foods
Government regulation
Human behaviour
Industrial regulation
Learning
Legislative procedure
Political sociology
Production. Distribution. Advertising
Public health
Risk
Risk analysis
Risk management
Science and technology
Sociology
Sociology of economy and development
Teaching
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Zusammenfassung:Food safety is a preoccupation of the European Commission, but there are major shortcomings in its governance. Reviewing legislation and practice, this paper explores the background of EU food safety institutions, and develops recommendations to make the EU decision process more transparent, accountable, and democratic.
ISSN:0026-4695
1573-1871
DOI:10.1007/s11024-007-9044-0