Expertise Revisited: Reflecting on the Intersection of Science and Democracy in the Case of Fracking

This dissertation aims to explain the conditions under which expertise can undermine democratic decision making. I argue that the root of the conflict between expertise and democracy lies in what I call insufficiently “representative” expertise – that is forms of scientific research that are not rel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ahmadi, Mahdi
Other Authors: Briggle, Adam
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2015
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822786/