Policy Legitimacy, Science and Political Authority - 9780367332761

Taylor & Francis

Policy Legitimacy, Science and Political AuthorityKnowledge and action in liberal democracies\nAuthor(s): Michael Heazle, John Kane\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367332761, 978-0367332761\nSynopsis\nVoters expect their elected representatives to pursue good policy and presume this will be securely founded on the best available knowledge. Yet when representatives emphasize their reliance on expert knowledge, they seem to defer to people whose authority derives, not politically from the sovereign people, but from the presumed objective status of their disciplinary bases. \n\nThis book examines the tensions between political authority and expert authority in the formation of public policy in liberal democracies. It aims to illustrate and better understand the nature of these tensions rather than to argue specific ways of resolving them. The various chapters explore the complexity of interaction between the two f.