The Politics of Expertise: Competing for Authority in Global Governance

by Ole Jacob Sending

Book Overview

Experts dominate all facets of global governance, from accounting practices and antitrust regulations to human rights law and environmental conservation. In this study, Ole Jacob Sending encourages a critical interrogation of the role and power of experts by unveiling the politics of the ongoing competition for authority in global governance.

Drawing on insights from sociology, political science, and institutional theory, Sending challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047211963X
• ISBN13: 9780472119639
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"