Lodge, Martin 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 1468-5973
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 |
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| Official URL: | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref... |
| Additional Information: | © 2002 Blackwell Publishing |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Sets: | Departments > Government Research centres and groups > Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation (CARR) |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2008 14:59 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/19073/ |
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