Description
| Product ID: | 9781032109251 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Political Sociology |
| Title: | Technocratic Politics |
| Subtitle: | Beyond Democratic Society? |
| Authors: | Author: Francesco Antonelli |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Subjects: | Society and culture: general, Society & culture: general, Social theory, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Political structures: democracy, Social theory, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book considers the role of experts and expertise in contemporary politics and the ways in which digitalization and the use of technique are transforming practices of governance. This book considers the role of experts and expertise in contemporary politics and the ways in which digitalisation and the use of technique are transforming practices of governance. Asking whether the Covid-19 crisis is likely to further advance or weaken these processes, it examines their impact on the future of democracy and urges rejection of the idea of technocracy as an alternative to politics. An examination of the relationship between social elites and technique, this volume highlights the threat posed to representative democracy of this fundamental mechanism of governance in the global world and reflects upon new forms of the political-economic regime. It is important reading for scholars of sociology and politics with interests in questions of power, governance, and representation. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-11-30 |
