Lodge, Martin 
ORCID: 0000-0002-4273-6118 and Hood, Christopher
(2002)
Pavlovian policy responses to media feeding frenzies? Dangerous dogs regulation in comparative perspective.
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 10 (1).
pp. 1-13.
ISSN 0966-0879
Abstract
The first part of this article, based on a comparative analysis of recent policies on dangerous dogs among a set of Western European states, shows that small-scale events – like one dog-bite – can produce circumstances that confront policy-makers with a type of 'forced choice', given a particular set of political conditions. The second part, based on a more in-depth comparison of German and UK approaches, probes beyond the 'Pavlovian' level of political response to dog-bite crises to explore how institutions mediate responses to 'forced choices'. Dog-bite crises may temporarily remove normal blockages and constraints on policy development, but this article shows how institutions can still shape policy responses in at least three different ways.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref... |
| Additional Information: | © 2002 Blackwell Publishing |
| Divisions: | Government Centre for Analysis of Risk & Regulation |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2008 14:59 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2025 06:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/19073 |
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