Democracy and expertise [electronic resource] : reorienting policy inquiry / Frank Fischer. Fischer, Frank, 1942- Policy sciences. Representative government and representation. Political participation. H97 320.6 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This text explores the role of policy expertise in a democratic society. From the perspectives of political science and policy theory, the chapters work out the implications of deliberative democratic governance for professional expertise and extends them to specific policy practices. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (x, 339 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199282838.001.0001 eng