Risk Regulation in the United States and European Union Controlling
Globalization and technology have altered public fears and changed expectations of how government should make people safer. This book analyzes how Europeans and Americans perceive and regulate risk. The authors show how public fears about risk are filtere
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Risk Regulation in the United States and European Union Controlling Chaos Lina M. Svedin, Adam Luedtke, and Thad E. Hall
RISK REGULATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION
Copyright © Lina M. Svedin, Adam Luedtke, and Thad E. Hall, 2010. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2010 978-0-230-62049-0 All rights reserved. First published in 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-38287-3 DOI 10.1057/9780230109476
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Svedin, Lina M. Risk regulation in the European Union and the United States : controlling chaos / Lina M. Svedin, Adam Luedtke, and Thad E. Hall. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Political planning—European Union countries. 2. Political planning—United States. 3. Risk—European Union countries—Public opinion. 4. Risk—United States—Public opinion. 5. Public opinion— European Union countries. 6. Public opinion—United States. 7. European Union countries—Politics and government. 8. United States—Politics and government. I. Luedtke, Adam, 1973– II. Hall, Thad E. (Thad Edward), 1968– III. Title. JN32.S84 2009 363.1094—dc22
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A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: June 2010 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
CON T E N T S
List of Illustrations
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
One
Introduction
1
Two
The Risk Society
Three Objective Differences Four Five Six
27 47
Immigration, Security, and Social Risk Perception
69
Food Safety, Health, and Biological Risk Perception
89
Flooding, Disaster Prevention, and Environmental Risk Perception
113
Seven
Election Technology and Election Fraud
143
Eight
Conclusions
163
Notes
183
Bibliography
193
Index
209
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I L LU ST R AT ION S
Tables 2.1 American and European perceptions of potential risks 4.1 Percentage of public attached to Europe
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Figures 2.1 American and European perceptions of the risk of becoming a victim of crime 2.2 American and European perceptions of the risk of becoming a victim of terrorism 2.3 American and European perceptions of the risk of becoming a victim of serious illness 2.4 American and European perceptions of the risk of being in a serious car accident 2.5 American and European perceptions of the risk of being injured by consumer goods 2.6 American and Euro
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