Regulatory science, Europeanisation and the control of agrochemicals

Rothstein, Henry, Irwin, Alan, Yearley, Steven and McCarthy, Elaine (1999) Regulatory science, Europeanisation and the control of agrochemicals. Science, Technology and Human Values, 24 (2). pp. 241-264. ISSN 1552-8251

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Abstract

This paper addresses issues of regulatory convergence and Europeanisation as they have developed within the agrochemicals sector. Taking the UK as a case study, the paper considers the continuing importance of local and national factors within systems that are ostensibly international and standardised. In particular, the paper shows how the embedded social relations of regulatory science in the UK, including institutional practices, judgements of expertise and established relationships of trust, result in a ‘nation-centredness’ and divergence of regulatory cultures despite the putative development of a harmonised European framework. It is argued that, as a consequence, the claimed universalism of scientific culture in this area is in tension with the local conditions of its practice and enactment.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=111
Additional Information:	Published 1999 © SAGE Publications. Articles available via LSE Research Articles Online are protected under intellectual property law, including copyright law. Any use made of the contents should comply with the relevant law.
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	09 Aug 2005
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 21:13
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/351

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