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Governing GMOs in the EU: A Deviant Case of Environmental Policy-making?

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  • G. Kristin Rosendal

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The central question addressed in this study is how one of the world's strongest and fastest growing sectors-the biotech industry-has seemingly been without influence in the EU's efforts to regulate genetically modified organisms. First, agri-biotech industry's positions are compared to the policy outputs. This is followed by a discussion about precaution and protectionism. The paper goes on to analyze the role of industry in light of three hypothesized explanations: internal unity; access to decision-making; and strength of counterbalancing forces. It concludes that counterbalancing forces, particularly in combination with developments in the EU decision-making procedures, provide the greatest explanatory power. Moreover, the strength of the counterbalancing forces in this particular environmental issue area is boosted by the links between health and environment concerns in public opinion. Copyright (c) 2005 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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  • G. Kristin Rosendal, 2005. "Governing GMOs in the EU: A Deviant Case of Environmental Policy-making?," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 5(1), pages 82-104, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:glenvp:v:5:y:2005:i:1:p:82-104
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    1. Jon Skjærseth & Jørgen Wettestad, 2007. "Is EU enlargement bad for environmental policy? Confronting gloomy expectations with evidence," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 7(3), pages 263-280, September.
    2. Ronit Justo-Hanani & Tamar Dayan, 2016. "Explaining Transatlantic Policy Divergence: The Role of Domestic Politics and Policy Styles in Nanotechnology Risk Regulation," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 16(1), pages 79-98, February.
    3. Ian Clark, 2011. "Lessons Learned and Suggestions for Improving Regulatory Cooperation between California and the EU," Chapters, in: David Vogel & Johan Swinnen (ed.), Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation, chapter 13, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    4. David Vogel & Johan Swinnen (ed.), 2011. "Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 14198.
    5. Steinar Andresen & G. Kristin Rosendal & Jon Birger Skjærseth, 2018. "Regulating the invisible: interaction between the EU and Norway in managing nano-risks," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 18(4), pages 513-528, August.

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