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Abstract
In convential democratic decison making, a contradiction has evolved between the demands of long term planning and democratic participation. In this article I will analyse, in how far new modes of decison making, such as national ethics committees, consensus conferences and participatory policy making on the basis of a precautionary principle, has been succesfull in coping with this contradiction. I will conclude that only participatory policy making could meet the objective of sustainability as the case of agricultural biotechnology illustrates.
Published Online: 2016-05-14
Published in Print: 1997-05-01
© 1997 by Lucius & Lucius, Stuttgart
