• Epistemic democracy and the role of experts 

      Holst, Cathrine; Molander, Anders (Contemporary Political Theory;December 2019, Volume 18, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-01)
      Epistemic democrats are rightly concerned with the quality of outcomes and judge democratic procedures in terms of their ability to ‘track the truth’. However, their impetus to assess ‘rule by experts’ and ‘rule by the ...
    • The Populist Elite Paradox: Using Elite Theory to Elucidate the Shapes and Stakes of Populist Elite Critiques 

      Mangset, Marte; Engelstad, Fredrik; Teigen, Mari; Gulbrandsen, Trygve Jens (Comparative Social Research;Volume 34, Chapter; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-07)
      Critiques of elites define populism, which conceives of power relations as a unified, conspiring elite exploiting the good people. Yet, populism itself is inherently elitist, calling for a strong leader to take power and ...