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Can France Move from Centralized Decision Making to Citizens Governance?

April 26, 2017centralized citizens decision France Governance

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Can France Move from Centralized Decision Making to Citizens Governance?

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Suzanne de CheveignÉ CNRS In a traditionally technocratic country such as France, the development of the life sciences provokes a number of new questions both about the consequences of scientific research and about the ways of regulating it. Risks are no longer only material; they are perceived as ethical and social, and citizens are no longer ready to hand over their control to technical experts. In this article, the author discusses this evolution on the basis of interviews and focus group material collected over the past six years in France. Science Communication, Vol. 24, No. 2, 162-172 (2002) DOI: 10.1177/107554702237842 CiteULike Complore Connotea Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Technorati Twitter What’s this?