Liberal Democracy 3.0 : Civil Society in an Age of Experts.
Title:
Liberal Democracy 3.0 : Civil Society in an Age of Experts.
Author:
Turner, Stephen.
ISBN:
9781847876775
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (147 pages)
Series:
Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
Contents:
Cover Page -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- 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? -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
'... a powerful piece of work that deserves to be read widely. It ranges across central concerns in the fields of social theory, political theory, and science studies and engages with the ideas of key classical and contemporary thinkers' - Barry Smart, Professor of Sociology, University of Portsmouth.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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