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oapen-20.500.12657-591562022-12-08T09:40:48Z Expertise, Policy-making and Democracy Christensen, Johan Holst, Cathrine Molander, Anders democracy; normative theory; political theory; public administration; public policy; policymaking bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPB Comparative politics bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPH Political structure & processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPQ Central government::JPQB Central government policies bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPP Public administration bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPH Political structure & processes 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 high quality 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. 2022-11-04T12:51:42Z 2022-11-04T12:51:42Z 2023 book 9780367617769 9780367617875 9781003106555 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/59156 eng Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003106555 10.4324/9781003106555 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb dff97391-33ae-45ec-b008-43e466d25688 9780367617769 9780367617875 9781003106555 Routledge 136 open access
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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 high quality 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.
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