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Liberal democracy 3.0 : civil society in an age of experts /
What are the political implications of 'expert' knowledge and especially scientific knowledge for liberal democracy? If knowledge is not evenly distributed upon what basis can the philosophy of equal rights be sustained?. This important book points to the crisis in knowledge in liberal dem...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
SAGE Publications,
2003.
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| Colección: | Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | What are the political implications of 'expert' knowledge and especially scientific knowledge for liberal democracy? If knowledge is not evenly distributed upon what basis can the philosophy of equal rights be sustained?. This important book points to the crisis in knowledge in liberal democracies. This crisis, simply put, is that most citizens cannot understand, much less judge, the claims scientists make. One response is the appointment of public commissions to provide conclusions for policy-makers to act upon. There are also c̀ommissions from below', such as grass roots associations that qu. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 154 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847876775 1847876773 9781446217498 1446217493 1281240206 9781281240200 9781446239438 1446239438 9786611240202 6611240209 |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |