The Crisis of Expertise

by Gil Eyal

In recent political debates there has been a significant change in the valence of the word "experts" from a superlative to a near pejorative, typically accompanied by a recitation of experts' many failures and misdeeds. In topics as varied as Brexit, climate change, and vaccinations there is a palpable mistrust of experts and a tendency to dismiss their advice. Are we witnessing, therefore, the "death of expertise," or is the handwringing about an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745665780
• ISBN13: 9780745665788
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"