Epistemic Governance: Social Change in the Modern World

by Pertti Alasuutari and Ali Qadir

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This book argues that modern governance is performed by actors who seek social change epistemically, by drawing on widespread, public views of reality. Agents of change such as parliamentarians or social movement activists will assess and affect what they believe to be people's conceptions of what is possible, rational, and desirable. This often means that these key authority figures will invest in credible knowledge production, as well as appeal...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:3030191494

ISBN13:9783030191498

Release Date:October 2019

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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