De-biasing democracy. Behavioural public policy and the post-democratic turn

被引:6
作者
Strassheim, Holger [1 ]
机构
[1] Bielefeld Univ, Fac Sociol, Bielefeld, Germany
关键词
Behavioural public policy; nudging; deliberative democracy; participation; evidence-based policy; randomized controlled trials (RCT); libertarian paternalism; epistocracy; AUTHORITY; NUDGES;
D O I
10.1080/13510347.2019.1663501
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
This article focuses on the political implications of behavioural public policy for democratic governance and participation. It is being argued that it is an influential case illuminating the way post-democratic practices gain global authority and redefine democracy and citizenship. The article is based on two assumptions: First, the rise and spread of behavioural public policy can only be understood as the result of global interactions. Second, behavioural experts manage to combine both political and epistemic authority. Based on randomized controlled trials as seemingly unquestionable evidence, behavioural insights are already feeding into the debate on the reasoning failures of citizens and the replacement of democracy by an epistocracy, i.e. a government of experts. While the behavioural discourse has informed critical reflections on deliberative democracy, proponents should be well aware of the post-democratic biases it has mobilized.
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页码:461 / 476
页数:16
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