An Information Reformation? Research Expertise in a Populist Context

Bibliographic Data

ID11952956
AuthorsLynn Fendler (corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume54
Issue3
Pages694-710
Publication date2020-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Philosophy of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0309-8249 • E-ISSN: 1467-9752
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/1467-9752.12437
OpenAlexW3033915891
LanguageEN
References cited12

As a way of exploring how educational research is disseminated in wider social contexts, this article focuses on antagonisms between expertise and populism as broad social discourses. Dimensions of that antagonism include rifts and bubbles, snobbery and narrow-mindedness. The article evaluates two divergent approaches that attempt to ameliorate antagonisms between expertise and populism: doubling-down on rationality, and pivoting to affect. The observations in this study make it possible to imagine broader definitions of expertise that include a greater range of human capacities, and a wider repertoire of reading, including both suspicious and surface readings. Reflexive humility among researchers, and a more inclusive regard for varieties of expertise invite versions of intellectual expertise that eschew arrogance and elitism

Context (archaeology · Elitism · Epistemology · Humility · Political science · Politics · Populism · Rationality · Reading (process · Reflexivity · Repertoire · Social science · Sociology · Digital Education and Society · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law