Overview
- Builds on insights from democratic theory, theories of knowledge and science and organisational theory
- Gives equal consideration to epistemic and democratic demands
- Explains how to institutionally combine experts, civil servants, citizens and stakeholders to develop more efficient public policies
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology (PSEPS)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Empirical Case Studies
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Institutional Design Lessons
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Conclusion
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About this book
This book deals with the role of expertise and public participation in modern governance. It explores the relationship, tensions and compatibility of these increasingly important and partly conflicting sources of legitimacy and authority. By zooming in on the coordinated procedures of environmental policy-making in European consensus systems and by interconnecting theories of democracy, knowledge and science, organisation and decision-making, the author develops institutional solutions to the tensions between epistemic and democratic demands on public policy-making.
Reviews
“Making public policy that combines expert advice and public input is no easy task. Eva Krick’s accessible and judicious book is full of insights on why it is so difficult, and how complex democratic societies can do better. Drawing on original empirical research, Krick develops nuanced lessons for the design of participatory expert advisory processes.” (–Mark B. Brown, California State University, Sacramento.)
“Krick’s investigations illuminate the much-underestimated importance of hybrid policy advice bodies fordemocratic governance. Her grounded approach to institutional design is genuinely original, and truly advances our understanding of how experts, citizens and stakeholders (should) interact.” (–Cathrine Holst, University of Oslo.)
“In an era of increasing academic specialization, Krick makes a bold and successful effort to integrate issues usually held apart;empirical studies of German and Norwegian cases, theory-development, normative assessment and constructive design proposals. On the basis of a wide theoretical perspective, important aspects of the conventional wisdom and key conceptualizations are challenged, supplemented and refined.” (–Johan P. Olsen, University of Oslo.)Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Eva Krick is Researcher at the University of Oslo’s ARENA Centre for European Studies, focusing on questions of collective decision-making, democratic legitimacy and the role of knowledge in policy-making.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Expertise and Participation
Book Subtitle: Institutional Designs for Policy Development in Europe
Authors: Eva Krick
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75329-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75328-3Published: 26 August 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75331-3Published: 27 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-75329-0Published: 25 August 2021
Series ISSN: 2946-6016
Series E-ISSN: 2946-6024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 247
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Sociology, Public Policy, European Politics