Brexit as the unlikely leading edge of the anti-expert revolution |
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Institution: | Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | In this invited piece, I deal with Brexit as the leading edge of an ongoing anti-expert revolution. I begin by considering Brexit in relation to my own long-standing anti-expertist approach to social epistemology, which in many ways makes me a kindred spirit to the Brexiteers. Next, I turn to the struggle of parliamentary elites that eventuated in the win for Brexit, focussing on the Brexiteers' distinctive epistemic and ethical strategy with regard to public opinion. Finally, I consider the unforeseen emergence of a Rousseau-style ‘general will’ with regard to Brexit, which is where British democracy stands for the foreseeable future, ending on the role of academia – and specifically business schools – in the anti-expert revolution. |
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Keywords: | Brexit Expertise Anti-expert revolution Social epistemology Rent-seeking Creative destruction Academia |
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