Hur försvaras försiktighetsprincipen i EU:s GMO-politik? En argumentationsanalys av EU
(2011) STVK01 20111Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This bachelor thesis in political science focuses on the precautionary principle in genetically modified organism (GMO) regulations. This principle has been incorporated into the European Union (EU) law system, which the legislation advocates that the GMO assessment process should be undertaken in a precautionary fashion.
This principle is today considered being the most radical of all environmental principles, as there is a controverse debate on wheter GMO causing harm to the public and to the environment. Another main concern relates to uncertainties that are difficult to resolve, because they arise from incomplete scientific knowledge.
The aim of this theoretical study is an argumentation analysis with the focus set on EU: s usage... (More) - This bachelor thesis in political science focuses on the precautionary principle in genetically modified organism (GMO) regulations. This principle has been incorporated into the European Union (EU) law system, which the legislation advocates that the GMO assessment process should be undertaken in a precautionary fashion.
This principle is today considered being the most radical of all environmental principles, as there is a controverse debate on wheter GMO causing harm to the public and to the environment. Another main concern relates to uncertainties that are difficult to resolve, because they arise from incomplete scientific knowledge.
The aim of this theoretical study is an argumentation analysis with the focus set on EU: s usage of the precautionary principle in GMO regulations. EU-documents have been analyzed with a vision to describe the EU: s defence of its point of view. Further the cultural theory of risk is being applied, connected to the risk perception of GMO.
The result of this study shows that EU: s standpoint advocating the precautionary principle is a bit vague, and contradictive. Although, most arguments favour the principle. (Less)
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- author
- Tapper, Helena LU
- supervisor
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- Åsa Knaggård LU
- organization
- course
- STVK01 20111
- year
- 2011
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- försiktighetsprincipen, GMO, EU, argumentationsanalys, risk och osäkerhet
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 2063288
- date added to LUP
- 2011-08-31 16:13:51
- date last changed
- 2011-08-31 16:13:51
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