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Liberal democracy 3.0 [electronic resource] : civil society in an age of experts / Stephen P. Turner

Author
Turner, Stephen P., 1951-
Published
London : SAGE, 2003.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 154 pages).
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: Thinking Politically about Experts -- 2.The Last Inequality -- 3.Is Rational Discourse With Experts Possible? -- 4.Filling the Gap: The Rise of Knowledge Associations and 'Expertization' -- 5.Three Eras of Liberalism -- 6.The Withering Away of Civil Society?.
Summary
The author 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.
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ISBN
9781446217498 (ebook)
Audience Notes
Specialized.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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