Democratic Decision Making and the Psychology of Risk
In many cases, the public (or large parts of it) want to restrict an activity or technology that they believe to be dangerous, but that scientific experts believe to be safe. There is thus a tension between respecting the preferences of the people and making policy based on our best scientific knowl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université de Montréal
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Les Ateliers de l’Ethique |
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| Online Access: | http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1042278ar |