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Published in: Society 1/2011

01-02-2011 | Symposium: Measuring Democracy

The Modern Slaves: Specialized Knowledge and Democratic Governance

Authors: Nico Stehr, Jason L. Mast

Published in: Society | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

This article examines widely held assumptions among scientific elites positing that there is an increasing discrepancy between those with specialized knowledge and laypersons, that governmental policy is increasingly shaped by scientific research and its practitioners, and that these trends pose a threat to representative democracy. This article asserts that modern liberal democratic societies are characterized by enabling structural changes that have expanded the forms of and means for citizen action, and simplified civil society’s access to specialized knowledge.
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Metadata
Title
The Modern Slaves: Specialized Knowledge and Democratic Governance
Authors
Nico Stehr
Jason L. Mast
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Society / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0147-2011
Electronic ISSN: 1936-4725
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-010-9391-6

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