Risk, language, and power : the nanotechnology environmental policy case /
Risk, Language, and Power applies discourse analysis to public policy debates about nanotechnology, to explore how risk is used in language and practice to frame those debates. Morris argues that regulatory science by itself is inadequate to address risk concerns, and that public policy initiatives...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
©2012.
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| Summary: | Risk, Language, and Power applies discourse analysis to public policy debates about nanotechnology, to explore how risk is used in language and practice to frame those debates. Morris argues that regulatory science by itself is inadequate to address risk concerns, and that public policy initiatives should be applied to broaden policy discourse around the environmental implications of emerging technologies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 193 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739170557 0739170554 9781280659010 1280659017 9786613635945 6613635944 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |