Provides an in depth examination of the complex process through which United States government institutions anticipate emerging threats. Using contemporary debates over the risks associated with nanotechnology, pandemic influenza, and global warming as case study material, Rob A. DeLeo highlights the distinctive features of proactive governance. By challenging the pervasive assumption of reactive policymaking, DeLeo provides a dynamic approach for conceptualizing the political dimensions of anticipation.
Provides an in depth examination of the complex process through which United States government institutions anticipate emerging threats. Using contemporary debates over the risks associated with nanotechnology, pandemic influenza, and global warming as case study material, Rob A. DeLeo highlights the distinctive features of proactive governance. By challenging the pervasive assumption of reactive policymaking, DeLeo provides a dynamic approach for conceptualizing the political dimensions of anticipation.
Rob A. DeLeo is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Bentley University.
Inhaltsangabe
CONTENTS Chapter 1: Anticipation and Public Policy Chapter 2: Toward an Anticipatory Policy Type Chapter 3: No Small Matter: Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Nanotechnology Chapter 4: An Ounce of Prevention: Bird Flu, Swine Flu, and the Politics of Pandemic Chapter 5: Too Hot to Handle: Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Quest for Climate Change Policy Chapter 6: Anticipation: A Distinctive Policy Type
CONTENTS Chapter 1: Anticipation and Public Policy Chapter 2: Toward an Anticipatory Policy Type Chapter 3: No Small Matter: Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Nanotechnology Chapter 4: An Ounce of Prevention: Bird Flu, Swine Flu, and the Politics of Pandemic Chapter 5: Too Hot to Handle: Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Quest for Climate Change Policy Chapter 6: Anticipation: A Distinctive Policy Type
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