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The weaponization of expertise : how elites fuel populism / Jacob Hale Russell and Dennis Patterson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Russell, Jacob Hale, author.
- Patterson, Dennis M. (Dennis Michael), 1955- author.
- Series:
- The MIT Press Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Expertise--Social aspects--United States.
- Expertise.
- Technocracy--Social aspects--United States.
- Technocracy.
- Science--Social aspects--United States.
- Science.
- Elite (Social sciences)--United States.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Populism--United States.
- Populism.
- United States--Social conditions--21st century.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 321 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- "A diagnosis of the rise of populism as a legitimate reaction against the elitism of credentialed experts"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface: "Just follow the science"
- Expertise corrupted
- Elites and expert culture
- The misuse of expertise
- Explaining the abuse of expertise
- Misunderstanding populism
- Populist habits of mind
- Expertise in policy
- Much ado about misinformation
- Merchants of overconfidence
- The closing of the elite mind
- Conclusion: Giving political judgment a chance.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 9780262382113
- 0262382113
- 9780262382106
- 0262382105
- OCLC:
- 1460025952
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