Scientists' Expertise as Performance
by Vandendriessche, Joris, Peeters, Evert, Wils, Kaat
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The essays in this collection explore our reliance on experts within a historical context and across a wide range of fields, including agriculture, engineering, health sciences and labour management. Contributors argue that experts were highly aware of their audiences and used p…
Pt. 1. Setting the scene : experts and their public -- pt. 2. Science as a belief : experts and social reform -- pt. 3. Diplomatic strategies : national government and expert ambitions -- pt. 4. Objectification : expertise and its discontents.
The essays in this collection explore our reliance on experts within a historical context and across a wide range of fields, including agriculture, engineering, health sciences and labour management. Contributors argue that experts were highly aware of their audiences and used p…