Die Modernisierung der Demokratie

Zilleßen, Horst; Dienel, Peter C.; Strubelt, Wendelin

doi:10.1007/978-3-322-87766-6

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Habermas fightin? waste. Problems of alternative dispute resolution in the risk society

Keller

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2000

J. Environ. Policy Plann.

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Since the early 1990s, German environmental policies have been characterized by a broad range of alternative dispute resolution procedures, such as, for instance, ‘mediation’ and ‘risk dialogue’. Based on the ethics of discourse, developed by German social theorist Habermas, they are designed to solve problems in risk management caused by citizen protest. However, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) failed rather often in environmental issues. Based on a ‘risk society’ perspective, this paper presents a systematic argument for the empirical problems of discursive dispute regulation. End‐of‐pipe practical discourse is not suitable for dealing with questioned expert knowledge claims, problems of unawareness and manufactured uncertainties, central to regulation conflicts in risk society. This calls for an earlier public engagement via discourse, focusing on scientific and technological research and development agendas, as well as replacing traditional risk management with management of uncertainties and unawareness. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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