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The work of early pluralist thinkers, from Arthur Bentley to Robert
Dahl, inspired much optimism about democracy. They argued that
democracy was functioning well, despite disagreements arising among
the diversity of interests represented in policy-making processes.
Yet it is unlikely that anyone paying attention to news coverage
today would share such optimism. The media portray current
policy-making processes as intractably polarized, devoid of any
opportunity to move forward and adopt essential policy changes.
This book aims to revive our long-lost sense of optimism about
policy-making and democracy. Through original research into
biotechnology policy-making in North America and Europe, Eric
Montpetit shows that the depiction of policy-making offered by
early pluralist thinkers is not so far off the present reality.
Today's policy decision-making process - complete with disagreement
among the participants - is consistent with what might be expected
in a pluralist society, in sharp contrast with the negative image
projected by the media.
The work of early pluralist thinkers, from Arthur Bentley to Robert
Dahl, inspired much optimism about democracy. They argued that
democracy was functioning well, despite disagreements arising among
the diversity of interests represented in policy-making processes.
Yet it is unlikely that anyone paying attention to news coverage
today would share such optimism. The media portray current
policy-making processes as intractably polarized, devoid of any
opportunity to move forward and adopt essential policy changes.
This book aims to revive our long-lost sense of optimism about
policy-making and democracy. Through original research into
biotechnology policy-making in North America and Europe, Eric
Montpetit shows that the depiction of policy-making offered by
early pluralist thinkers is not so far off the present reality.
Today's policy decision-making process - complete with disagreement
among the participants - is consistent with what might be expected
in a pluralist society, in sharp contrast with the negative image
projected by the media.
Biotechnology is one of the most important new issues to emerge in
the knowledge economy. The Politics of Biotechnology in North
America and Europe provides analysts with a perspective on
policy-making in scientifically advanced countries that integrate
the insights of several approaches and that display a particular
sensitivity to the complexity of policy-making conjectures. This
perspective allows going beyond the simplistic understandings of
biotechnology policy currently prevailing. This volume provides a
rigorous analysis and detailed information on biotechnology policy
in nine countries. The essays included here present the results of
in-depth empirical research in the area of biomedicine and
agro-food biotechnology. The book is, therefore, not only of
interest to policy-makers and policy analysts, but also to anyone
with an interest in biotechnology.
Biotechnology is one of the most important new issues to emerge in
the knowledge economy. The Politics of Biotechnology in North
America and Europe provides analysts with a perspective on
policy-making in scientifically advanced countries that integrate
the insights of several approaches and that display a particular
sensitivity to the complexity of policy-making conjectures. This
perspective allows going beyond the simplistic understandings of
biotechnology policy currently prevailing. This volume provides a
rigorous analysis and detailed information on biotechnology policy
in nine countries. The essays included here present the results of
in-depth empirical research in the area of biomedicine and
agro-food biotechnology. The book is, therefore, not only of
interest to policy-makers and policy analysts, but also to anyone
with an interest in biotechnology.
Despite the Liberal Government's claims that its re-engineering
initiative is a managerial matter with the aim of improving the
effectiveness, efficiency, and economy of the public administration
in Quebec, any administrative reform leads to a reconfiguring of
the State's autonomy and capacities, which in turn leads to a
redefining of governance. While it is crucial to examine the
tangible processes involved in implementing a new management
framework, one must also consider the consequences of redefining
the relationship between the State and civil society.
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