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7. The Rise and Demise of Epistemic Policy Learning: The Case of EU Biotechnology Regulation

verfasst von : Falk Daviter

Erschienen in: Learning in Public Policy

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Epistemic policy learning is essential to provide policy makers with the requisite knowledge base to address technically complex policy problems. As the reach of regulatory policy making expands to cover newly emerging technologies and previously ignored risks to human health and environmental safety, the role of epistemic policy learning has become increasingly evident. Drawing on empirical analysis of over twenty years of EU regulatory expansion and reform, the chapter focuses on the rise and demise of epistemic policy learning in EU biotechnology regulation. The analysis reveals how the use of scientific evidence and technical expertise in the policy process can easily turn dysfunctional if policy problems are complex and cut across the organizational boundaries of policy authority.

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Titel: The Rise and Demise of Epistemic Policy Learning: The Case of EU Biotechnology Regulation
verfasst von: Falk Daviter
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Learning in Public Policy
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-76209-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-76210-4

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76210-4_7