Political Representation and Expertise in the Era of Science and Technology
Keywords:
Political representation, scientific representation, expert, representative, ignoranceAbstract
In this risk society, we face new challenges to obtain an optimal functioning of modern democracies. The notion of expertise on the epistemological supremacy of science over other ways of knowledge has been elaborated historically and socially, differentiating the value of expert opinions over non-expert opinions. The problem lies in the conceptualization of modern politics which has been influenced by the growth of science and technology. One of the problems is that the concept of political representation is closed to the idea of expertise. Thus, scientific knowledge moved away from the common sense, the political representation of the Modern States also moved away from the will of people. The democratic resolution of the social problems requires the participation of all of us. The notion of expertise has to be modified if we consider that experts may make mistakes and their decisions may be erroneous. This consciousness of the risk of the expertise suggests that there should be more symmetrical relations with common sense, which has virtues because it is a source of social experiences and necessities from community. A mutual recognition between experts and non-experts is necessary in order for everyone to participate in the resolution of social problems.
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