Technocracy, Politicization, and Noninvolvement: Politics of expertise in the european regulation of chemicals

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-185

  Eriksson, Johan ^a   Karlsson, Mikael ^a   Reuter, Marta ^b  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Advocacy coalitions; Brominated flame retardants; Chemicals; European Union; Expertise; Poland; Policy frames; Regulation; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; REGULATORY APPROACH; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE; POLAND; SWEDEN;

EID: 77950530159     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2009.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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