Of Nannies and Nudges: Current State of Obesity Policymaking

Click here to load reader

download Of Nannies and Nudges:  Current State of  Obesity Policymaking

of 27

description

Of Nannies and Nudges: Current State of Obesity Policymaking. “Who’s Afraid of the Nanny State?” Rogan Kersh Wake Forest University, USA April 2014. Plan of Presentation. ‘Nanny State’: pejorative frame Extended case study: Obesity politics/policy State responses Retreat: Laissez-faire - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Transcript of Of Nannies and Nudges: Current State of Obesity Policymaking

Addressing the Obesity Epidemic: Challenges & Solutions

Whos Afraid of the Nanny State? Rogan KershWake Forest University, USAApril 2014

Of Nannies and Nudges: Current State of Obesity PolicymakingPlan of PresentationNanny State: pejorative frameExtended case study: Obesity politics/policyState responsesRetreat: Laissez-faireSubmerge: Invisible policiesDivert: Libertarian-paternalist nudgesAdvance: Use states coercive powersReframe: Emphasize nanny positivesObesity: Policy Issue?1998Slow-Motion Epidemic20101990No Data