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  • The Crisis of Expertise

    de Gil Eyal ...
    In recent political debates there has been a significant change in the valence of the word “experts” from a superlative to a near pejorative, typically accompanied by a recitation of experts’ many failures and misdeeds. In topics as varied as Brexit, climate change, and vaccinations there is a palpable mistrust of experts and a tendency to dismiss their advice. Are we witnessing, therefore, the ... Leer más

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  • The Oxford Handbook of Expertise and Democratic Politics

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    In the last several decades, there has been a surge of interest in expertise in the social scientific, philosophical, and legal literatures. While it is tempting to attribute this surge of interest in expertise to the emergence and consolidation of a "knowledge society," "post-industrial society," or "network society," it is more likely that the debates about expertise are symptomatic of ... Leer más

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  • The Autism Matrix

    de Gil Eyal ...
    Today autism has become highly visible. Once you begin to look for it, you realize it is everywhere. Why? We all know the answer or think we do: there is an autism epidemic. And if it is an epidemic, then we know what must be done: lots of money must be thrown at it, detection centers must be established and explanations sought, so that the number of new cases can be brought down and the epidemic ... Leer más

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  • Die Krise der Expertise

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    Der Begriff des Experten hat in politischen Auseinandersetzungen der letzten Zeit einen Wertewandel von der Überhöhung zur Geringschätzung erfahren, die meist von einer Aneinanderreihung unzähliger Beispiele für das Versagen und Fehlverhalten von Fachleuten begleitet wird. In so verschiedenen Zusammenhängen wie dem Brexit, dem Klimawandel oder der Vorsorgeimpfung begegnet man einem spürbaren ... Leer más

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  • The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis

    Long a fruitful area of scrutiny for students of organizations, the study of institutions is undergoing a renaissance in contemporary social science. This volume offers, for the first time, both often-cited foundation works and the latest writings of scholars associated with the "institutional" approach to organization analysis.In their introduction, the editors discuss points of convergence and ... Leer más

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  • All We Have to Fear

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    This groundbreaking book represents the most systematic examination to date of the often-invoked but rarely examined declaration that "history matters." Most contemporary social scientists unconsciously take a "snapshot" view of the social world. Yet the meaning of social events or processes is frequently distorted when they are ripped from their temporal context. Paul Pierson argues that placing ... Leer más

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