Technocracy

As humanity has inadvertently become an increasingly powerful global and geological force, there is a pressing need to reevaluate the roles of science and technology, not only in their social implications, but in their effects on wild nature—everywhere from the remaining vestige…

This thesis explores the conditions in which experts gain political and policy making authority and become technocrats. After reviewing available explanations of high expert authority, it focuses on two expert teams that gained considerable political influence during free market…