Statistics and expertise on road safety. A comparison between France and the USA
Overview
Background & policy context:
This is a comparative analysis looking at social conditions of the production of road safety statistics.
Objectives:
The objective was to highlight the social conditions of the production of road safety statistics, particularly focusing on academic strategies related to expertise in the field of road safety.
This was achieved by delivering a representation of the road safety statistical production in France and the USA for the past 30 years, and their links with different legitimate expertise of public action in this sector.
Methodology:
The project brought together researchers and PhD of political science, specialised in policy analysis and sociology.
Classical quantitative methods are used, such as semi-directive interviews and literature/data reviews. Also, an observation period took place within a French organisation responsible for producing road safety statistics.
It should be noted that this was an 'historical approach' and did not take into account recent developments in the production of road safety statistics in France since 2002.
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