The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process
by which public policy is made. Explaining clearly the importance of the relationship …

Political representation theory postulates that technocracy and populism mount a twofold
challenge to party democracy, while also standing at odds with each other in the vision of …

The article reviews recent literature on bureaucratic experts as political actors in
democracies, with a focus on their complex, sometimes conflictive relationships with …

Western publics show a sizable support for experts' involvement in political decision making,
that is, technocratic attitudes. This article analyzes two key aspects of these attitudes …

Under which conditions do politicians listen to scientific experts in a crisis? This study
addresses this question by assessing how the Swiss government implemented 186 policy …

Do citizens welcome the involvement of independent experts in politics? Theoretical and
empirical work so far provides conflicting answers to this question. On the one hand, citizens …

This paper analyses the digital communication of Italian parties Lega and Movimento 5
Stelle during their campaigns for the European Parliament elections (January-May 2019) …

How do prime ministers manage investors' expectations during financial crises? We take a
novel approach to this question by investigating ministerial appointments. When prime …

Доклад посвящен рассмотрению кризиса современной западной демократии.
Приводятся факты, свидетельствующие о наличии кризиса: сокращение участия …

A certain type of citizen holds technocratic views. They favour pragmatic problem solving
through scientific and technical expertise, and reject party politics for being harmful to the …