Democracy and expertise
Subtitle: reorienting policy inquiry
By: Prof Frank Fischer.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9780199282838; 9780199565245
Subjects: Policy sciences; Representative government and representation; Political participation
Description: "This book examines the role of policy expertise in a democratic society. From the perspectives of both political theory and policy studies, the chapters explore the implications of deliberative democratic governance for professional expertise and extends them to specific policy practices. Following the lead of John Dewey, the discussion focuses in particular on the ways professional practices might be reoriented to assist citizens in understanding and discussing the complex policy issues of an advanced technological society. In doing so, it also explores how public deliberation can be improved through more collaborative forms of policy inquiry."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-327) and index.