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THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE & COMPLEX SOVEREIGNTY: USING THE PATHWAYS FRAMEWORK TO EXPLAIN DOMESTIC POLICY OUTCOMES

dc.contributor.advisorRayner, Professor Jeremyen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPhillips, Distinguished Professor Peteren_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPhillipson, Professor Martinen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFulton, Professor Murrayen_US
dc.creatorNoble, Wainewrighten_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-02T12:00:16Z
dc.date.available2015-05-02T12:00:16Z
dc.date.created2015-02en_US
dc.date.issued2015-05-01en_US
dc.date.submittedFebruary 2015en_US
dc.description.abstractThe precautionary principle has emerged as one of the most contentious international norms within international environmental law. Yet, despite the vexing conceptual uncertainties confronting the precautionary principle, it is repeatedly invoked by policy makers and incorporated within international and domestic environmental law and agreements. This thesis explores how the international norm of precaution comes to be translated from the international sphere to domestic public policy. The research utilizes the pathways framework, which suggests that there are three additional pathways in additional to the direct implementation of international rules in national law and policy - international norms and discourse, markets and direct access - through which actors, institutions and interests can influence domestic and firm-level policy change. The findings propose an explanation of why Canada came to adopt a particular version of the precautionary principle, also revealing the complex nature of norm transfer, the significance of multiple causal pathways of influence and the interactions arising along these pathways.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2015-02-1980en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subjectPrecautionary Principleen_US
dc.subjectBiotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectPathways Frameworken_US
dc.subjectDomestic Politicsen_US
dc.subjectCausal Pathways of Influenceen_US
dc.titleTHE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE & COMPLEX SOVEREIGNTY: USING THE PATHWAYS FRAMEWORK TO EXPLAIN DOMESTIC POLICY OUTCOMESen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentJohnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic Policyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Saskatchewanen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Policy (M.P.P.)en_US

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