Risk regulation in the United States and the European Union: controlling chaos

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 Filtered Through Political Systems And Subjective Lenses Of Perception To Pressure Governments To Insure Against Risk. Globalization And Federalism Are Two Forces That Promote Convergence Between Europe And America, While Culture And Politics Often Push Governments Down Different Roads. This Tension Is Explored In Case Studies Dealing With Four Cutting-edge Risk Frontiers: Immigration, Flood Control, Food Safety, And Voting Technology.--jacket. One. Introduction -- Two. The Risk Society -- Three. Objective Differences -- Four. Immigration, Security, And Social Risk Perception -- Five. Food Safety, Health, And Biological Risk Perception -- Six. Flooding, Disaster Prevention, And Environmental Risk Perception -- Seven. Election Technology And Election Fraud -- Eight. Conclusions. Lina M. Svedin, Adam Luedtke, And Thad E. Hall. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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 filtered through political systems to pressure governments to insure against risk. 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 filtered through political systems and subjective lenses of perception to pressure governments to insure against risk. Globalization and federalism are two forces that promote convergence between Europe and America, while culture and politics often push governments down different roads. This tension is explored in case studies dealing with four cutting-edge risk frontiers: immigration, flood control, food safety and voting technology Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Illustrations......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 One: Introduction......Page 12 Two: The Risk Society......Page 38 Three: Objective Differences......Page 58 Four: Immigration, Security, and Social Risk Perception......Page 80 Five: Food Safety, Health, and Biological Risk Perception......Page 100 Six: Flooding, Disaster Prevention, and Environmental Risk Perception......Page 124 Seven: Election Technology and Election Fraud......Page 154 Eight: Conclusions......Page 174 Notes......Page 194 Bibliography......Page 204 Index......Page 220