02632nam 2200721 a 450 991045112700332120200520144314.01-4462-3943-80-7619-5468-61-281-24020-697866112402021-84787-677-3(CKB)1000000000410010(EBL)334453(OCoLC)476142453(SSID)ssj0000191742(PQKBManifestationID)11166063(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000191742(PQKBWorkID)10186633(PQKB)11693329(MiAaPQ)EBC334453(OCoLC)1007857932(StDuBDS)EDZ0000067604(Au-PeEL)EBL334453(CaPaEBR)ebr10218321(CaONFJC)MIL124020(EXLCZ)99100000000041001020120405d2003 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiberal democracy 3.0[electronic resource] civil society in an age of experts /Stephen P. TurnerLondon SAGE20031 online resource (165 p.)Theory, culture & societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4462-1749-3 0-7619-5469-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; 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; IndexThe 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.Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)DemocracyExpertisePolitical aspectsKnowledge, Theory ofPolitical aspectsKnowledge, Sociology ofCivil societyElectronic books.Democracy.ExpertisePolitical aspects.Knowledge, Theory ofPolitical aspects.Knowledge, Sociology of.Civil society.300.1Turner Stephen P.1951-143954StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910451127003321Liberal democracy 3.02464715UNINA