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Erschienen in: Society 1/2011

01.02.2011 | Symposium: Measuring Democracy

The Modern Slaves: Specialized Knowledge and Democratic Governance

verfasst von: Nico Stehr, Jason L. Mast

Erschienen in: Society | Ausgabe 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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Metadaten
Titel
The Modern Slaves: Specialized Knowledge and Democratic Governance
verfasst von
Nico Stehr
Jason L. Mast
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2011
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Society / Ausgabe 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0147-2011
Elektronische ISSN: 1936-4725
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-010-9391-6

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