Can food safety policy-making be both scientifically and democratically legitimated? If so, how?

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 483-508

  Millstone, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Democratic legitimacy; Public policy; Science; Scientific legitimacy

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SAFETY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 34548069671     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-007-9045-x     Document Type: Article

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