Experts in government: what for? Ambiguities in public opinion towards technocracy

Technocratic governments and similar systems that give more voice to experts in the decision-making process are one of the potential alternatives to traditional representative party government. These alternatives have become increasingly popular, especially in countries where strong political disaff...

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Autores: Ganuza Fernández, Ernesto, Font Fábregas, Joan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:democracy
experts
government
populism
representation
technocracy
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spelling Experts in government: what for? Ambiguities in public opinion towards technocracyGanuza Fernández, ErnestoFont Fábregas, Joandemocracyexpertsgovernmentpopulismrepresentationtechnocracyddc:320Technocratic governments and similar systems that give more voice to experts in the decision-making process are one of the potential alternatives to traditional representative party government. These alternatives have become increasingly popular, especially in countries where strong political disaffection and previous favourable pro-expert attitudes exist simultaneously. The Spanish case is one of these settings, with the emergence of a political party, Ciudadanos (Citizens), that represents these ideas. This article contributes to the understanding of public opinion support for an expert government, its main motives, and social supports. We claim that experts are not so much a decision-making alternative as they are a desired piece of the decision-making process. Support for a more significant role for experts comes especially from those that credit them with ample technical capacities, but most citizens want them to work as a piece of representative government, not as an alternative to it. The article combines two types of evidence: A survey of a representative sample of the population, including innovative questions about support to expert governments, and 10 focus groups that allow a more in-depth comprehension of the support (and criticism) of an increased role for experts. The results provide a nuanced picture of the types of expert involvement sought and their respective social support.Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2021202120202021info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/229116reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttp://dx.doi.org/10.17645/pag.v8i4.3206Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2291162026-05-22T06:33:51Z
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title Experts in government: what for? Ambiguities in public opinion towards technocracy
spellingShingle Experts in government: what for? Ambiguities in public opinion towards technocracy
Ganuza Fernández, Ernesto
democracy
experts
government
populism
representation
technocracy
ddc:320
title_short Experts in government: what for? Ambiguities in public opinion towards technocracy
title_full Experts in government: what for? Ambiguities in public opinion towards technocracy
title_fullStr Experts in government: what for? Ambiguities in public opinion towards technocracy
title_full_unstemmed Experts in government: what for? Ambiguities in public opinion towards technocracy
title_sort Experts in government: what for? Ambiguities in public opinion towards technocracy
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ganuza Fernández, Ernesto
Font Fábregas, Joan
author Ganuza Fernández, Ernesto
author_facet Ganuza Fernández, Ernesto
Font Fábregas, Joan
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author2 Font Fábregas, Joan
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv democracy
experts
government
populism
representation
technocracy
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topic democracy
experts
government
populism
representation
technocracy
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description Technocratic governments and similar systems that give more voice to experts in the decision-making process are one of the potential alternatives to traditional representative party government. These alternatives have become increasingly popular, especially in countries where strong political disaffection and previous favourable pro-expert attitudes exist simultaneously. The Spanish case is one of these settings, with the emergence of a political party, Ciudadanos (Citizens), that represents these ideas. This article contributes to the understanding of public opinion support for an expert government, its main motives, and social supports. We claim that experts are not so much a decision-making alternative as they are a desired piece of the decision-making process. Support for a more significant role for experts comes especially from those that credit them with ample technical capacities, but most citizens want them to work as a piece of representative government, not as an alternative to it. The article combines two types of evidence: A survey of a representative sample of the population, including innovative questions about support to expert governments, and 10 focus groups that allow a more in-depth comprehension of the support (and criticism) of an increased role for experts. The results provide a nuanced picture of the types of expert involvement sought and their respective social support.
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