Explaining proportionality conflicts in public policy: when public health and veterinary policy domains intersect

The project focuses on the concept of disproportionality in public policy, particularly when public health and veterinary policy domains intersect. Disproportionality manifests itself as either policy under-reaction or over-reaction. The project aims to explore and explain these phenomena through rigorous comparative research.
Using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), the project will compare the degree of inter-institutional conflict over proportionality across a number of European zoonosis cases. The goal is to understand how various institutional factors influence the levels of conflict between public health and veterinary authorities.