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The Politics of Expertise: Competing for Authority in Global Governance (Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics)
Ole Jacob Sending
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Hardcover. Experts dominate all facets of global governance, from accounting practices and antitrust regulations to human rights law and environmental conservation. In this study, Ole Jacob Sending encourages a critical interrogation of the role and power of experts by unveiling the politics of the ongoing competition for authority in global governance. Series: Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
Experts dominate all facets of global governance, from accounting practices and antitrust regulations to human rights law and environmental conservation. In this study, Ole Jacob Sending encourages a critical interrogation of the role and power of experts by unveiling the politics of the ongoing competition for authority in global governance.
Drawing on insights from sociology, political science, and institutional theory, Sending challenges theories centered on particular actors’ authority, whether it is the authority of so-called epistemic communities, the moral authority of advocacy groups, or the rational-legal authority of international organizations. Using in-depth and historically oriented case studies of population ... Read more
Experts dominate all facets of global governance, from accounting practices and antitrust regulations to human rights law and environmental conservation. In this study, Ole Jacob Sending encourages a critical interrogation of the role and power of experts by unveiling the politics of the ongoing competition for authority in global governance.
Drawing on insights from sociology, political science, and institutional theory, Sending challenges theories centered on particular actors’ authority, whether it is the authority of so-called epistemic communities, the moral authority of advocacy groups, or the rational-legal authority of international organizations. Using in-depth and historically oriented case studies of population ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472119639
SKU
V9780472119639
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About Ole Jacob Sending
Ole Jacob Sending is Director of Research at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).
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