Democratization of Expertise? Exploring Novel Forms of Scientific Advice in Political Decision-Making /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Maasen, Sabine (Editor), Weingart, Peter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, 24
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Political science.; Philosophy and science.; Political philosophy.; Sociology.; Philosophy, general.; Philosophy of Science.; Political Philosophy.; Political Science.; Sociology, general.

‘Scientific advice to politics’, the ‘nature of expertise’, and the ‘relation between experts, policymakers, and the public’ are variations of a topic that currently attracts the attention of social scientists, philosophers of science as well as practitioners in the public sphere and the media. This...