Preserving the epistemic authority of science in world politics

Peter M. Haas

Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Global Governance from WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Abstract: Governments rely extensively on expertise, and arguably many of the major accomplishments over the last 50 years reflect the ideas and involvement of experts. Yet expertise in world politics is increasingly contested. What are the factors which influence the future of state to defer to expertise in world politics?

Keywords: world politics; expertise; science; legitimacy; Weltpolitik; Expertise; Wissenschaft; Legitimität (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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