Expertise, Policy-making and Democracy
Christensen, Johan
Expertise, Policy-making and Democracy - Taylor & Francis 2023 - 1 online resource (136 p.)
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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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English
9780367617769 9780367617875 9781003106555 9781003106555
10.4324/9781003106555 doi
Central / national / federal government policies
Comparative politics
Political structure and processes
Political structures: democracy
Politics and government
Public administration
democracy; normative theory; political theory; public administration; public policy; policymaking
Expertise, Policy-making and Democracy - Taylor & Francis 2023 - 1 online resource (136 p.)
Free-to-read
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.
All rights reserved
English
9780367617769 9780367617875 9781003106555 9781003106555
10.4324/9781003106555 doi
Central / national / federal government policies
Comparative politics
Political structure and processes
Political structures: democracy
Politics and government
Public administration
democracy; normative theory; political theory; public administration; public policy; policymaking