New Modes of Governance: Developing an Integrated Policy Approach to Science, Technology, Risk and the Environment

by Tait,Joyce

• ISBN13: 9780754641643
• ISBN10: 0754641643
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In modern global economies, how can we govern science, technology, risk and the environment more effectively? As the pace of innovation has increased, the governance agenda has, itself, been changing; policy-making is in a state of flux and governments are stressing the need for more integrated or joined up policies to deal with new orders of complexity.This timely book describes the new approaches to policy for science, technology, risk and the environment in the context of this modern governance agenda. The authors examine the extent to which governance is integrated, where gaps exist and where further integration might be helpful for a range of policy areas. The interdisciplinary approach bridges scientific, technical and socio-economic research at global, European, UK and regional levels.New Modes of Governance will be a valuable resource for academics, policy-makers, regulators, and science and industry communities involved in innovation.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	vii
List of Figures	viii
List of Contributors	ix
Preface and Acknowledgements	xii
PART I: NEW APPROACHES TO GOVERNANCE
1 Shifting Policy Debates and the Implications for Governance
Catherine Lyall and Joyce Tait	1	(18)
2 The Governance of Technology
Perri 6	19	(26)
3 The Governance Challenges of Breakthrough Science and Technology
Graham Spinardi and Robin Williams	45	(24)
PART II: DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED POLICY APPROACH
4 Life Science Innovation: Policy and Foresight
Thomas Reiss and Joyce Tait	69	(20)
5 Developing an Integrated Approach to Risk: The ILGRA Network
James McQuaid	89	(18)
6 Rural Policy: A Highlands and Islands Perspective
Frank Rennie	107	(16)
PART III: THE LIMITS TO INTEGRATION
7 Hypermobility: A Challenge to Governance
John Adams	123	(16)
8 Environmental Policy Integration for Sustainable Technologies: Rationale and Practical Experiences at EU Level
Julia Hertin and Frans Berkhout	139	(20)
9 The Challenges of Policy Integration from an International Perspective: The Case of GMOs
Joseph Murphy and Joanna Chataway	159	(18)
10 A New Mode of Governance for Science, Technology, Risk and the Environment?
Joyce Tait and Catherine Lyall	177	(12)
Index	189