Taking representation seriously: expertise, participation and the government of risks

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

This short article aims to question some of the arguments advanced in recent democratic theory that use a certain understanding of the science-politics relation in order to advocate for participatory procedures at the expense of political representation. It critically examines the conceptual and normative assumptions of a certain framing of the legitimacy problem that is based on Science and Technology Studies (STS) findings, and offers an argument for a renewed interest in the complex yet rich normative potential of political representation.

Object Details

• ISSN: 1582-4551
• Extent: Seite(n): 233-244
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 8(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Politikwissenschaft ; Wissenschaftssoziologie, Wissenschaftsforschung, Technikforschung, Techniksoziologie ; politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ; Wissenschaft ; Politik ; Demokratie ; Demokratietheorie ; Legitimität

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Pârvu, Camil-Alexandru
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2008

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55937-6
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST