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Expertise

Lehmkuhl, Markus ORCID iD icon 1; Leidecker-Sandmann, M. ORCID iD icon 1
1 Institut für Technikzukünfte (ITZ), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract (englisch):

Expertise refers to knowledge, skills and/or proficiencies that enable purposively rational actions. It is achieved as part of a social process, namely the inclusion in a network of carriers of expertise, and is attributed to its bearers by others (relational phenomenon). Expertise – particularly scientific expertise – is of importance especially for liberal democracies to ensure the safety and well-being of its citizens and to enable rational political decision-making that may be legitimised. However, due to the complexity and specialisation of scientific knowledge, scientific expertise cannot find its way into political decision-making processes and political communication easily.


Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Technikzukünfte (ITZ)
Publikationstyp Buchaufsatz
Publikationsdatum 28.12.2025
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISBN: 978-1-0353-0143-0
KITopen-ID: 1000188380
Erschienen in Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Ed.: A. Nai
Verlag Edward Elgar Publishing
Seiten 555-558
Serie Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series
Bemerkung zur Veröffentlichung Section: Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication
Externe Relationen Siehe auch
Schlagwörter Experts; Scientific expertise; Knowledge; Political advice; Political decision-making; Policymaking; Political Communcation
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