Pesticide Policy and Politics in the European Union Regulatory Asses
This book explores the regulation of pesticides in the European Union in order to reveal the complex, controversial, and contested nature of an assessment system proudly declared by the EU to be ‘the strictest in the world’. The current regulatory f
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Emanuela Bozzini
Pesticide Policy and Politics in the European Union Regulatory Assessment, Implementation and Enforcement
Emanuela Bozzini University of Trento Trento, Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-52735-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-52736-9
ISBN 978-3-319-52736-9 (eBook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017933564 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Pattern adapted from an Indian cotton print produced in the 19th century Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To Luca
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The book is based on research carried out in the context of an European Research Council-funded project titled ‘Law, Science and Interest in European Policy-making’ (LASI). I wish to thank the principal investigator, Stijn Smismans, and all the project members – Rachel Minto, Carlo Petrucci and Elen Stokes – for their help and advice. I would also like to thank Natalia Magnani, Katia Pilati, Daniela Sicurelli, Marco Brunazzo, Cristiano Gori and Cristiano Vezzoni – my colleagues at the Department of Sociology and Social Research of the University of Trento – for their friendly support. Jemima Warren and Beth Farrow at Palgrave Macmillan have been very supportive and patient during the production of this book. My thanks also go to Sundar Ananthapadmanabhan for proofreading my work. Last but not least, my warm gratitude goes to Luca Dordit, my ultimate antidote.
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CONTENTS
1 Setting the Context: A Short History of Technology, Toxicology and Global Politics of Pesticides 1.1 Developments in Technology: From Arsenic to Nanotechnology 1.2 Pesticides and Food Security 1.3 Pesticides and
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