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Risk Assessment, Policy-Making and the Limits of Knowledge: the precautionary principle and international relations.' (2009)
Journal Article
McLean, C., Patterson, A., & Williams, J. (2009). Risk Assessment, Policy-Making and the Limits of Knowledge: the precautionary principle and international relations.'. International Relations, 23(4), 548-566. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047117809348704

This paper looks at the way in which the idea of the Precautionary Principle, increasingly influential in environmental and other policy areas, is being and might be used in foreign and security policy. It aims to contrast the relative precision with... Read More about Risk Assessment, Policy-Making and the Limits of Knowledge: the precautionary principle and international relations.'.