Democracy and Expertise: Reorienting Policy Inquiry

by Frank Fischer

Book Overview

This book explores the role of policy expertise in a democratic society. From the perspectives of political science and policy theory, the chapters examine the implications of deliberative democratic governance for professional expertise and extends them to specific policy practices. Following the earlier lead of John Dewey, the discussion focuses in particular on the ways professional practices might be reoriented to assist citizens in understanding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199282838
• ISBN13: 9780199282838
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"