
Expertise, Policy-making and Democracy
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-367-61787-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to debates about expertise, policy-making and democracy. It uniquely combines an overview of recent research on the policy role of experts with discussions in political philosophy and the philosophy of expertise. Starting with the fact that well-functioning democracies require experts and expert knowledge, the book examines two types of objections against granting experts a larger role in policy-making: concerns that focus on the nature and limits of expert knowledge, and those that concentrate on tensions between expertization and democracy. With this, the book discusses how expert arrangements can be organized to ensure the epistemic qualities of policies and democratic credentials, at the same time.
The book will be of interest to scholars and students of political theory and democracy, public policy and administration, and to anyone interested in the role of expertise in society.
The book will be of interest to scholars and students of political theory and democracy, public policy and administration, and to anyone interested in the role of expertise in society.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
184 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-61787-5 (9780367617875)
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Johan Christensen | Cathrine Holst | Anders Molander
Expertise, Policy-making and Democracy
Leave it to the Experts?
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Expertise, Policy-making and Democracy
Leave it to the Experts?
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Expertise, Policy-making and Democracy
Leave it to the Experts?
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Persons
Johan Christensen is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Cathrine Holst is Professor at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Anders Molander is Professor at the Centre for the Study of Professions at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.
Cathrine Holst is Professor at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Anders Molander is Professor at the Centre for the Study of Professions at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.
Author
Leiden University, The Netherlands
University of Oslo, Norway
Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
Content
Introduction 1. The Fact of Expertise 2. Expertise in Policy-Making 3. Expertise in Democracy 4. Epistemic Worries about Expertise 5. Democratic Worries about Expertise 6. Designing Expert Bodies: A System Perspective