The advent of the citizen expert
Democratising or pushing the boundaries of expertise
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2306325 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eva Krick (0000-0001-7620-6417, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany; University of Oslo, Norway, corresponding author), Taina Meriluoto (0000-0003-1793-1031, University of Helsinki) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 967-973 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-3921 • E-ISSN: 1461-7064 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00113921221078043 |
| OpenAlex | W4214648536 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 28 |
This contribution introduces Current Sociology's special subsection 'The advent of the citizen expert: Democratising or pushing the boundaries of expertise?', which deals with the increasing involvement of 'ordinary citizens' as experts into political and social debates. From an integrated perspective that transcends policy fields and societal realms, the special subsection deals with the epistemic and democratic implications of this transformation in civic participation and knowledge validation practice. It pays special attention to the tensions that can be implied by citizen expertise's 'double promise' of tapping into novel channels of participation and idle knowledge resources at the same time. Three promising themes and research avenues are identified that the advent of the citizen expert highlights: The changes in liberal-democratic culture indicated by the emergence of this new actor category, the way societal power relations are impacted by the elevation of citizen expertise and the subsequently shifting boundaries and standards of what can count as knowledge or expertise
Democracy · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Public relations · Sociology · Data Analysis and Archiving · Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 2,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |