title: Deliberative public participation and hexachlorobenzene stockpiles.
abstract: This paper is concerned with the quality of citizen involvement in relation to the governance of industrial risks. Specifically, it explores the hexachlorobenzene (HCB) case relative to best practice public participation, which is consistent with deliberative democratic theory. The case could be judged a public participation failure given that the community committee in combination with the corporate sponsor was unable to agree on a mutually acceptable technological pathway. This stalemate might have been attributable in part to the time spent on the task of review. A diligent participation working party could have created a much more effective public participation plan, grounded in the core values of professional public participation practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Government and International Relations (currently seconded to The United States Studies Centre), The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. l.carson@usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: Lyn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carson
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003709:Democracy; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D006256:Hazardous Waste / Q000941:ethics; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007220:Industrial Waste; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D012945:Social Values; D018505:Waste Management
chemical_list: D006256:Hazardous Waste; D007220:Industrial Waste; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene