New publication about European risk regulation

Yesterday I attended the launch of a new technical publication of great interest to BR experts: the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR). You can order the first issue free from this website.

As we know, risk management is one of the most difficult challenges of BR. There is an abundant literature and research, with OECD centralizing reflection for practitioners.

Last night, the many challenges for regulators were listed, among which: the perception of risk by the public, based on correct science or not, the need to manage these perceptions and the risks themselves through appropriate regulation or other policy instruments, and the complexity of the variables involved. And nowhere are risks as difficult to tackle as in the area of public health, covering inter alia food and feed, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, pesticide, hence the need for a specific medium to engage both regulators and stakeholders, and provide the theoretical backdrop for action.
The first issue contains a valuable update on recent trends in RIA by L. Allio, including consequences of smart regulation.

For more on risk regulation, read an article (33 pages) by Jonathan Wiener and Michael D. Rogers.

Contributions are to be forwarded to the editor of EJRR: Alberto Alemanno (HEC Paris).